Todd Snyder and New Balance Unveil Their Most Colorful Sneaker Collab Yet

New York menswear guru Todd Snyder is renowned for unimpeachably cool collaborations with heritage brands Timex and New Balance–but his latest sneaker drop is designed to bring the heat to dark and dreary winter outfits. 

For their seventh sneaker collaboration, Snyder reinvigorates the classic NB 998 with a veritable rainbow of red, green, yellow and blue hues, with gray, white and black accents, that delivers a polychromatic jolt to liven up tonal cold weather ensembles.

“We had so much fun creating the Todd Snyder x Peanuts® collection of athletic apparel and timepieces, and really wanted to offer a colorful sneaker with a similar vibe,” Snyder said in a press statement. “As a lifelong fan of New Balance, I loved being able to take the iconic 998 shoe and reimagine it in playful, wearable technicolor.”

The American-made sneaker is crafted with a suede/mesh upper and ABZORB® cushioning in the mid-foot for optimal shock absorption and comfort.

The limited-edition Todd Snyder + New Balance 998 Color Spectrum ($220) is now available exclusively at ToddSnyder.com and the brand’s NYC flagship store.

How To Discover If Your Partner Is Financially ‘Cheating’ On You

When you’re in a relationship, one of the last things you want is to get cheated on. Right? Right. But did you know there are tons of super sneaky ways to commit infidelity?

There’s something called “micro-cheating,” where your partner (or you) does things like save a contact in their phone under a fake name, message a former lover even if it doesn’t include meeting up with them, send flirty texts to other people, and regularly check an ex’s social media profiles.

Now, as much as that sucks, there’s a form of cheating that arguably sucks just as much because it could ruin your entire life and not just your relationship: “Financial infidelity.”

The term was examined in a study published in The Journal of Financial Therapy, and is defined by psychologists as “any purposeful financial deceit between two or more individuals” who have “a stated or unstated belief in mutual honest communication around financial matters.”

Apparently, financial infidelity is very common, and couples who aren’t honest with each other about money matters tend to have a lower marital and life satisfaction. This isn’t surprising, though. It’s difficult to be happy in your relationship when there’s any kind of betrayal going on.

According to the study, there are 14 behaviors that count as financial infidelity, ranging from little lies, to seriously costly frauds. They are:

  • Pretending a new purchase is an old one
  • Saying you bought something on sale but paid full price
  • Hiding purchases and receipts
  • Taking money out of savings without telling your partner
  • Hiding credit card statements
  • Having a secret credit card
  • Having a secret stash of money
  • Concealing debt
  • Keeping a raise or bonus a secret
  • Spending money on the kids in secret
  • Gambling money away in secret
  • Lying about the price of a purchase
  • Spending money on pornographic materials or strip clubs in secret
  • Filing for bankruptcy without telling your partner

With that said, according to a separate study from the National Endowment of Financial Education (NEFE), 50 percent of Americans have done at least one of these things, and furthermore, yet another study discovered that most of us find these financial fuckups an “extreme breach of trust, on par with infidelity.”

While it’s a little extreme to call hiding purchases “infidelity,” the researchers “found that only 27 percent of people reported committing financial infidelity, but 53 percent of the same population reported engaging in one of the behaviors that qualified as such,” explains researcher Michelle Jeanfreau, a professor at the University of Southern Mississippi.

“So there’s a sizable chunk of the population that’s committing financial infidelity, but doesn’t recognize it or see a problem with it.”

Despite the fact that some of those committing financial infidelity don’t see anything wrong with it, the NEFE study found that 76 percent of respondents say financial infidelity has harmed their relationship, and for 10 percent, it even led to divorce. It doesn’t help that 35 percent stated they think some finances should always be off limits to their spouse. 

According to Jeanfreau, financial infidelity happens because many couples don’t communicate effectively and don’t share their expectations about spending. Many people don’t feel like they need to share expenses or purchases with their partner, and sometimes fail to understand when full transparency is necessary.

Luckily, psychologist and co-author Michael Mong says there’s a simple fix for this problem: Understand your own spending habits and make sure you and your partner are on the same page.

“A lot of us aren’t raised to talk about money and spending and budgeting, and so we’re ill-equipped to discuss it with a partner. Most people just don’t keep close track of their spending, and you can’t be honest about finances until you have a clear picture of your own.

“It’s impossible for any couple to be 100 percent transparent with finances, but as long as you have shared goals, both for the long and short term, that are manageable for both of you, then that’s a good jumping-off point for determining what merits discussion and what doesn’t.”

H/T: The Cut

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Facebook continues putting Stories everywhere, and now it’s coming to all Groups

Facebook announced today that it’s rolling Group Stories out globally, after initially debuting them last year. The feature allows Group members to contribute to a collaborative story. The company’s also launching reactions in Group Stories, so users can respond to other people’s contributions with a variety of emoji as they watch.

A group story will show up at the top of a Group’s page, and users can contribute by clicking the “add” button next to it. They can then choose something from their camera roll, add effects, stickers, text, or a drawing, and share it. Of course, opening stories up to a massive group of people could backfire, so Group moderators can choose to approve story content before it posts. That’ll be the default for…

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