The New Air Jordan 33 Forecasts Nike’s Laceless Future

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Nike’s latest Air Jordan model integrates a new laceless technology previously only available in their Golf Tour Premiere line. 

The newly unveiled Air Jordan 33 is the first pair in MJ’s legendary line of basketball shoes to employ Nike’s FastFit system.

The traditional lacing procedure has been replaced with with a single forefoot strap that, when pulled, fully secures the shoe by tightening hidden cables. To release them, simply pull the fighter jet-inspired “eject cord” located next to the tongue. 

“Applying FastFit allowed for a balance of art and science in the design,” designer Taylor Kuerbis said in a press release. 

“It’s all very utilitarian, and the various elements and what they do are all clearly called out. Thinking about this led us to highlight the pull cord, eject cord and the inner workings of FastFit, and make the function integral to the aesthetic and graphic integrity of the design.”

As Gear Patrol notes, the 33’s also have a carbon fiber plate in the sole that automatically pushes wearers forward by absorbing and releasing energy. The New York Times confirmed that the feature works when they tested the Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4%.

Get the most advanced pair of Air Jordans ever when the 33s drop online and at select retailers on October 18. 

‘Joker’ Origin Movie Reveals First Footage of Joaquin Phoenix in Clown Makeup

Looks like Joaquin Phoenix can pull off the creepy clown look after all.

Todd Phillips, who is directing the upcoming Joker origin movie, shared new footage of Phoenix as the film’s titular character in full greasepaint that he called “camera test (w/sound).”

The freaky footage comes only a few days after Phillips–director of the Hangover movies, War Dogs and Old School, shared an image of Phoenix without makeup.

Joker hits theaters in October 2019, and co-stars Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, and Marc Maron.

Sailor Brinkley Cook Shares Topless Selfie To Celebrate New Pad

Sailor Brinkley Cook has mastered the art of the sexy selfie. 

The rising model and aspiring photographer utilized both talents to snap this saucy topless shot at her new apartment.

“Me myself n I,” she wrote in the caption. “Ownership of my mothership.”

Cook’s mom, ’80s supermodel Christie Brinkley, gave her a loving sendoff when she first moved into the Manhattan pad in August.   

“As if the view isn’t already spectacular enough,” Brinkley wrote.  “Wishing you every happiness in your new apartment ..going to be fun to decorate!

Christie Brinkley and her daughter, Sailor Brinkley Cook. 

It seems that Cook is eager to follow in her gorgeous mother’s modeling footsteps. The 20-year-old beauty appeared in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and is currently the face of Candies’ Fall 2018 fashion campaign. 

We can’t wait to see what else her career has in store. In the meantime, check out more from Cook’s Instagram feed below: 

Amazon’s new device preorders dominate this week’s best deals

Last week was Apple’s time to shine with the introduction of the iPhone XS and XS Max and Apple Watch 4, but the tail end of this week was all about Amazon. It announced more than 10 products at its hardware event in Seattle, consisting of a few redesigned popular sellers, and several additions to its Alexa-powered arsenal.

Preorders for most of its new tech are open, and the products should start shipping in mid-October. If you think you can hold off, we’re likely to see discounts for most, if not all, of these Amazon products come Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Trump’s Space Force may come with a big price tag, and no one can agree how to structure it

An Atlas V rocket poised to launch a satellite for the Air Force

Two months after Vice President Mike Pence announced the plan to create a Space Force, the military is fighting over how to make it happen. This week, an internal Air Force estimate leaked to the press that said the Space Force would cost nearly $13 billion to create. And an Air Force organization is arguing that we shouldn’t create the Space Force at all, but rather rename the Air Force.

This is just the beginning of a debate about the right way to move forward with the Space Force, says Brian Weeden, a space expert at the Secure World Foundation, a nonprofit that specializes in space security. Creating a new branch of the military is going to require a lot of complicated bureaucratic reshuffling. “The other piece of it is, how do we…

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