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Beams Plus x Sperry MIL-CVO Drops May 5 Using Original 1940s US Navy Tooling

A Japanese taste-maker, an American boat-shoe brand, and a wartime US rubber company's actual factory tooling — the May 5 drop is what serious heritage collaboration looks like.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Sneaker News x BAPE STA "Day & Night," Knicks-76ers Game 2, and Cerebras' $26.6B IPO Filing — May 6, 2026

Sneaker News drops its first-ever collaboration — a BAPE STA 'Day & Night' NYC pack in two tight editions (1,386 'Day,' 556 'Night') hitting StockX today at $349. Cerebras files for a $26.6B Nasdaq IPO the same week Knicks-76ers Game 2 tips at MSG.

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The May 2026 Sneaker Release Calendar

Every sneaker release worth tracking in May 2026, organized by week — Nigo's Last Orgy 2 AF1, the WNBA 30th Anniversary pack, the Mother's and Father's Day Jordans, the Travis Scott Pink Pack, Nigel Sylvester's Brick After Brick, and the Toro Bravo 4 retro return.

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The 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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Nigo 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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Travis 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.

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Hidden NY x BAPE drops May 2

Hidden NY's BAPE STA collab drops today — patent white and tan suede, with green accents that signal a brand finally being treated like the cultural force it is.

Intelligence Brief

The Intelligence Brief: Brad Stevens, Patta's Federation Deal, and Big Tech's $700B Capex — May 2, 2026

A week defined by what gets built underneath: Brad Stevens wins Executive of the Year for engineering the post-apron playbook, Nike hands Patta an entire World Cup federation, Jay-Z enters the institutional songwriting canon, and Big Tech commits $700B in AI capex with no clear ceiling.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: Kobe 3 "Mambacita" Drops on Gigi's Birthday, NBA Game 6 Triple-Header, and Apple's Gemini-Powered Siri - May 1, 2026

May 1 opens with the Kobe 3 Mambacita — Nike's annual tribute to Gigi Bryant — alongside three NBA Game 6 closeout nights, the Michael Jackson biopic's $217M record opening, and Apple's Gemini-powered Siri making the AI consolidation era official.

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The Nike Kobe 3 Low Protro "Mambacita" Drops on Gigi's Birthday

Nike's Mambacita line has always carried more weight than the rest of the Kobe catalog. The Kobe 3 Low Protro arriving May 1 — what would have been Gigi Bryant's 19th birthday — raises that weight again.

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The Air Jordan 6 "Cap and Gown" Is Here

For the first time in the eight-year history of the "Cap and Gown" series, Jordan Brand stepped off the AJ11 — Tinker Hatfield's tuxedo-DNA dress shoe — and put the AJ6 on the program. That's not a colorway choice. That's a generational handoff.

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The Air Jordan 6 "Cap and Gown" Drops Tomorrow

Jordan Brand's Cap and Gown series returns April 30 with a black multi-color Air Jordan 6 ($215, IR2266-010). It's a quiet annual ritual that ties the sneaker calendar to graduation season — and that's exactly why it works.