| | | Nike's Killshot 2 is currently marked down to less than $70. | | If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. | | | | |  | | | | The Perennial Shoe of the Summer Is On Sale Right Now | | | | The Nike Killshot 2 needs no introduction. We've covered it over and over again on this very website. We talked about it when it was still just a limited-edition release occasionally restocking at J.Crew only to sell out immediately and leave scores of fans waiting for their next chance. We rejoiced when Nike decided—finally!—to make it a regularly available, general release model. And here we are, talking about it again, because the Swoosh marked it down to just 68 bucks and summer is here and, hey, maybe you need some new shoes. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Best Items to Grab from J.Crew's 'Summer Essentials' Sale | | | | The truth is, as we approach the ides of July, there's plenty of summer still to be had. Hell, if temperatures across the country right now are any indication, we'll be rocking our summer threads well into October at this point. And for those of us addicted to the procurement of apparel, that means summer shopping season is far from over, too. Thankfully, the good folks over at J.Crew are marking down a ton of polos, tees, shirts, pants, and accessories that'll help you ride out the rest of the season in style. From a striped T-shirt you can rock with all year long, to a garment dyed harbor shirt that's begging to be thrown on for poolside cocktails, here are our favorite items from the sale. Do We need to say it? We need to say it. Strike while the iron is hot—the best of the best aren't going to be around long. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The 35 Best Gifts for People Who Take Their Whiskey Seriously | | | | Whiskey drinkers who take the spirit seriously are not messing around. Not even a little bit. They can wax philosophical about Scottish terroir and Kentucky's limestone water. They're startling poetic about angel's share, but militant about barrel staves. They hold celebrity whiskeys to the highest of standards, then fanboy or fangirl out when their favorite independent distiller announces a new blend. So it can be a little intimidating to try to choose a gift to get one of these big whiskey types, especially if you're not an expert yourself. But in the end, it's all about a liquid that's wonderfully rewarding to drink, and we know a thing or two about that. And we're more than happy to share our knowledge with you, just like we'd share a dram. Here are the 35 best gifts for people who love whiskey. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | They Thought Chicago Was Safe in the Climate Stakes. Unfortunately, Nowhere Is Safe. | | | | Every time a major weather event uses New Orleans for a heavy-bag workout, we are treated subsequently to a flood of analysis about how difficult it is to keep safe a city built with the topographical and geologic quirks that New Orleans possesses. And, since major weather events are now a regular feature of our lives thanks to the climate crisis, this happens much more often than it used to happen. But here's the thing, as the president likes to say. Whenever possible, humans built their cities near large and powerful bodies water. Down through the years, this helped with hydration, transportation, recreation, and the evolution of beachwear. And, if the ground on which the cities were built was not necessarily solid, allowances were made and deals were struck and all of that depended on the belief that the large and powerful bodies of water would remain stable in their relationship with the transformed landscape, or that they could be wrestled into stability through rapid advances in technology. Comes now the climate crisis to knock almost all of that into a cocked hat. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | These Videos of New York Subway and Apartment Floods Will Fill You With a Medium Amount of Existential Dread | | | | n 2019, we examined what's now become an annual summer phenomenon in New York, da greatest city in da world, baby! Basically, the new order of operations is that we will see extreme heat waves closely followed by hugely powerful summer thunderstorms that drop biblical amounts of water very quickly in what's sometimes called a "cloudburst." This relationship isn't new, really: thunderstorms have always fed on the energy of the heat system that rolled through the area before. It's just that those heat systems are getting hotter, and also there's more H2o in the air these days. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Lou Diamond Phillips Has Worked His Whole Life to Play a Filipino-American Character | | | | Lou Diamond Phillips is known as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood (watch out Tom Hanks!) as well as on Twitter where he often interacts with fans, much to their amazement. Diamond Phillips has been known and loved by audiences since his breakout role playing Ritchie Valens in La Bamba. For more than 30 years since, he's continued landing complex roles such as Henry Standing Bear in Longmire and Chilean miner Don Lucho in The 33. He's only played a character who has shared his actual ethnicity, Filipino-American, twice. Here's how the actor, director, and writer took matters into his own hands to play someone with his background. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |
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