Culture

André 3000 Releases Wordless Short Film '7 Piano Sketches' on MUBI

André 3000's '7 Piano Sketches,' a wordless short film he co-wrote and co-directed with Graham Mason, is now streaming exclusively on MUBI — a silent-comedy companion to his 2025 instrumental piano EP.

Culture

Ariel Investments' John Rogers Jr. to Retire From Nike Board in September

John W. Rogers Jr., the Ariel Investments founder and a Nike director since 2018, will retire from the board at the September 2026 annual meeting and continue as a strategic advisor to Nike.

Culture

Drake Drops New Song 'Serious' in Oliver El-Khatib's SoundCloud Mix

Drake slipped a new song, 'Serious,' into OVO co-founder Oliver El-Khatib's SoundCloud 'Magician Mix (feat. Govi)' at the 3:40 mark — a loosie that lives in OVO's channels rather than on streaming.

Culture

Toy Story 5 Opens to $71 Million, Just Short of Animated Opening-Day Record

Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 opened to $71 million across 4,425 theaters — just short of Incredibles 2's animated opening-day record — and is tracking toward a ~$164 million debut weekend, 2026's biggest.

Sports

Real Madrid Denies Any Contact With Bayern's Michael Olise

Real Madrid issued a public statement denying any direct or indirect contact with Bayern Munich's Michael Olise or his camp, after Spanish reports of a €200M-plus (~$230M) bid for the France winger.

Culture

New Music Friday: YG, Key Glock, and Tierra Whack Drop New Albums June 19

June 19's New Music Friday brings new albums from YG, Key Glock and Tierra Whack, Chris Brown's 'Chocolate Edition,' a Chlöe and Timbaland project, and singles from The Kid LAROI, Tyla and FKA Twigs.

Sneakers

Nike's WMNS Air Force 1 'Now Accepting All Flowers' Arrives in Two Colorways for Spring 2026

Nike's women's Air Force 1 Premium 'Now Accepting All Flowers' arrives for spring 2026 in a Peony and a black makeup (IB6644-600/-001), with embroidered lilies and sunflowers, gold charm chains, and a hidden tongue message, for $120.

Sneakers

OG Anunoby's Skechers SKX Nexus 'NYC Blue' PE Opens for Pre-Order in July

Skechers will open pre-orders the first week of July for OG Anunoby's SKX Nexus 'NYC Blue' PE — the Knicks colorway he wore for his Game 4 Finals tip-in — with shipping in October.

Intelligence Brief

The Intelligence Brief: SpaceX Buys Cursor, the Knicks End 53 Years, and Ownership Becomes the Whole Game — June 20, 2026

SpaceX's $60B all-stock buy of Cursor, the Knicks' first NBA title since 1973 with Stephen A. Smith apologizing on the players' own podcast, and OTB taking 100% of Viktor&Rolf — the week ownership stopped being something you share.

Sports

NFL's New Referee CBA Creates a Practice Squad and Performance-Based Playoff Assignments

The NFL's new seven-year referee CBA, ratified May 8, creates a practice squad of up to 12 officials and replaces seniority-based playoff assignments with performance-based ones.

Sports

Games to Watch — Saturday, June 20: Sánchez and the Phillies try to even it with the Mets

An all-baseball Saturday. The marquee is Mets at Phillies on FOX (7:15 ET), where Cristopher Sánchez and his 1.82 ERA try to even a series the Mets lead 1-0. Also on: Guardians-Astros in primetime and Orioles-Dodgers in the late window.

Culture

Whatnot, Fanatics Live Face Legal Claims That Card Breaks Are Illegal Gambling

Two legal claims — a 70-customer arbitration demand and an unsealed California lawsuit — allege that live card 'breaking' on Whatnot and Fanatics Live is unregulated illegal gambling.