Nike just hosted an invite-only event at the Nike+ Clubhouse located at 45 Grand in SoHo, allowing invitees to test out the self-lacing Nike Mag for the first time ever. We were guided to the testing area in groups of four, and we were lucky to be the first group called on to give this 27-year-old fantasy a real spin.
The self-lacing Nike Mag features three buttons on the lateral side ankle collar the yellow to turn on the LED lights, green to tighten, and red to loosen. The shoes itself are surprisingly lightweight and comfortable, while the self-lacing mechanism is extremely easy to use. Again, just 89 pairs will be given out to the public via the lottery drawing; to enter, you can purchase $10 tickets on the Nike+ App or on nike.com/mag.
Nike is opening up this opportunity for NYC locals totry the Nike Mag on. If interested, all you need to do isvisit theNike+ Clubhouse at 45 Grand, first come first serve. Check out our video of the self-lacing Nike Mag in action below.
Super Typhoon Chaba has left at least 4 dead and 3 missing in South Korea.
More than 210,000 residences were left without power.
More than 120 flights had to be grounded due to the storm.
At least four people have died and three remain missing after the powerful Typhoon Chaba battered South Korea"s southern parts withheavy rain and high winds.
The deaths occurred in the country"s cities of Busan and Ulsan.
In Busan, a worker was killed when a tower crane at a construction site collapsed on a nearby container, The Korea Times reports. In a different part of the city, a woman died after she was swept from the second floor of her house by strong winds. A third death occurred after a man was swept away by waves while examining secured vessels at a seawall.
In Ulsan, a person died after being swept away by flood waters at the entrance of an apartment building, The Korea Times also reports. A rescue worker went missing during rescue operations in the city, and another man presumed to be a sailor went missing on Jeju Island after falling into the sea from a moored vessel.
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The storm disrupted work at Hyundai Motor"s two factories in Ulsan, forcing the company to suspend operations due to an "inflow of water," Reuters reports. Work was also suspended at some shipyards along the south coast.
Venues for the Busan International Film Festival were destroyed after the storm tore down walls of makeshift facilities, Yonhap News Agency reports.
More than 120 flights had to be grounded due to the storm and more than 210,000 households were left without power, according to The Korea Herald. The high-speed KTX trains were temporarily suspended during the power outage. More than 1,400 cars were reported as being either waterlogged or damaged by debris.
On Jeju Island, police received reports that eight vessels had sank, three were capsized and two were adrift, The Korea Times reports.
The storm hammered Japan"s Okinawa prefecture with gusting winds Monday, leaving thousands without power and downed trees.
According to the Okinawa Times, the "most intense typhoon to hit parts of Okinawa on record" prompted the evacuation of more than 800 people.
Chaba intensified into a super typhoon Mondayand hit KumeIsland, one of Okinawa"s smaller islands, with winds up to 134 mph.
Windows were shattered, trees were uprooted and utility poles were left damaged by the winds, NHK reports. There were no reports of casualties.
Prior to the storm hitting, the sky over Okinawa turned a deep pink. Residents took to social media to share photos and videos.
The storm also forced the closure of Okinawa"s main Naha airport, according to its website.
The typhoon prompted the country"s two largest airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, tocancel a combined 125 domestic flights, according to the Straits Times.
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Ricky Gervais, Jordan Peele and more doing bad impressions By Proma Khosla2016-10-05 14:33:26 UTC
A feature film dealing with the state of race in America is topical, but that it"s a psychological thriller from the mind of comedian Jordan Peele is not only surprising, but terrifying.
Peele"s directorial debut follows an interracial couple visiting the girlfriend"s extremely white suburban town, where a little casual racism looks to be the least of his problems.
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) is nervous to meet Rose"s (Allison Williams) family, and what starts out teasing a Guess Who"s Coming to Dinner? scenario takes a swift turn toward terror.
Chris arrives to find that Rose"s family employs two black caretakers who appear to be under Rose"s mother"s hypnosis (if they aren"t, you know, ghosts). Black men disappear in this town, and it probably has a lot to do with the surgical instruments and mind experiments flashing by in the trailer, set to screeching spurts of horror movie music.
Anyway, here"s a gif of Keanu to calm your nerves after you watch it (he looks nervous too):
Get Out releases in theaters on Feb. 24, 2017.
Topics:Entertainment, Movies, get out, horror, jordan peele
Late last week, the CW released a sequel to its delightful fanservice ad for its DC superhero shows, now featuring the much-needed and lovely addition of Supergirland then made it only available to watch in full on its app. Thankfully, the CW has now released it all online, and its well worth watching (again and again and again).
Supergirl is once again the real star, as she was in the preview clip, but now we get to see the full thing, including the entire fight with Cisco and Felicitys sphere of fear, and most importantly, Diggles hilarious reaction to Hank Henshaw revealing himself as Jonn Jonnz.
I hope this Fight Club skit becomes a regular feature for the CW. Its just full-on, dorky, fanservice fun.
Grant Gustin as The Flash and Keiynan Lonsdale as Kid Flash.
Theres only one thing I know about life, Barry Allen says in the opening voice-over of The Flashs season 3 premiere. I know some things happen by chance. And some things happen because we make them happen.
Now, theres a couple problems here, the first being that those are two things, Barry. But the second, far more all-encompassing issueis that its true, some things in life really dont happen unless we force the issue. Asking your childhood crush on a date in a coffee shop is one example. Running backwards in time to stop your mothers murder, therefore altering the trajectory of all time and space as we know it is another example. And therein lies the issue; Barry Allen is equating one with the other. The first half of Flashpoint is concerned with watching Barry, who we know to be very, very smart, trying his darndest to justify what is clearly a very, very selfish decision.
I mean, I suppose it could be worse. Geoff JohnssFlashpoint event of the comic books was so catastrophic it altered the DC Universe for years, gave way to the across the board moody New 52, and the publisher had to drag Alan Moores omnipotent Doctor Manhattan into the fray just to explain the dang thing (for his part, Alan Moore responded by angrily casting a spell in a cottage outside Northampton, England).Episode writer Brooke Roberts, playing off a story by exec-producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, does the exact opposite; Flashpoint, for the most part, is a return to the lighthearted jauntiness that was season ones trademark, that the show largely lost in Season 2: Arrow But With Lightning Bolts. Yes, this comes along with the layers of cheese The Flash so often melts over painfullyon-the-nose dialogue (over-under on how many iterations of Some people are just meant to meet we get in an hour). But story issues asideand oh boy, are there issues, and well get to thattheres a lot of fun to be had in this alternate timeline while it still exists.
Case in point: Carlos Valdes is having the time of his d**n life playing Cisco as the tech-billionaire owner of Ramon Industries. Think Jesse Eisenbergs Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but entertaining instead of the absolute worst. The moment Cisco testily misses a layup is one I will treasure for years to come:
Then theres Wally West as dont-call-me-Kid Flash and his ongoing feud with Edward Clariss, a speedster who labelled himself The Rival to prove he has no rival, which doesnt make a ton of sense. But thats okay! Keiynan Lonsdale is charming as h**l as Wally, and sells the fact that an inexperienced, hotheaded Flash wouldnt do much more than blaze around with one enemy in a super-powered game of one-upmanship (although I did laugh when someone in the police department yelled for, like, the third time Ohhhh Kid Flash and Rival are at it again!).
But again, this all blur-circles back to Barry, who is navigating this with the optimism of a dog in a burning house. Which is why when the premiere turns dark real fast, its jarring. I mean, theres no way around it this episode effectively ends with Barry murdering his own mother. Its Eobard Thawne who holds the knife, as it was the first time and always will be, but Barry course-corrects from Flashpoint by letting it happen.The path Barry takes to that decision is so quick, though, it almost doesnt feel earned. To be fair, he says it himself: Speed has always been my problem.
But this is a problem. True, the universe kind of forced Barrys handWally was on his deathbed after the climactic battle with Rival, and Barry was losing all memory of his former self, powers includedbecause of course of you f**k with time, time f***s with you back. I learned that from James Franco. But thats a momentous choice to make, to willingly stand there as your greatest enemy kills your mother, that Barry processes and decides over the course of about three scenes and a few hugs.
Of course, Barry and Thawne dont return to a completely unchanged timeline. For one, we get a brief, faceless introduction to season 3 big bad, Doctor Alchemy, voiced by Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell.
Completely unrelated to this episode, but in the earliest appearances of Doctor Alchemy he used a magnetic light called Elemento to send The Flash into space, a plot point I fully support The Flash copying with minimum to zero changes.
But the real changes here are more emotional than grandiose; Wally is alive, Joe and Barry are back on speaking terms, but for some yet-unknown reason, Iris and Joe arent on speaking terms. Thats a small change that effectively shatters the universe of both The Flash and The Flash. Barry ended season 2 by changing the entire world, by creating Flash Point, all because of a parental connection he never had. Now he not only understands that he could alter time itself and still not have that connection, but in trying hes doomed Iris to that same burden.Make no mistake,I do not want a return to the brooding of The Flash at its doom-and-gloomiest last season, I do have to give kudos to the weight Grant Gustin puts into Barrys final line here: Oh Godwhat have I done?
I know two things about life, and its that what Barry did was mess up very, very badly.
If theres one solid rule of TV Critiquing 101, its dont nitpick. Unfortunately, I skipped that class in college to get high and watch The Flash, plus if its any form of storytelling that practically begsto be nitpicked, its time travel. With that said: If Barry is losing his memories of the former timeline completely, how does he know hes forgetting? Wouldnt the only way to know youre forgetting be toremember?
Nitpicking Part 2: Barry asks to leave work early to bring Thawne dinner. Assuming he feeds him every day, wouldnt that mean Barry has to leave work earlyevery day?
Caitlin: Excuse me, have I been kidnapped? Wally: Unclear.Danielle Panabaker was wasted in Caitlins short, super nonessential appearance here, but this exchange was gold. As was billionaire-douche Cisco referring to Caitlin as Kitty Eye Docs.
Man, Wally was really thrilled to explain in deep, expository detail his Flash origin story to a dude he literally just met while lying in a dumpster.
Cisco: This guys like a weather wizard or something. Its nice to know some habits defy the laws of time and space.
ESPN First Take - New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings : Who Wins?
Art Stapleton, USA TODAY Sports 8:50 a.m. EDT October 3, 2016
The New York Giants Olivier Vernon (54), shown here last week against Washington, says he"s not feeling anymore pressure to get to the quarterback against Minnesota Monday night despite the team"s depleted secondary.(Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS Olivier Vernon is not feeling any more pressure to generate pressure because of the injuries that have left the New York Giants secondary thin going into Monday"s prime-time showdown against the undefeated Minnesota Vikings.
The Giants will be without two of their starting safeties in Nat Berhe (concussion) and Darian Thompson (foot), and the status of cornerbacks Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (groin) and Eli Apple (hamstring) remains uncertain with both unlikely to play.
Apple is listed as doubtful, but Rodgers-Cromartie likely will be a game-time decision.
Vernon promises the Giants will not be out to overcompensate for perceived holes in the back of their defense. The plan of getting after opposing quarterbacks never changes.
Your goal is to always get there fast, Vernon said.
That goal becomes even more of a priority Monday when points likely will be a premium.
The Vikings (3-0) are vulnerable along the offensive line and the Giants (2-1) despite stark improvements up front have yet to have the kind of performance that jumps off the videotape from every angle.
Matt Kalil, Minnesotas starting left tackle, is on injured reserve after undergoing hip surgery. That forced T.J. Clemmings to flip from right tackle to the blind side.
Left guard Alex Boone was hampered in practice all week with a hip injury, although hes expected to start. The right side of guard Brandon Fusco and tackle Andre Smith has struggled mightily, allowing 21 pressures over the first three games.
The Vikings are coming off a performance during which they sacked reigning league MVP Cam Newton eight times, forcing three interceptions in the process in a dominant 22-10 victory at Carolina.
Its really going to be a defensive game. You can see it, Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul said. We have to come out there; we know its going to be a fight, and we have to give them our best defense. Weve got to go at it.
In their three wins, the Vikings are holding opposing offenses to under 300 total yards and are third in the NFLin points allowed (40).
In their Dec. 29 trip to Minnesota last season, the Giants were embarrassed in every facet.
They gave up 49 points in a dominant Vikings performance that included All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater completing 15 of 25 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown.
But Peterson and Bridgewater wont be in uniform at U.S. Bank Stadium: Both are on injured reserve with knee injuries. Bridgewater is out for the season, and Peterson could be as well, although theres a chance the Vikings could use the IR designation for return to bring him back to the active roster if his recovery goes well.
Theyre a good team. Theyre a good team all around, Vernon said. They went to the playoffs last year and theyre trying to get back. They have very talented guys on that defense and that offense. Its going to be a good ballgame.
Only three players from the Giants starting defense that lost to the Vikings last season are likely to be in the starting lineup: Pierre-Paul, linebacker and defensive captain Jonathan Casillas and safety Landon Collins.
Rodgers-Cromartie would be the fourth.
The Minnesota offense is ranked 31stin the NFL in yards per game (265.3), but has turned over the ball just once and has outscored its opponents in the second half, 46-19.
The Giants have played 211 defensive snaps in their first three games and Pierre-Paul has missed just five of them. Vernon has played 198.
Its not the same team as last year, Minnesotas Clemmings said. Its the same New York Giants, but the pieces are different. We understand that. Its not going to be last year. We know its a good team were about to face.
The Giants know it, too.
We have to expect theyre gonna bring their best, Pierre-Paul said. Were gonna have to bring our best.
Art Stapleton writes for the Bergen County Record, part of the USA TODAY Network.
REBUILDING THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS! NBA 2K17 MY LEAGUE
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Golden State Warriors" Zaza Pachulia stretches before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Zaza Pachulia stretches before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Golden State Warriors" Andre Iguodala heads to the court to warm up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Andre Iguodala heads to the court to warm up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Golden State Warriors" Stephen Curry jokes with assistant coach Bruce Fraser before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Stephen Curry jokes with assistant coach Bruce Fraser before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Golden State Warriors" Stephen Curry watches as he makes a shot from the tunnel before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Stephen Curry watches as he makes a shot from the tunnel before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Golden State Warriors" Kevin Durant warms up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Kevin Durant warms up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Golden State Warriors" Kevin Durant heads to the court to warm up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Kevin Durant heads to the court to warm up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Golden State Warriors" Kevin Durant heads to the court to warm up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
Golden State Warriors" Kevin Durant heads to the court to warm up before playing Los Angeles Clippers during NBA Preseason game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
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Warriors Kevin Durant hopes to average double-double
Kevin Durant has been named an NBA MVP, a Rookie of the Year and an All-Star Game MVP.
In his first season with the Warriors, he eyes a new feat: averaging a double-double. It is an ambitious goal that, if reached, would buoy a team trying to replace two of last seasons top three rebounders in centers Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli.
I feel I can be a double-double guy if I go in there and bang a little more than I have in the past, said Durant, whose Golden State team hosts the Clippers for a preseason game Tuesday night. Its just a matter of me developing that mindset and just going out there and doing it.
At 6-foot-9 with a 7-4 wingspan, Durant has long been a solid rebounder for his position. The four-time NBA scoring champion has averaged 7 rebounds per game over his nine-year career, including a career-high 8.2 last season. But Oklahoma City, which paced the league in 2015-16 with a mind-boggling rebound differential of plus-8.4, hardly needed Durant to be elite at crashing the glass.
The Warriors offer a far different scenario. With Bogut and Ezeli gone, they dont have anyone capable of routinely soaring above the rim for rebounds. Offseason signings Zaza Pachulia and David West, while both proven rebounders in their own rights, rely on boxing out their men.
Though preseason openers should be kept in perspective, Golden State was outrebounded, 58-42, Saturday by Toronto. Durant finished that game with four rebounds, only two shy of Wests team-high.
Ive got to do a better job, said Durant, who would be just the second small forward this century to average 10 rebounds per game if he achieves his goal (Gerald Wallace in 2009-10 is the other). Ive got to do a better job of getting in there and helping Zaza and Draymond (Green) out. And JaVale (McGee) and D-West. Ive got to go in there and help those guys out.
Said head coach Steve Kerr of Durant trying to average a double-double: I think its a great goal. Im pretty sure hes going to get the double on the scoring side. I like anyone who tries to set goals other than scoring.
Briefly: Forward Kevon Looney (left groin strain) is out, and Kerr said he is day-to-day. Kerr said he expects to play his starters more Tuesday than he did Saturday, bumping them up to over 20 minutes each.
Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cletourneau@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @Con_Chron
