By Tobias Carroll For the second time in as many episodes, a Succession cast member appeared on Saturday Night Live. This weekend, Kieran Culkin hosted for an evening that featured Culkin in a turkey costume, a heist gone wrong and the Please Don’t Des…
How Fast Do You Have to Be to Wear a Chain While Running?
By Tanner Garrity My favorite race to rewatch on YouTube is the iconic 4 x 800-Meter at the 2010 Penn Relays. It’s the one where Robby Andrews, a future Adidas runner, but then just a 19-year-old freshman for the University of Virginia, slingshots past…
Horse Riding Dropped From Modern Pentathlon at Olympics Following Horse-Punching Incident in Tokyo
By Evan Bleier In a move meant to rein in the potential for violence against horses during future competitions, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne’s executive board has voted to remove horse riding from the modern pentathlon event at the Ol…
Will China Be the First Host Nation to Be Removed From Olympic Hockey?
By Evan Bleier In order to avoid an embarrassing situation for the host nation of the Winter Olympics, hockey officials are considering removing the Chinese hockey team from competing at the upcoming Games. If the International Ice Hockey Federation (I…
Michael Jordan Shatters Sneaker Auction Record With 1984 Nike Air Ships
By Tobias Carroll Over the course of his long and storied career in the NBA, Michael Jordan set plenty of records. And even now, long after his playing days have ended, Jordan continues to set records in a sports-related vein. In the most recent case, …
Six Worthy and Cheaper Alternatives to Apple’s New Laptops
By Kirk Miller Announced this week, Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops look fantastic and seem extremely powerful — but starting at $1,999, they may be out of your price range. Or, honestly, even these high-end computers may not fit your current needs. Wh…
Polo Goes International for Japanese-Inspired “Tokyo Stadium” Collection
By Paolo Sandoval It’s hard to find a city more appropriate for Polo Ralph Lauren than Tokyo. There’s countless similarities drawing them together: the embrace of color, the lightning-quick pace, the respect for iconography. It feels only fitting, then…
Stock Up on Discounted Freedom Moses Slides at Todd Snyder
By Lindsay Rogers Welcome to Kind of a Big Deal, a daily roundup of great sales on the brands and items you love (tech, shoes, style, travel, etc.), as well as great new products. Please note: Deals are subject to change at the whim of the merchants me…
Deal: How to Grab Favorites from Bose, Sony, Acer and More at 50% Off
By Kirk Miller The best way to enjoy some of our favorite tech from the likes of Bose, Sony, Acer and Samsung? Go certified refurbished via eBay. You’ll get “like new” products refurbished by the manufacturer (or an approved refurbisher), with all the …
Deal: Save $75 on a New Pair of Allen Edmonds
By Lindsay Rogers Maybe you’re back in the office already and maybe you’re not, but regardless of where you’re working from these days, you’ll still need a new pair of Allen Edmonds for fall. The proprietor’s of dress sneakers, and thus the connoisseur…