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Despite his disadvantaged upbringing, James Whitner never suffered from a lack of confidence, which came in quite handy when he set out to open his first sneaker boutique now known as Social Status. The Pittsburgh native opened up about his streetwear journey in the latest episode of the Claima Stories podcast hosted by former Nike marketer Bimma Williams. Whitner recalled his dreams […]
In a new interview with the New Yorker, LeBron James’ agent and close friend Rich Paul responded to an infamous 2010 ESPN column written by Bill Simmons, which criticized LeBron’s inner circle for his “egotistical” decision to take his talents to South Beach. In the summer of 2010, Simmons was among the long list of media members who viewed “The […]
A Texas man left a negative review of a company on the internet and the establishment decided to take legal action. According to Oklahoma’s NBC affiliate, Tim Castleman from Lubbock, Texas hired an Irish company to help him grow his business in 2015. During the process, Castleman said he discovered that the company made $8,000 worth of […]
Alex Rodriguez has entered the beauty industry. On Thursday, the 45-year-old retired MLB star announced the launch of the Blur Stick concealer line targeted at men. The product was made in collaboration with Hims & Hers, a multi-specialty wellness brand that A-Rod invested in last year. “Since I met the Hims & Hers team, it was clear to me […]
The New York attorney general’s office has announced that it is expanding its investigation into the Trump Organization to see if any crimes were committed, CNN reports. It was also announced that the New York attorney general’s office will be working with the Manhattan district attorney’s office in the probe. A civil investigation into the Trump Organization […]
According to Variety, Amazon has spent weeks negotiating a deal to acquire MGM for somewhere around the $9 billion mark. The outlet adds that rumors that Amazon/other tech companies were interested in acquiring MGM had circulated for awhile, but that this new development goes beyond mere gossip. Names attached to the move include Amazon Studios and Prime […]
The story of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, a mainstay in the American snackiverse and soon to be the subject of a major motion picture, has added a new wrinkle. As claimed in a Los Angeles Times piece over the weekend, Richard Montañez—who was previously said to have been working as a janitor at Frito-Lay’s Rancho Cucamonga […]
Toronto-based online brokerage Wealthsimple, which can count Drake among its celebrity investors, has raised $610 million in fundraising with a $4 billion evaluation. Business Insider reports that the Power Corporation of Canada company’s latest round of funding was led by Meritech Capital Partners and Greylock Partners. The funding and valuation were announced on Monday. Wealthsimple […]
Max Hodak, co-founder of Neuralink, has left the company. Over the weekend, Hodak—who founded the neurotechnology company alongside Elon Musk and others back in 2016—announced his exit. Per Hodak, he’s actually been away from the company for several weeks now. “Some personal news,” Hodak said in a tweet on Saturday. “I am no longer at […]
On Monday Hasbro, as in the toymaker Hasbro, said it was selling the music business of Entertainment One for $385 million cash to investment firm Blackstone, according to Deadline. Hasbro’s brands include: My Little Pony, Transformers, Monopoly, Peppa Pig, and lots of other stuff. Well, actually that would be the broad way of putting it. More precisely, Hasbro will sell eOne […]
