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Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Pharrell Williams' Popular Adidas 'Jellyfish' Shoes Get a New $300 Colorway

Adidas Originals and Pharrell Williams are doubling down on the VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish.

For their newest release, Adidas and Pharrell are dropping a striking new “Tan” colorway with the autumn season just around the corner.

Retailing for $300, VIRGINIA Adistar will be available globally on August 22, 2026, on the Confirmed app and at select retailers. Sign-ups opened on Tuesday, August 17, 2026.

The “Tan” drop unlocks the next evolution of Pharrell’s creative universe where fashion, music, and community meet.

Adidas VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish “Tan” sneakers

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The latest iteration wraps the silhouette’s iconic, experimental architecture in a clean, monochromatic neutral colorway. It’s a sleek update of one of the brand’s most popular footwear franchises.

Adidas and Pharrell’s Ultra-Successful Partnership

When Pharrell drops, the sneaker world listens.

The partnership between Pharrell Williams and Adidas began over a decade ago in 2014, marking one of the most culturally influential and long-standing collaborations in modern streetwear.

What began in 2015 with an explosion of color — most famously the iconic 50-shade “Supercolor” Superstar pack — quickly evolved into a culture-shifting partnership.

By 2016, the defining NMD Human Race (Hu) line took over the streets with bold, unifying messages embroidered across the uppers.

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More than a decade later, the collaboration has transcended classic lifestyle kicks, pushing into high-concept performance gear, Terrex outdoor wear, and creative originals like the VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish, cementing Pharrell’s status as a mastermind of modern footwear.

Featuring bold wave midsoles, exoskeletal overlays, and glow-in-the-dark accents, this $300 Paris Fashion Week standout has cemented itself as an instant holy grail and a masterpiece of modern footwear design.

Back in 2014, Pharrell spoke his vision for the groundbreaking shoeline.

“It can’t be about my face because I’m not the athlete. I’m an artist. I’ll never be Michael Jordan,” Pharrell told The Hollywood Reporter at the time.

“But if I had to play a sport, I run for the human race. That’s the closest I come to a sport,” he continued. “For me, I wanted to do something bigger than me, bigger than I could ever dream or would even want to be — and that’s equality.”

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Monday, 17 August 2026

2015 Film, Starring Tom Hardy, Named the Greatest Action Movie of All Time

There aren’t many movies that can make the case for being the greatest action film ever made without leaning on a superhero, a massive franchise, or a familiar ’80s action star. Mad Max: Fury Road somehow does it with a two-hour chase through the desert, and with the two big H’s: Hardy and Horsepower.

The 2015 film, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, has now been named the greatest action movie of all time by StudioBinder, which placed it at No. 1 on its newly published ranking of the 50 best action movies ever made.

That’s a pretty bold choice considering the competition. The list includes Die Hard, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Dark Knight, The Matrix, Aliens, and Heat, among countless other action classics.

Why ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Was Named the Greatest Action Movie

Directed by George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road drops viewers into a post-apocalyptic wasteland where water is scarce and power belongs to whoever controls it.

Hardy plays Max Rockatansky, a drifter who becomes caught up with Imperator Furiosa, played by Theron, as she attempts to escape the tyrannical Immortan Joe with a group of women he’s holding captive.

The movie doesn’t waste much time getting started.

Once Max and Furiosa’s paths cross, the story becomes an enormous, frequently chaotic pursuit across the desert, filled with explosions, crashes, motorcycles, massive trucks, and some of the most elaborate stunt work Hollywood had produced in years.

And that’s a major part of why StudioBinder ranked it first.

The site praised Miller’s minimal reliance on CGI and the movie’s emphasis on practical action, arguing that Fury Road demonstrated what the genre could accomplish when filmmakers put visual storytelling and physical stunts at the center of the experience.

Tom Hardy Wasn’t Even the Biggest Star

Hardy may be in the title role, but Fury Road arguably belongs just as much to Theron. Her Furiosa became one of the most memorable action protagonists of the 2010s, and StudioBinder specifically highlights Theron’s performance as central to the movie’s power.

That’s part of what makes Fury Road different from many traditional action movies.

Max isn’t necessarily the most important character in every scene. Furiosa’s mission drives much of the story, while Max becomes an unlikely ally in her attempt to get herself and the other women to safety.

One of the biggest reasons Mad Max: Fury Road continues to stand out is the sheer amount of physical stunt work involved. Miller and his team created enormous practical set pieces, with vehicles actually racing through the Namibian desert as performers carried out dangerous stunts around them.

The approach gives the action a weight that can sometimes be missing from heavily computer-generated sequences. There’s a real sense that these vehicles are moving, crashing, flipping, and colliding in the same physical space as the characters.

10 Years Later, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Still Holds Up

More than a decade after its release, Mad Max: Fury Road remains one of the rare action movies that can satisfy both people looking for a spectacular blockbuster and viewers interested in the craft behind it.

It’s loud, fast, strange, visually stunning, and almost absurdly ambitious. The entire movie is an edge-of-your-seat car chase, and that’s precisely what makes it stand out among other action giants.

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Sunday, 16 August 2026

Cardinals Rookie Did Something No MLB Player Had Ever Done in His First 3 At-Bats

There are more than 23,000 names in the history of Major League Baseball. Some you know: Jackie Robinson. Derek Jeter. Hank Aaron. Most you don’t. Men who got one afternoon, one inning, one at-bat to etch their name into baseball eternity before the game moved on and forgot them.

Until Saturday, none of them had ever done what Joshua Báez was about to do.

Báez had waited his whole life to see a major-league pitch, and it took him one swing to make it disappear. Then he did it again. Then, because apparently he hadn’t gotten our attention yet, he did it a third time.

The 23-year-old Cardinals rookie homered in each of his first three career at-bats Saturday at Wrigley Field, making history and inspiring fans with his impressive debut, leading St. Louis to an 8-4 win over the Cubs.

And it started as early as the first pitch he ever saw. Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd left a 93.4 mph fastball over the plate, and Báez sent it 449 feet into the center-field bleachers at 108.6 mph — the third-longest debut home run of the Statcast era, behind only Jason Heyward and Aaron Judge. Then, like a man who knew something the rest of the ballpark didn’t, he flashed a grin at the St. Louis dugout and started around the bases.

His second came two innings later, a solo shot pulled 382 feet to left. The third, in the sixth, was just rude. An opposite-field poke off of Boyd’s slider that carried 368 feet to right. Three homers, three corners of the yard. That was very considerate of him.

That second blast alone had made him one of just nine players to homer twice in a regular-season debut. The third put him somewhere no one had ever been. Before Saturday, no player in MLB history had ever had a three-homer game earlier than his 10th career appearance. Báez needed only three at-bats.

Báez may be the new kid on the block, but he’s been doing this for a while. Arriving from the Cards’ Triple-A team in Memphis, Baez was MLB Pipeline’s No. 59 prospect, leading all of Triple-A with 34 home runs and a .901 OPS over 103 games. Scouts have long known he could hit a ball as far, but prospect rankings are only a guess about a player’s potential. Saturday alike.

By the time Báez came to the plate for his fourth at bat, all of Wrigley leaned in. Even Cubs fans held their breath, knowing that they were watching history in the making, hoping that #22 had a little bit more magic in him. But Báez is human. He lined out to left.

Three would have to do.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Just Did Something No Spider-Man Movie Ever Has Done

At some point, “friendly neighborhood Spider-Man” has to stop being the line you lead with on your resume. The neighborhood part suggests someone who keeps the peace on the block, the corner store, the stoop, and every once in a while shows up to the cookout and makes a plate without anyone asking, who invited him? It does not suggest someone quietly out-earning the GDP of a small nation.

But here we are.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially crossed $2 billion at the worldwide box office, making Tom Holland’s Peter Parker the first web-slinger ever to reach the milestone. Seventeen days and three weekends in, Sony and Marvel’s latest money machine has pulled an estimated $2.022 billion. That’s roughly $785 million in North America and $1.23 billion internationally. Somewhere, Peter has finally stopped asking Mr. Stark to let him hold something.

Related: Robert Downey Jr. Returns as Iron Man—Just Not in the Movie

That puts Holland’s fourth solo outing a rare achievement. Only eight films have ever cracked $2 billion worldwide: Avatar, Titanic, Avengers: Endgame, Avatar: The Way of Water, Ne Zha 2, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Avengers: Infinity War. It’s really good company for a guy who still lives with his aunt.

Brand New Day also blew past 2021’s No Way Home, which stalled just shy of the mark at roughly $1.9 billion. And now it is the second-fastest film ever to $2 billion, trailing only Endgame, which got there in 11 days.

And it’s still printing money.

Brand New Day added another $70 million domestically in its third weekend, holding at No. 1. Its $785 million North American haul has made a once-ridiculous question worth asking outside of the group chat: Can Spider-Man catch The Force Awakens’ $936 million domestic record?

Reports suggest the movie is starting to slip off the pace for a billion-dollar domestic finish. However, a final tally somewhere around $960 million, which would be enough to unseat Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is still on the table, making it a close race worth watching.

Yes, this recent Spider-Man movie has already made history, so the only question left is how many more records it wants to web in on its way out.

Somewhere, J. Jonah Jameson must be losing his mind.

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Saturday, 15 August 2026

20 Years Ago Today, Square Enix Released One of 'Final Fantasy’s Most Unexpected Spin-Offs

Square Enix’s popularity has wavered in recent years, despite its legendary status as a JRPG leader in the video game industry in the 90s and early 2000s. However, with the upcoming 2027 releases of Final Fantasy 14: Evercold, Kingdom Hearts 4, and the final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, the future of the company seems bright.

However, it has officially been 20 years since Square Enix released one of the most notorious spin-off Final Fantasy titles in history, and its still an incredibly divisive game all these years later.

Today, August 15, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the North American release of Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7 on the PlayStation 2. The game put fan-favorite Vincent Valentine in the starring role, and pivoted gameplay from Active Time Turn-Based combat to a full-blown third-person shooter with some RPG elements.

Dirge of Cerberus takes place during and after the ending events of Final Fantasy 7. Vincent and Yuffie, who were both optional party members in the original game, help Midgar citizens escape while Sephiroth is trying to bring Meteor down to crush the planet. The game then jumps three years forward and revolves around Vincent fighting an organization called Deepground, which seeks to create super-soldiers.

The gameplay is focused primarily on third-person shooting mechanics, emphasizing Vincent’s skills with guns. The game is played from an over-the-shoulder perspective and does retain some RPG elements, like health, magic, and experience points.

According to Metacritic, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7 is sitting at a poor 57 metascore. Critics widely panned the game’s combat mechanics, camera system, art style, and narrative. Some critics found enjoyment in the game’s implementation of RPG mechanics into the shooter action.

Since its release, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7 has been widely forgotten by many fans, but at the time of its release, the game surprised many Final Fantasy 7 fans with both its generally poor quality and its insistence on providing action set pieces over tactical Final Fantasy gameplay that the series was known for at the time.

Vincent Valentine will finally be playable once again in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, which releases in spring 2027.

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Filson's Cabincore Flannel Work Shirts Are Nearly 60% Off Ahead of Fall

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Why We Love This Deal

Filson got started outfitting loggers and railroad workers in the Pacific Northwest more than a century ago, and the brand still designs around those same high-quality standards. That history can be found in the Vintage Flannel Work Shirt. Released in 2015, this flannel encompasses all the features that made living and working in crazy PNW weather easier. Although these shirts, like all Filson gear, command a premium price, the brand’s outlet offers a way to grab certain pieces, including this flannel, at more affordable prices. Now, you can score one for nearly 60% off.

The $169 Filson Vintage Flannel Work Shirt was already discounted to $85, but if you use the code OUTLET15 at checkout, it drops to $72, which is a 57% discount in total. This flannel is on sale in four colors, but three are nearly or entirely out of stock. However, the Tan/Orange/Multi-Plaid is still available in all sizes, and in no way is that a bad thing—it’s a great color scheme for fall and winter. If you’re looking for something in a darker color, check out the Vintage Wash Alaskan Guide Shirt, which is also on sale for $89.

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What Shoppers Should Know

Material: 8.1-oz cotton twill flannel, brushed interior, 100% cotton
Fit: Button-down front closure, button-adjustable cuffs, dual shoulder pleats
Pockets: Two button flap-chest pockets
Care: Machine washable
Best For: Fall layering, fieldwork, hunting, fishing, everyday cold-weather wear

The heavily brushed cotton twill is made to trap heat without adding weight, and the double-needle construction and flat-felled seams mean it’ll actually hold up to fieldwork and repeated wearing. The shoulder pleats on the back yoke also make it so the shirt doesn’t bind up when you’re reaching overhead or casting a fly rod. And even the buttons are “virtually unbreakable,” according to Filson.

This is one of the best Filson flannel deals right now. Even the classic Alaskan Guide Shirt is going for almost $90 on sale (including the extra 15% off), making it a more affordable pick that’s slightly heavier and comes with double-needle stitching.

What Shoppers Are Saying

Sitting with a nearly-perfect 4.9-star rating, this has been a fan-favorite since it dropped over 10 years ago, and reviewers love the classic look and feel: “Classic vintage look at a solid price. Can’t go wrong with a Filson button-down.”

A second shopper wrote that it has “fantastic fabric and fit,” and a third one commented on the care: “Came out of the wash in great shape, too, no flipped-up pockets that need ironing.”

Fall isn’t too far away, and if you’ve never had a high-quality flannel (or are due for an update), Filson’s Vintage Flannel Work Shirt is an excellent choice for $72, and it’s something you’ll own for years.

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Coffee May Be Healthier Than You Think, but One Brewing Method Comes With a Catch

Coffee’s reputation keeps improving, but the healthiest cup may depend on more than how much you drink. The brewing method, caffeine dose, and ingredients added afterward can turn the same morning ritual into very different beverages.

An American Heart Association scientific statement concluded that up to 400 milligrams of caffeine—roughly three to five 8-ounce cups of coffee—is generally safe for most adults. The statement’s lead author, Gregory Marcus, MD, said that amount “is safe and does not increase cardiovascular risk” when coffee is consumed without added sugars or fillers.

That’s welcome news for habitual drinkers. But before ordering another syrup-loaded cold brew, there are important catches.

The Sweet Spot Appears to Be Three to Four Cups

As The New York Times previously reported, moderate coffee intake has been associated with longer life and a lower risk of several chronic diseases.

“The evidence is pretty consistent that coffee is associated with a lower risk of mortality,” National Cancer Institute researcher Erikka Loftfield told the newspaper.

A major umbrella review published in The BMJ reached a similar conclusion after analyzing more than 200 earlier reviews. Researchers found coffee was “more often associated with benefit than harm,” with the strongest risk reductions generally appearing around three to four cups daily.

Coffee consumption was also associated with lower rates of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and several liver conditions. However, these findings do not prove coffee caused the benefits.

“We don’t know for sure if coffee is the cause of the health benefits,” review co-author Jonathan Fallowfield told The Times. Other lifestyle differences among coffee drinkers may help explain the associations.

Your Brewing Method May Matter More Than the Roast

Unfiltered coffee—including French press, Turkish, Greek, and Scandinavian-style boiled coffee—retains oily compounds called cafestol and kahweol. Research published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology identified these diterpenes as responsible for boiled coffee’s cholesterol-raising effect.

“If you filter the coffee, then it’s no issue at all,” nutrition researcher Rob van Dam told The Times. A paper filter traps much of these compounds, making filtered drip or pour-over coffee a smarter choice for people monitoring LDL cholesterol.

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