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SportsWembanyama Sets NBA Playoff Record With 12 Blocks vs. Timberwolves
Victor Wembanyama recorded 12 blocks in Game 1 against Minnesota — more than any player in NBA playoff history. He also had more blocks than points, and the Spurs lost 104-102. Both things are the story.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Patta x Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 "Waves," Lakers-Thunder Game 1, Met Gala "Fashion Is Art," and Sierra's $950M AI Round - May 5, 2026
Patta's Mercurial Vapor 16 Waves ($320) is the most considered cleat of the World Cup cycle. Luka and Jalen Williams both sit out Game 1, Beyoncé returns to the Met carpet, and Sierra closes $950M to lead enterprise AI.
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SneakersNigo x Jun Takahashi x Nike Air Force 1 'Last Orgy 2' Drops May 2
Nigo and Jun Takahashi reunite on a Sail/Loyal Blue Air Force 1 '01 ($150, IO8765-100) named after the POPEYE column they co-edited in the early 90s — the same column that built the careers behind BAPE, Undercover, and Human Made.
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SportsAntonelli Wins Third Straight F1 Race at Miami GP, Leads Drivers' Championship by 20 Points
Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix from pole on May 3 — his third straight F1 victory in three races, all started from pole. No driver in series history had ever done that before. He now leads the Drivers' Championship by 20 points.
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MusicDrake Announces ICEMAN for May 15 With a 25-Foot Ice Sculpture in Downtown Toronto
Drake's ICEMAN drops May 15. The 25-foot ice sculpture in downtown Toronto, the magazine clue, the fans hacking it open with pickaxes, and the police seal-off all happened first — and built a marketing campaign that other brands are now copying.
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CultureThe 2026 Met Gala Is Tonight, Beyoncé Co-Chairs After a Decade Away
Beyoncé returns to the Met Gala tonight after a 10-year absence, co-chairing under the "Fashion Is Art" theme. The Saint Laurent breadcrumbs on her Instagram are not subtle.
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SportsCaitlin Clark Looked Like Herself Again
Caitlin Clark closed the Fever's preseason with 21 points in 16 minutes against Dallas and a clean 12-point line against Nigeria. The Fever open May 9 vs. Dallas — and the WNBA finally gets its 2026 storyline back.
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Daily RoundupThe Daily Roundup: Nike Ja 3 "Uncle Phil," Knicks-76ers Round 2 Tip-Off, the Met's "Fashion Is Art," and the Pentagon's Frontier-AI Pact — May 4, 2026
Ja Morant honors his uncle on the Ja 3, the Knicks open Round 2 against a Sixers team that just buried Boston, the Met turns "Fashion Is Art" into Beyoncé's first carpet in a decade, and the Pentagon hands seven AI labs the keys to its classified networks.
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TechnologyNovo Nordisk deploys OpenAI across its entire business
Novo Nordisk — the company behind Ozempic and Wegovy — is integrating OpenAI across drug discovery, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial operations, with full integration targeted by end of 2026. It's the most ambitious enterprise AI deployment in pharma history.
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CultureThe Ankler: "Scale Is Losing Leverage" in the 2026 creator economy
The Ankler surveyed a dozen creator-economy power brokers — agency execs, platform leads, talent managers — and the consensus is that 2026 is the year follower count stops mattering. What replaces it is messier and more valuable.
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SportsNBA Playoff scoring drops 9 points per game in Round 1
Teams averaged 115.6 points per game in the highest-scoring regular season since 1969-70. In Round 1 of the 2026 playoffs, that number collapsed to 106.8. The last time the league saw a drop this big, it rewrote the rulebook within months.
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SneakersTravis Scott's "Pink Pack" Air Jordan 1 Low drops May 22
After more than a year of leaks, Travis Scott's Air Jordan 1 Low "Pink Pack" — Tropical Pink and Shy Pink — drops May 22, 2026 for $155. The colorways are a sharp pivot from his usual mocha-and-mute palette.