Category: Culture
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Real Ways To Honor Dr. King’s Legacy
Design is subjective, tone deafness and impact are not. Recently, Nike announced a new sneaker in the LeBron line that is to allegedly “Honor The King”. The only king they really seem to be acknowledging is LeBron, not Dr. King. While an (underwhelming) MLK-inspired colorway is nothing new at The…
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In Another World, Daniel Ricciardo Is Head of Puma F1
Since Daniel Riccardo is currently without a drive in F1, I’m sure he’s plenty busy trying to get his way back in, or with the plenty other things he has going on outside of the sport. But his recent exit, along with the recent Las Vegas Grand Prix in which…
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Car Wash: A CYS x Benchmark Experience
Bringing in a new experience and staple to Portland, Clean Your Shoes and Benchmark present Car Wash, a recurring sneaker cleaning service at Benchmark where you can bring in your kicks and treat them to a much deserved cleaning. Also serving as a way to showcase and debut our new…
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I’m In A New Sneakerhead Era
I recently saw a video of a woman talking about how she is in “new sneakerhead era”, with the gist of the video being that she doesn’t have FOMO on releases anymore, she trimmed down her collection, and she wears what she likes now because she realizes she wears the…
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The Case For Less Sneakers (Or, You Can Still Have Too Many Sneakers)
Hi, it’s J-Play again, with a friendly reminder that you can have absolutely too many sneakers. As spring turns to summer out here in The United States, many of us partake in a traditional purge of our material things commonly referred to as “Spring Cleaning.” For sneakerheads, fashionistas, <insert collectible…