"one of the most polarizing athletic programs in the country. "

https://www.si.com/fannation/sneakers/news/the-oregon-ducks-unveil-new-nike-kobe-8s

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-gift-gifts-for-a-better-year-20260102/

5 major takeaways from Oregon Ducks' 23-0 shutout over Texas Tech

https://duckswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ducks/football/2026/01/01/oregon-football-orange-bowl-takeaways-texas-tech/87985745007/

Eight statement-making staircases that elevate living spaces

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/05/04/staircase-interiors-feature-design/

https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-monitors-for-mac-mini/

2025-26 college football bowl game schedule, scores, TV channels, times

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2026-01-02/2025-26-college-football-bowl-game-schedule-scores-tv-channels-times

High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi’s Design Work

"Following its presentation in Atlanta, the exhibition will travel to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, from September 19, 2026, to January 3, 2027, and to the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester in spring 2027."

https://www.archdaily.com/1037483/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work?utm_medium=email&utm_source=AD%20EN&kth=432,986&mc_cid=639c829468&mc_eid=33b4fab04c

Ranking the best American tennis players as 2026 begins

about Ben Shelton: "Age: 23; Current ATP rank: 8 | Current Tennis Abstract rank: 12; If any American can pass Fritz and challenge the Big 2, it's the flamboyant Shelton, who enjoyed his first top-10 campaign in 2025 and reached his second-ever Slam semifinal in Australia to start the year. The big lefty with the big lefty serve has cleared a lot of hurdles, but the biggest one is still to come: He's 0-3 all time against Alcaraz and has lost his past eight against Sinner. He'll need a strong start in 2026 -- he returned from a US Open shoulder injury in October but lost six of his last nine matches in 2025."

https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/47518320/american-tennis-players-rankings-2026-gauff-fritz-pegula-shelton-keys

"Levi’s noticed this shift: the generation that grew up with Levi’s had started becoming older, and that had an apparent effect on how the youth looked at the brand. "

https://substack.com/home/post/p-182971582

Chloe Kim injures shoulder, status for Winter Games unknown

"American snowboarding star Chloe Kim said Thursday that she took 'the silliest fall' in training and dislocated her shoulder, threatening her chance to win a third straight gold medal at next month's Winter Olympics in Italy."

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47552582/chloe-kim-injures-shoulder-status-winter-games-unknown

John Harbaugh to limit coaching interviews to a few teams

"in the first 45 minutes after Harbaugh was fired Tuesday, Harlan received calls from seven NFL teams expressing interest in his client."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47573091/john-harbaugh-limit-coaching-interviews-teams

Nike SoHo NYC Flagship Store Has Officially Shuttered Its Doors

gasp; "to make way for a new IKEA flagship in the same location."

https://hypebeast.com/2026/1/nike-soho-nyc-flagship-store-officially-closed-news

I’ve Brought Home Lamps From Japan and Italy. But This IKEA Globe Is My Favorite.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/ikea-fado-table-lamp-review/

Portland's defunct Concordia University settles $302M HotChalk lawsuit

Demi Lawrence (Portland Business Journal)

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/portlands-concordia-university-settles-hotchalk-lawsuit-university-oregon/283-181fe173-4a6d-4c44-b7f8-386858056b7b

Melanie Pinola and Wirecutter Staff

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-monitor-arms/

The story behind “Diamonds and Rust”, a song by Joan Baez, about Bob Dylan

https://onstagemagazine.com/the-story-behind-diamonds-and-rust-a-song-by-joan-baez-about-bob-dylan/

https://substack.com/inbox/post/182465096

https://substack.com/home/post/p-182177883

"The “Stranger Things” effect strikes again: Prince’s “Purple Rain” is No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week after a prominent needle drop in the series finale of Netflix’s sci-fi smash."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/arts/music/mitski-flea-new-songs.html

In Letters to a Friend, Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South

MR?; "“Many Christians were challenged for the first time to be Christians,” Lee wrote, adding, “What was heart-breaking was to discover that people you loved — friends, relatives, neighbors — whom you assumed were civilized, harbored the most vicious feelings.”"; "In the letter from 1992 where she delivered her emphatic critique of Southern resistance to desegregation, Lee added a postscript that hit a softer note. “Please ignore all typos, punctuation errors, and loony grammar,” she wrote. “These old hands are as arthritic as my brain.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/harper-lee-letters-opinions-civil-rights-movement.html

Flynn McGarry creates "relaxed and warm" dining interior at Cove in New York

Clara Finnigan; The photography is by Sean Davidson.

https://www.dezeen.com/2026/01/17/chef-flynn-mcgarry-cove-restaurant-new-york/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Dezeen&utm_content=Daily%20Dezeen+CID_6ff5e623885e4d6f2696f75e5df0e387&utm_source=Dezeen%20Mail&utm_term=Flynn%20McGarry%20creates

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet (knee) out for rest of playoffs

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47662016/seahawks-rb-zach-charbonnet-knee-rest-playoffs

College football Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2026 season

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47610677/college-football-way-too-early-top-25-2026-season

Portland police search for armed suspect after two officers shot in Northeast Portland

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/officer-shot-northeast-portland-suspect-at-large/283-3554c5b7-28e6-4a63-9904-9c4d8bb39f7e

Two Portland police officers shot, search for shooter underway

https://katu.com/news/local/large-police-presence-in-northeast-portland-near-lloyd-center

"I like to believe that surrounding yourself with quality objects around the house sets the tone and vibe of your personal taste, and it ends up translating to the clothes you end up wearing in a subconscious way."; curious about these Warehouse t shirts

https://substack.com/inbox/post/184983504

Stream These 8 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in February

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/arts/television/stream-these-8-titles-before-they-leave-netflix-in-february.html

Now Boarding the Freedom Plane: Precious Founding-Era Documents

"'Government is not just an East Coast phenomenon, he said. “And American history is a story of all of us.'"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/arts/design/plane-america-250-archives.html

Midea Is Voluntarily Recalling Our Favorite Air Conditioner. Here’s What You Should Know.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/where-are-midea-u-air-conditioners/

Shivani Gonzalez and Kellina Moore

doc short: "“Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/movies/2026-oscar-nominees-list.html

https://hypebeast.com/2026/1/gnorda-release-date-gnuhr-norda-nur-abbas-interview

the new director "Ferriso, who arrived after running the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla., recalled"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/arts/design/portland-art-museum-renovation.html

like the Buchannon Clear Jewelry Holder from CB2 for $30 and the Cuyana Large Jewelry Case for $158-198

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-jewelry-boxes-and-organizers/

Trinity Rodman on Her Historic Contract and Outsized Style

"In conversation, she’s fearless in exhibiting her emotions, showing love liberally, laughing often, and being open about her insecurities. Rodman is more herself than most people you’ll meet in your lifetime."; "And I hate the phrase “Oh, I couldn’t wear that!” That’s my least favorite thing that people say in fashion."

https://www.gq.com/story/trinity-rodman-washington-spirit-contract

charming opening: "Once in a while, you get to come across an individual who is as talented as they are a pleasure to be around. Keith Henry is one of those people. With a background rooted in pattern making, photography, and skateboarding, Keith is a man with many talents. But on top of all that, he’s just an extremely funny dude. There’s a reason why he’s one of the most beloved people in the industry—if you have had a chance to meet him then you know his humor and energy is going to make your day."

https://substack.com/inbox/post/185525610

The Winter Running Gear Guide by a Guy From Buffalo

Running Supply with Cole Townsend

https://substack.com/inbox/post/176203494

https://www.propermag.com/?p=108051

https://leandramcohen.substack.com/p/can-keens-sneakers-be-cool

https://houseofheat.co/nike/nike-2026-olympics-hockey-jersey-collection-release-date

https://substack.com/inbox/post/185382264

Super Bowl Streams Have a Frustrating Delay. Try This Easy-to-Use, $20 Antenna to Avoid the Lag.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/how-to-watch-the-super-bowl-without-spoilers/

some uplifting/uplifted takeaways: "Almost every brand with their own showrooms that I spoke to seemed to be very happy this season. The business side of fashion seems to be doing well. The overall energy this season was high. The people are happy, the clothes are good, and all of this is causing buyers to spend more money for their stores. Overall, I think we have an exciting future of fashion ahead that hasn’t felt like this in a while."

https://substack.com/inbox/post/185865121

The U.S. Government Doesn’t Fund Olympic Athletes. So One Man Is Paying Them $200,000 Each.

https://www.wsj.com/sports/olympics/team-usa-milan-cortina-e131245d

"People want buildings to be meaningful" says Royal Gold Medal winner Niall McLaughlin

seems very warm; ""I think people want buildings to be meaningful," he said. "Okay, I know that sounds almost trite, but it's true that people want to feel that a building is something that helps them to communicate meaning to each other.""

https://www.dezeen.com/2026/01/29/niall-mclaughlin-interview-riba-royal-gold-medal/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Dezeen&utm_content=Daily%20Dezeen+CID_b6ae8c48aaaa5dc34525a5c0de6ad153&utm_source=Dezeen%20Mail

https://www.designboom.com/design/nike-vapor-360-baseball-glove-needs-no-break-in-07-15-2014/

https://www.designboom.com/design/nike-baseball-unveils-nike-vapor-collection/

https://jellojoy.com/jello-shots

Grammys 2026: The complete winners list (Updating live)

Jevon Phillips and Kevin Crust

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2026-02-01/grammys-2026-winners-list-complete

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/arts/music/grammys-winners-list-2026.html

2026 Grammy Awards Live Updates: Olivia Dean Wins Best New Artist, Justin Bieber Performs

Ariana Brockington, Liz Calvario, and Elena Nicolaou

https://www.today.com/popculture/awards/live-blog/grammys-2026-live-updates-rcna256196

Tuskegee basketball coach Benjy Taylor led off court in handcuffs

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47806336/tuskegee-basketball-coach-benjy-taylor-led-court-handcuffs

Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction, lying to officials

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47852596/ex-mlb-player-puig-guilty-obstruction-lying-officials

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-mirrorless-camera/

Benton County Historical Society Corvallis Museum / Allied Works Architecture

https://www.archdaily.com/969961/benton-county-historical-society-corvallis-museum-allied-works-architecture

Charlie Woods commits to play golf for Florida State in 2027

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/47890770/charlie-woods-commits-play-golf-florida-state-2027

https://www.eonline.com/photos/34026/all-of-the-stars-who-have-played-catwoman#

This Streamlined Pack Punches Way Above Its Weight Thanks to Mil-Spec Materials and Functional Details

https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/dsptch-rollpack-rnd-edition/

Photographs by Fumi Nagasaka; Styled by Ben Perreira

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/t-magazine/statement-coat-fall.html

https://hypebeast.com/2026/2/levis-archive-san-francisco-tour-closer-look

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/ski-patroller-staying-warm-tips/

Books of The Times; Students Indulging In Course of Destruction

https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/04/books/books-of-the-times-students-indulging-in-course-of-destruction.html

https://substack.com/inbox/post/186444274

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-ski-and-snowboard-goggles/

Rosie Lee Group and Mark Fleming

https://unorthodoxblend.substack.com/p/nigo-from-japan-with-love

Barbour Used Levi’s As a Springboard to Transform Its Flagship Jacket

https://www.gearpatrol.com/style/barbour-bedale-denim-jacket/?utm_source=feedotter_GP_Dispatch&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-02-17-2026&utm_content=httpswwwgearpatrolcomstylebarbourbedaledenimjacket&utm_source=Gear+Patrol%27s+Email+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=958615676f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_17_10_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e43a1bb65e-958615676f-67776567&mc_cid=958615676f&mc_eid=d70f911114

VIDEO: Car soars through air, crashes into Tigard home

https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/video-door-soars-through-air-crashes-into-tigard-home/

8 backcountry skiers dead, one still missing after avalanche near Lake Tahoe, officials say

Jonathan Ayestas, Daniel Macht

"The Associated Press reported it was the country's deadliest avalanche in four decades. In 1981, 11 climbers were killed on Mount Rainier in Washington. This is also the deadliest avalanche in California history, after seven people were killed in 1982 at Alpine Meadows."

https://www.kcra.com/article/lake-tahoe-avalanche-frog-lake-castle-peak-missing-skiers/70406018

https://substack.com/inbox/post/187871706

https://substack.com/inbox/post/188539183

World Cup host cities warn Congress over security concerns

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48024269/world-cup-host-cities-warn-congress-security-concerns

Opinion: Lessons from NPR’s past efforts to reach minority listeners

https://current.org/2026/01/opinion-lessons-from-nprs-past-efforts-to-reach-minority-listeners/

https://substack.com/inbox/post/182982640

Nike’s New ACG Trail Shoe Takes “All Conditions Gear” Literally

"Unveiled alongside the highly anticipated Pegasus 42, the ACG Pegasus Trail sits alongside Nike’s new pinnacle trail racer, the ACG Ultrafly."

https://www.gearpatrol.com/outdoors/nike-acg-pegasus-trail/?utm_source=newsletters.gearpatrol.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=did-nike-just-give-its-most-versatile-sneaker-to-a-sub-brand&_bhlid=b2f5b0a5f8ccc2f731e2ef1086179b8e53a58c14

Streetwear Legend NIGO Lands a Major Museum Retrospective

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nigo-london-design-museum-retrospective-2744721

Iowa State discontinues women's gymnastics program

http://espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/48092623/iowa-state-discontinues-troubled-women-gymnastics-program

How to downgrade macOS update: Rollback Tahoe to Sequoia

https://www.macworld.com/article/671318/how-to-downgrade-macos-revert-back.html

https://substack.com/home/post/p-162210426

https://substack.com/home/post/p-162210426

Alexi Alario, Sam Cummins, Biz Sherbert

https://www.nymphetalumni.com/p/ep-151-romantasy

Michael Rider Champions Instinctive Personal Style for Celine FW26

https://hypebeast.com/2026/3/michael-rider-celine-paris-fashion-week-fall-winter-2026-runway-collection

https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/releases/converse-put-nike-air-in-the-first-string-chuck-taylor-price-buy-release-date

Alysa Liu Opens Up About Disturbing Fan Encounter After Olympic Success

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alysa-liu-opens-disturbing-fan-110100690.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMnDY9KkVytrNGQ7f55HWUEApjYfnZgbfnoSmxmeqnUksk_CLSUqsaq1fb5drQH3k0xvyI-iiE6LAahA3fHZ2UR-OIlPlm7w6WVMbl4UMT1JFjw7muqmJwTRVd2V28L9i5ZBqjPUUxtNR6wJ4CjixA1FQwoRT_-FaIzk7CZVDxoa

Pizza Hut's Iconic Lamps Are Back in the Form of Bucket Hats

https://www.foodandwine.com/pizza-hut-tiffany-lamp-hat-7375920

WBC in Tokyo offers Tokyo Dome ice cream sandwich in Pool C

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48166676/world-baseball-classic-2026-tokyo-dome-ice-cream-sandwich-pool-c-ballpark-food

A Star Architect’s Buildings Soar. He’s Nowhere to Be Seen.

"Such public admiration is unlikely this fall, when three of his major projects are scheduled to open: the Princeton University Art Museum; the Museum of West African Art in Benin City, Nigeria; and the Studio Museum in Harlem. The institutions appear to be keeping their distance from Adjaye, more than two years after he was accused of sexual misconduct."; "Ritchie said it was hard to believe that Adjaye was not involved in the projects. “What’s he doing?,” he asked. Sitting “in a corner of the office reading a book?”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/arts/design/david-adjaye-allegations-.html

Did a Single Generation Ruin Modern Music for Everyone Else?

"Contemporary music is far from a monolith. But if its reputation is sometimes that of a vegetable to be endured before a 19th-century dessert, that might have something to do with Boulez’s peers, who reigned for decades with a sound that, depending on whom you ask, was either an acquired taste or the stuff to spoil your appetite. “There is still a lingering knee-jerk reaction to modernism,” said Ara Guzelimian, a former provost and dean of the Juilliard School, who now runs the Ojai Music Festival in California. “But it was self-inflicted by that generation.”"; "And what if you don’t like it? Mazzoli said that she hasn’t eaten shrimp in 15 years because of one bad experience, and that classical music audiences may have similar reactions to contemporary works. “Something that put you off, or made you feel alienated,” she added, “could really become ingrained in your mind.”";

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/arts/music/musical-modernism.html

some really incredible alt-processes, including how "Duke retro-engineers a 19th-century pigmentless process whereby a black and white panel, when viewed from the proper angle, suddenly flares into full color."; "Duke grew up around the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hub. (His mother worked at the university museum.) Eventually faced with a choice between attending the California Institute of the Arts or Naropa University (the Buddhist-inspired institution in Boulder, Colo., founded by the likes of Chogyam Trungpa, Allen Ginsberg and John Cage), he chose Naropa because, as he said, he never wanted to be a conventional artist so much as a sort of free-floating investigator. (In which spirit, in one early essay, for example, he examined the acoustics of the Japanese tea ceremony.)"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/arts/design/tristan-duke-artist-california.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/style/wool-skirts-history-sudestada.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Allergy Season Is Coming. These 4 Steps Can Help You Prepare.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/well/spring-allergy-season-symptoms-medication.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Brain Dead and Converse To Re-Release "What The" Chuck 70 From 2018

https://hypebeast.com/2024/10/brain-dead-converse-what-the-chuck-70-release-info

The Isabel Marant x Converse Chuck 70 Bandana Print Collection Releases June 2025

https://www.soleretriever.com/news/articles/isabel-marant-converse-chuck-70-bandana-print-collection-release-date-june-2025