Does Nike hate the military?
Their famous Military Blue sneakers have been renamed
Ross Anderson
Ross Anderson is Life editor at The Spectator World
Thursday
Monday
Why Apple killed its electric car
From our UK edition
After spending over $10 billion, screwing over corporate partners, hiring and firing talent and a decade of work trying to develop a flagship product for a new, massive market, Apple has killed what could have been its most ambitious product yet: an electric car. The failure of the electric vehicle project singularly reflects the culture
Thursday
Trump’s Never Surrender High Tops embody the worst of sneaker culture
They are almost certainly white-label shoes, sold with a 300 percent retail margin
Friday
Could AI ruin the election?
The detection systems to separate real footage from AI-generated are completely losing the arms race
Monday
Predicting the best films and TV of 2024
What will flop and what will be box-office gold?
Tuesday
The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024
Premium screens, standout laptops and AI will be huge this year
The frustrating promise of infinite freedom in video games
For a game to work, it has to reach a complex balance of systems and narratives
Wednesday
Mr. Uygur goes to Washington
The Young Turks founder was born in Istanbul — and he’s running for president
Friday
Lil Nas X is getting boring
His chase for virality has eaten away at his artistry
Tuesday
London’s New Year fireworks were a dangerous shambles
From our UK edition
Drone lights, shining above Westminster, spelled out ‘London: a place for everyone,’ at this year’s New Year Eve show in the capital. To most watching on TV around the world, it was big, fun spectacle with bright fireworks and New Year cheer. It’s only good fortune that it didn’t become a crowd crush, of the
Wednesday
Visiting Glashütte, the small town in East Germany that has mastered time
German watchmaking ticks on
Tuesday
Defending Matthew Williams’s Givenchy
The fashion world is celebrating his departure as creative director. Why?
Monday
George Santos is demanding $20,000 from Jimmy Kimmel for Cameos
The ousted congressman is threatening to take the talk show host to court
Friday
The Cybertruck is a dud
Elon Musk has made a vehicle perfect for just one customer base: crypto millionaires looking to show off as they cruise through Miami
Tuesday
The birth, death and rebirth of American Psycho: The Musical
In the year 2023, improbably as always, the musical proved a success
Friday
The sorry state of Supreme
How the greatest streetwear brand lost its cool, sold its soul and — apparently — became ‘institutionally racist’
Monday
Tom Ford is back (without Tom Ford)
What is his fashion house without him?
Thursday
The problem with Burberry
The brand continues to struggle at remaining relevant
Wednesday
The lamentable rise of VFX in horror films
CGI is no substitute for glue, tape and ketchup
Tuesday
There is no best martini
Or, at least, not a universal best
