What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a new sneaker release? New Balance and Loro Piana are trying to give some sneakerheads a new answer to that question with their upcoming collaboration. Next month, the two brands are collaborating on a unique New Balance 990v6 that’ll be retailing for a jaw-dropping $1,500. First, for the…
“Wow,” Judd Legum, the author of the Popular Information newsletter, wrote, screenshotting even more weird fact-checks published by the Post that night. “The Washington Post ‘fact-check’ of night one of the DNC is embarrassing.” This toothless tone-policing of criticisms against Trump was mercilessly parodied by The Onion during the debate. Fact-checking itself has become a…
This story is from Manual, GQ’s flagship newsletter offering useful advice on style, health, and more, four days a week. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Most runners take pride in detailed metrics—miles logged, pace per mile, personal bests. But there’s one simpler number that might deserve more of your attention: “Time…
Last night, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle helped lift his team to victory over the returning Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. But it was Kittle’s footwear that made the strongest impression of the evening, as the former Hawkeye donned a very exclusive set of one-of-one Air Jordan cleats, custom-designed by the…
By his own account, there was a time that the former WWE champion Dave Bautista would never have envisioned himself as a professional actor. But nowadays, with megahits like Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune under his (title) belt and artier projects like the upcoming Gia Coppola film The Last Showgirl on the way, the…
I’m inspired by things that fill a void, solve a problem, or don’t already exist. Otherwise, I’m not drawn to the opportunity. I try to challenge myself and the people around me to think differently. I think a big part of success is your outlook on life. Every disappointment is an opportunity for growth. An…
Spend more than a few minutes scrolling through the deep waters of fitness TikTok, and chances are your eyes will skim past one of the hundreds of thousands of videos of people cold plunging—that is, voluntarily spending several minutes at a time in near-freezing water, all in the name of health and optimized recovery. But…
The plan was always to go pro. Kosta had a pretty good serve. This could be his life. And for a while it was: Kosta played at Illinois, and then went pro, competing in Futures, the lowest rung of professional tennis, trying to do what every athlete hopes they can do with their gifts: turn…