Month: March 2021

You’ve just landed on our weekly streetwear roundup, where we pick out the best of the week’s apparel drops in order to help you get your spring fit on point and get you ready to step outside looking your best. This week, for whatever reason, a lot of labels decided to dip into a ’90s rave-meets-psychedelia aesthetic and you know what? We’re not mad at it.

Temperatures are beginning to heat up nationwide, vaccines are being distributed (though not as quickly as we’d like), and it’s seeming more and more likely that we’re going to have an actual real summer this year. You know, warm days spent with people that we love, and you’re damn sure that when that happens we’re going to be the best-dressed ones at the BBQ.

It’s time to ditch the sweat pants and pajamas and finally put on a pair of shoes. Let’s dive in.

Travis Scott Cacti Agave Spiked Seltzer Collection

Coinciding with the release of his new line of spike seltzer, CACTI, Travis Scott is dropping a brand new merch collection that celebrates the rapper’s latest venture. The collection consists of a total of 34 pieces and features streetwear staples like hoodies, shirts, work jackets, and crewnecks with a gritty workwear aesthetic.

Rounding out the collection are several accessories including ping pong balls, a neon sign, an ice cube tray, and a rug all bearing the CACTI spiked seltzer graphic.

The collection ranges from $20-$350 and is out now, hit up the Drink Cacti webstore to shop the full collection.

Lazy Oaf Summer 2021 Collection

London-based label Lazy Oaf is digging deep into its UK rave scene heritage with this summer collection that attempts to update the look of the 90s electronic music scene for the modern age. The collection is quite extensive, with a total of 53 pieces in total and is set to be released in three drops, the first of which is available this week.

Expect lots of smiley faces, because it wouldn’t be UK rave music without smiley faces, bucket hats, bags and accessories, pants that turn into shorts, and graphics-heavy button-ups, shirts, and sweaters of all kinds that really look more like what we imagine ’90s UK club culture to look like and not what it really looked like. Trust us, that’s a good thing.

The Lazy Oaf Summer 2021 collection is available now at the Lazy Oaf webstore.

Supreme Spring Summer 2021 Drop 4

This week brings Supreme’s fourth Spring Summer 2021 drop and compared to the previous weeks, this is a much quieter release. No big collaborations here, just a simple collection of skatewear essentials that harken back to the simpler, more playful days of the iconic brand.

The collection is still skewing more towards the cool weather days of early spring — as you can see in the S label hoodies, which are available in five colorways, or the back-printed middle finger Hysteric portrait hoodies, which are available in six colorways. The full collection shifts between minimal logo designs and louder more graphics-heavy offerings, with not a lot in between.

The fourth Supreme Spring Summer 2021 drop is available now at the Supreme webstore.

Garage Spring 2021 Collection

Montréal based label Garage is dropping a comfy and casual collection for Spring 2021 and has enlisted a star-studded cast of musicians to model the collection, including Tkay Maidza, María Isabel, and Justin Skye to name a few. The collection consists of loungey basics like sweat pants, knit crop top sweaters, loose button-ups and tank-tops.

A great collection if you’re looking for modern silhouettes without the loud graphics you’d expect from modern-day streetwear.

Garage’s Spring 2021 collection is out now, shop the collection at the Garage webstore.

Louis Vuitton Summer 2021 Menswear Capsule

If Lazy Oaf’s take on ‘90s rave culture was just a little too safe for you, look no further than this subtler rave-influenced collection from the mind of Louis V’s Virgil Abloh. Like most Abloh collections, this capsule has everything, whether you’re looking to suit up or chill in the sand, all featuring Louis Vuitton’s monogram print dipped in a psychedelic watercolor aesthetic.

Highlights of the collection include the blue splatter zip up and the tropical monogram crew neck and, yes, there are bucket hats here, too. For this release, Louis Vuitton tried to implement a more eco-friendly design process — the collection’s color palette was created without the use of Chlorine or harmful metals and the cotton used was officially certified by the Better Cotton Initiative and the Global Organic Textile Standard.

Shop the Louis Vuitton Spring 2021 menswear capsule at the Louis Vuitton online store.

UNIQLO AIRism Facemask

UNIQLO makes one of the most comfortable and easy to wear face masks in the game right now and they’ve finally heard our call to drop their AIRism facemask in any other color besides white! Now dropping in navy, blue and brown, this triple-layer mask features a lightweight mesh design that feels pleasing on the skin, featuring fabric-covered elastic ear straps with UNIQLO’s special UV and air-particle protection.

Pick up a set of three for $14.90 at the UNIQLO online store.

For the ninth time in college basketball history and the first time since 2016, a 15-seed has beaten a 2-seed in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Oral Roberts, the champions of the Summit League, took down the mighty Ohio State Buckeyes in an overtime thriller, 75-72. The win marks the second time in program history that the Golden Eagles advanced past the first round of the Tournament.

Oral Roberts, which had not made it to the Big Dance since 2008 and entered Friday afternoon as 16.5-point underdogs, won this game by demolishing the Buckeyes from behind the three-point line and protecting the basketball. They made 11 of their 35(!) attempts from three — Ohio State only made five — and forced the Buckeyes into 15 turnovers while only giving the ball away six times.

The stars of the show were big man Kevin Obamor and fearless guard Max Abmas, who combined to score 59 of the team’s 75 points. The former battled admirably against the Buckeye frontcourt, going 9-for-21 from the field and 5-for-12 from three while hauling in 11 rebounds. The latter, the nation’s top scorer, was likewise dynamic, going 10-for-24 from the field and 5-for-10 from three. They both hit big shots and battled all game, taking it to the Ohio State defense.

On the other side of the floor, the usually efficient Buckeye offense couldn’t get into any sort of a rhythm against the Golden Eagle defense. Ohio State shot 29-for-67 (43.3 percent) from the field, 5-for-23 (21.7 percent) from three, and 9-for-18 at the charity stripe. Despite the fact that they mauled a smaller Oral Roberts team on the glass, outrebounding them by 15, their propensity to turn the ball over and inability to hit shots when it mattered was ultimately their undoing.

With the win, the Golden Eagles will go on to play seventh-seeded Florida on Sunday.

For years, people have been noticing how certain predictions of the future in The Simpsons end up actually coming true, like Trump’s presidential campaign and Kamala Harris’ Inauguration Day outfit. But now, people have noticed that Donald Glover’s Emmy-nominated series Atlanta may have coincidentally made an accurate pop culture prediction about Justin Bieber. The singer released his album Justice on Friday, a title that Atlanta forecast in their first season’s episode “Nobody Beats The Biebs.”

The episode originally aired back on September 27 2016. Earn’s cousin and client, Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles, participated in a celebrity basketball game benefiting the community’s youth. The celebrity in question ended up being Justin Bieber. Instead of tapping Bieber to act in the episode, the show cast Black actor Austin Crute.

During the episode, Bieber held a press conference at the charity basketball game where he announced his next album would be titled — you guessed it — Justice. “I’m not a bad guy. I actually love Christ,” Bieber says in a scene from the episode. “I guess I’ve just been hanging out with the wrong people. Which is why I want to sing this new single from my upcoming album, Justice.”

Watch a clip from Atlanta‘s “Nobody Beats The Biebs” episode above.

Justice is out now via Def Jam. Get it here.

The co-creator of the COVID-19 vaccine that’s provided a pathway to normalcy after a year of devastation says that the same technology will soon be used to fight cancer.

In January 2020, Ozlem Tureci, co-founder of the German company BioNTech with her husband, Ugur Sahin, were working on a way to use the body’s immune system to tackle cancerous tumors when they heard about a mysterious virus that originated in China.

The couple quickly decided to switch the focus of their project to confronting the COVID-19 virus which quickly spread worldwide.

In just 11 months, BioNTech, in partnership with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, had the vaccine approved for use in Britain, with the U.S. following shortly after.

“It pays off to make bold decisions and to trust that if you have an extraordinary team, you will be able to solve any problem and obstacle which comes your way in real time,” Tureci told The Associated Press in an interview.

The vaccines made by BioNTech as well as its U.S.-rival, Moderna, use messenger RNA, or mRNA, to carry instructions into the body to make proteins that prime it to attack a specific virus. The company has been using the same technology to create a vaccine that fights tumors.

“We have several different cancer vaccines based on mRNA,” said Tureci

via BioNTech

The cancer treatment works a bit differently than the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine is made to prevent people from catching the virus, the cancer vaccines are targeted to both the individual and their tumor.

For cancer, the mRNA is used to deliver protein codes designed to attack a specific tumor in the body. The cells then produce proteins that train the system to guard off any occurrences of the cancer.

Asked when a breakthrough treatment for cancer may be available for the general public, Tureci predicts sometime in the near future. She says it’s “very difficult to predict in innovative development. But we expect that within only a couple of years, we will also have our vaccines (against) cancer at a place where we can offer them to people.”

In 2017, the company reported that an immunotherapy it created to fight melanoma was successful in the 13 people that were treated with its vaccine. After going through the therapy all participants showed elevated immunity against the mutated bits of their tumors.

On Friday, German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier awarded the couple the Order of Merit, one of the country’s highest decorations. The ceremony was also attended by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“You began with a drug to treat cancer in a single individual,” Steinmeier told the couple. “And today we have a vaccine for all of humanity.”

Tureci says that receiving the award is “indeed an honor” but it never would have been possible without the work of many.

“It’s about the effort of many: our team at BioNTech, all the partners who were involved, also governments, regulatory authorities, which worked together with a sense of urgency,” Tureci said. “The way we see it, this is an acknowledgment of this effort and also a celebration of science.”

In a statement that perfectly encapsulates the stark contrast between the current administration and its predecessor, Dr. Jill Biden tweeted that “hugs are coming” as she celebrated “100 million shots in arms” on Friday. During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised 100 million Americans would be vaccinated within his first 100 days in office, but that goal has already been achieved after just 58 days. Instead of resting on their laurels, the administration is already making plans to shoot for an even more aggressive target. Via the Associated Press:

With the nation now administering about 2.5 million shots per day, Biden, who promised to set a new goal for vaccinations next week, teased the possibility of setting a 200 million dose goal by his 100th day in office.

“We may be able to double it,” he told reporters before leaving the White House for Atlanta.

Clearly, the First Lady is pleased with the progress, and people are loving the vibes from her “hugs are coming” tweet as Americans finally can see a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.

One person who’s probably not enjoying Dr. Biden’s tweet is Melania Trump. The former First Lady was reportedly salty over how quickly the country embraced the new First Lady and the positive publicity she’s received right out of the gate. According to CNN, Melania has been “bitter” about her public perception, which used to be the highest of her husband’s administration, but suffered following the January 6 insurrection on the Capitol because that’s definitely the main concern following an attack on the nation’s capital. Super weird why people like Dr. Biden more.

(Via Jill Biden on Twitter)

Ever since digital artist Beeple raked in $69 million from selling an original artwork as an NFT, people everywhere are joining the craze. Already, musicians like Grimes and Diplo have made a sizeable sum off of NFTs and now, viral stars are looking to capitalize off the movement. Nathan Apodaca, the man behind last summer’s viral skateboarding TikTok that includes Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” is looking to sell the original video as an NFT, but it won’t be exactly the same as the original.

As previously reported, Apodaca’s NFT won’t include “Dreams,” and the Ocean Spray cranberry juice bottle that he’s holding will be blurred out. It was originally reported that the changes were made because Apodaca did not hold the rights to either. TMZ now reports that Apodaca was pushing for “Dreams” to be included in the sale, but Stevie Nicks was the one who shot down the possibility.

According to the report, Apodaca offered Nicks a 50 percent cut of the NFT’s final sale in exchange for giving him the rights to the song. But Nicks said no. Apodaca’s team says he was a little hurt, since Nicks was one of the only Fleetwood Mac members to not reach out to him after his TikTok put “Dreams” back on people’s radar.

Even still, Apodaca plans to go ahead with the sale of the NFT, which has a starting bid of $500,000. Apodaca doesn’t plan on keeping all the money for himself, however. Instead, he aims to use the funds to buy his parents a house and open an event center in his hometown of Idaho Falls.

There is no shortage of memes to be had when a team named Colgate participates in the NCAA Tournament, but Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Eric Musselman took the wordplay to a new level today when he rallied his team for their game against the Raiders by proudly squeezing a full tube of toothpaste all over the carpet of the locker room.

“We gotta squeeze Colgate,” Musselman told his players, according to a video put out by the program’s social media team.

While Musselman’s motivation tactics are questionable here, it is admittedly a nice dunk on Colgate. The school brought up old memories by tweeting at Bucknell, which eliminated Arkansas in 2019. What’s one person’s trash is another’s treasure, as they say, and Musselman’s bizarre pregame speech became a viral clip.

Fortunately, it’s all good for a laugh now that Arkansas beat Colgate, but it also would have been fascinating to see how players responded to that toothpaste stain on the floor of their locker room postgame if they had indeed lost. Picture walking in after being upset big time, and you see the remains of your coach’s performance art in the middle of the room while the pain of the loss is still settling in. Could have gone either way.

Practically every mom I know occasionally daydreams about quitting-doing-all-the-things. Sometimes the impulse is born of exhaustion. Sometimes it’s the relentless daily tedium of cleaning, cooking, reminding, over and over and over without end. And sometimes it’s the desire for someone else to notice that these things actually need to be done and someone has to actually do it.

Even moms who share chores with spouses and kids often find themselves carrying the mental load of figuring out what needs to be done, monitoring whether it’s getting done, and organizing who’s doing what, and reminding/nagging/harassing her family members until it gets done. Sometimes moms just want to let all of that go and see what happens.

That’s what a mom who goes by Miss Potkin on Twitter did this week. Channeling the fed-upness of mothers everywhere, she just up and stopped doing household chores to see what would happen. Two days later, she began sharing the saga in a Twitter thread that’s as entertaining as it is satsifying.

Letting go and letting your family sit in their own filth until they can’t take it anymore takes patience and discipline. There’s a reason moms generally do-all-the-things regardless of how cooperative the family is. We don’t want to live in a mess. But she stuck to her guns.

For a minute, things were looking promising with the garbage being taken out.

However, the dishes still remained mysteriously undone. As did the laundry.

“There is a pan on the cooker with a single sausage in it,” she wrote. “It’s been there for two days. I can’t look at it because it’s turned the colour of the man that washes up in Cast Away.”

Oh, and the downstairs bathroom is out of toilet paper.

Those who might feel judgy at this point likely live with people who are naturally neat, or just can’t fathom themselves how someone could let a sausage sit for two days. But take it from a mom who let go of policing her kids’ bedrooms to see how long it would take them to decide to clean on their own—some human beings are willing to overlook all manner of mess and filth before it becomes too much.

And sometimes they have to learn firsthand the amount of extra work such obliviousness leads to.

Hilariously, even though the dishwasher finally did get loaded, that’s basically all that happened. Miss Potkin shared a video tour of the kitchen with the extraneous things that didn’t get done or got half-done.

Of course, the negative Nancies showed up to voice their judgmental opinions about her experiment, her home, her family, her choice of husband, and everything else because moms literally can’t catch a break. It’s a silly, fun exercise to make a point that millions of moms can relate to. If it doesn’t apply to you, move along, Nance.

“We do not ‘live like this,'” she wrote. “This is a lesson in wanting to be heard and respected and not having to repeat yourself when things slip. We’re navigating the day-to-day in extraordinary times and for me, the past two days have been funnier than anything else. I think we’re all entitled to run our own experiments, be amused, push a situation to its limit if we so choose. No one needs to be lectured by those that have failed to see the silly joy in what’s happening here.”

And the experiment slowly started paying off as someone replaced the toilet paper.

But the dishwasher…

“We keep our homes tidy because love,” Miss Potkin wrote. “We cook food and set tables and fill the air with scents of roses and fresh laundry because love. Love is patient but love is also fucking tired because she works 14 hour days.”

“I know we are ALL tired,” she added, “but I am most tired. Me. I AM ALL THE TIRED.”

All the moms are all the tired.

Miraculously, it only took three days of being completely hands-off for her family to take note and clean the house.

Lesson learned. Mission accomplished. Let’s hope it sticks.

Moms are not always the ones who pick up most of the slack in a household, but they usually are. And when that work is taken for granted, it sucks. When everyone in the house pays more attention and takes the initiative to tidy, neaten, clean, replace, launder, put away, etc., moms are less stressed and tired and everyone benefits. If it take up and quitting for a while to help the family see it, so be it.

Genius: Aretha (Sunday, National Geographic 9:00 p.m.) — The Emmy-winning anthology series (which starred Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein and Antonio Banderas as Pablo Picasso during previous seasons) presents the Oscar-nominated (and Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy Award-winning) Cynthia Erivo to showcase the legendary and innovative Aretha Franklin’s incomparable career and legacy. Her lasting influence also gains the spotlight with a supporting turn by the Emmy-winning Courtney B. Vance as Aretha’s dad. It’s an eight-part series (spread over four nights, two episodes apiece), and Hulu will stream episodes the next day with the final double-dose arriving (and streaming) by Aretha’s birthday, March 25.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+ series) — After WandaVision proved that Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige could still bring their A+ game, even on the small screen, we’re getting the (begrudging) buddy comedy for Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes that was forecast when they grumbled over a back seat in Captain America: Civil War. Baron Helmut Zemo (portrayed by Daniel Brühl) is the big bad, but what Marvel viewers will truly love to see is the return of Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp), who’s kicking ass and making her aunt’s Peggy’s spirit proud. Also, yes, “Who will be the next Cap?” will be the question on everyone’s mind, so get ready.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (HBO Max) — Fans hoped this day would come, and finally, “we live in a society” where the fabled “Snyder Cut” is fabled no more. This four-hour installment is a vast improvement on Joss Whedon’s much maligned theatrical cut, and there’s a smidge of Jared Leto’s Joker to add some “WTF” flavor. Finally, there’s loads of character development, which the hard-core nerds will appreciate, so even though Joss’ version remains canon, the Snyder Cut is here to satisfy the hearts and minds of DC Comics fans.

Q: Into the Storm (HBO Max limited series) — You’ve heard all of those wild QAnon conspiracy theories, and this weekend, thia six-part documentary series begins to chronicle the movement’s evolution. Filmmaker Cullen Hoback drives into the rabbit hole to reveal how the mysterious “Q” wields conspiracies as information warfare to manipulate thinking and influence American culture. In the end, this series will touch upon the Internet’s darkest corners and explore how “unfettered free speech” (according to the synopsis) can go to dangerous places.

Waffles + Mochi (Netflix series) — Michelle Freaking Obama stars in this show about two curious puppets, (obviously) Waffles and Mochi, who explore the world through food and culture. This also doubles as an educational series about fresh-ingredient cooking, so learn how to become a chef, along with the puppets and a former first lady. Don’t resist this one! It’s ridiculously charming, and the series travels the globe (by way of the kitchen) to help kids and grown-ups connect with far-flung traditions. From the Miso soup in Japan to spices in Italy and potatoes from the Andes of Peru, the food here might actually be more interesting than the celebrity guests.

The Craft: Legacy (Friday, Starz 9:00 p.m.) — The reboot of the teen drama-fantasy film finally comes to cable with a bullied newcomer working to establish a coven of witches that’s culturally diverse. Fairuza Balk’s doing the cameo thing, so check it out.

Supermarket Sweep (Sunday, ABC 8:00 p.m.) — Leslie Jones and every bit of her enthusiasm will host contestants in this revival of the grocery-shopping game show.

Batwoman (Sunday, CW 8:00 p.m.) — Alice keeps searching for Kate while Batman finds her abilities challenged like none other.

American Gods (Sunday, Starz 8:00 p.m.) — The gods are mourning a loss while teetering on the brink of war and peace while Shadow’s seizing his destiny, and Bilquis takes a divine journey.

Charmed (Sunday, CW 9:00 p.m.) — The Tomb of Chaos is the name of the venue here while the Charmed Ones are also wrestling with hefty professional challenges.

The Walking Dead (Sunday, AMC 9:00 p.m.) — The bonus episodes of Season 10 continue with a claustrophobic Princess after she’s captured and separated by mysterious troopers from Eugene, Ezekiel, and Yumiko.

The Gloaming (Sunday, Starz 9:00 p.m.) — This miniseries launches while taking on a brutal 20-year-old crime while two detectives and old flames reunite for this common cause.

Shameless (Sunday, Showtime 9:00 p.m.) — Frank ones to pull off one last heist (famous last words) while Debbie’s incensed with Lip over the sledgehammer thing, and the Born Free guys are apparently mob guys, too.

Last Week Tonight (Sunday, HBO 10:00 p.m.) — Everyone’s favorite sarcastic and satiric late-night host returned last month, and not a moment too soon. Can’t wait to see who he skewers this week.

In case you missed these recent streaming picks:

Kid 90 (Hulu movie) — Punky Brewster star Soleil Moon Frye has been playing the long game with this film. Ever since the 1990s, she carried a video camera throughout her adventures — while hanging out with fellow teen stars David Arquette, Stephen Dorff, Balthazar Getty, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Brian Austin Green, and more — as they navigated Hollywood and New York City fame. Then she stuffed this footage away for over two decades, which means that this documentary is a time capsule of what it was like to come of age in the public eye before the whole internet thing. Frye presents her very own spin on the coming of age story, and yes, expect some Punky Power.

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (Netflix film) — Matthew Modine stars as Rick Singer, the man standing at the center of the enormous storm cloud that rocked the Ivy League world. Once all was said and done, Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman received prison sentences for their participation in an elaborate scheme to get children of wealthy parents into elite colleges, and yes, there’s still plenty of scandal left in this saga to entertain.

Halle Berry is an Oscar-winning actress and activist who also happens to be one of the most beautiful people alive. This was true in her 20s, when she finished sixth in the Miss World 1986 pageant, and it’s still true to this day as she approaches her mid-50s.

On Friday, the John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum star posted a photo on Twitter where she’s in her bed drinking a Coke Zero, wearing nothing but her underwear, boots, and a very good hat. “He don’t need to do the math to know ima problem,” she wrote, living that TGIF lifestyle. The only issue any reasonable person could see with this tweet is that Berry should be drinking a Diet Coke, a superior soda. But otherwise, all good — except for one ageist troll, who wrote, “You’re 53.” Berry replied, “And what about it? Lol.”

Berry’s followers had her back:

We should all be so lucky as to look like Halle Freaking Berry when we’re in our 50s (or 40s… or 30s… or 20s), but that also doesn’t matter: no one should be shamed for taking a provocative photo. If you think you look good, you look good. At any age.

Maybe ditch the Coke Zero next time, though. Like so:

(Via Twitter/Halle Berry)