The Trump campaign's take on Tim Walz's coaching days proves they don't know football

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grown men in football jerseys on the DNC stage, all former players for Tim Walz

There are few things as shameful, in my mind, as pretending to Know Ball and yet Not Knowing Ball.

To be indifferent to Ball is fine enough. To be indifferent to Ball is to be a potential Ball-Knower lain dormant. But to act like you Know Ball and to not Know Ball? That is a moral failing. Even further, it is a black stain on your character — to thieve at Ball-Knowing is to steal valor from the

Goodbye backpacks. The cool kids are going back to school with a $155 Longchamp tote in hand.

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Longchamp next to school supplies.
Longchamp has been named the "it bag" of the school season.

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  • Longchamp's Le Pliage tote has become the go-to bag for college and high-school students.
  • Students say they love Longchamp's timeless aesthetic and the practicality of its bags.
  • Longchamp is also experiencing a resurgence overall with a notable 44% revenue increase last year.

I remember the backpack I

Instead of carrying multiple camera lenses, this one lets you swap optics

The Verge
The Samyang Remaster Slim prime lens with its optical glass elements removed.
Instead of carrying a bag full of lenses, the new Samyang Remaster Slim lets you only carry alternate optical elements. | Image: Samyang

In an attempt to lighten camera bags, Samyang has created a prime lens that allows photographers to change the focal length by swapping out just the optical elements inside it, instead of having to change lenses completely.

The simpler

The exec behind ESPN+ shares Disney's plan to make streaming sports a success — even if Venu never launches

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John Lasker ESPN

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  • ESPN+ brought Disney's streaming business to profitability in its latest quarter.
  • However, challenges like competition from social media and fragmentation remain.
  • Executive John Lasker shared how he's making ESPN into a streaming powerhouse.

ESPN+ has quietly become a big asset for Disney in the streaming wars and a lifeline in the increasingly challenging sports space.

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Snap is reportedly working on a new pair of augmented reality Spectacles

Engadget

Snap is getting ready to show off a new pair of augmented reality glasses, according to a new report in The Verge. The glasses would be the fifth-generation of Spectacles, and the second pair to have augmented reality capabilities. CEO Evan Spiegel will reportedly unveil the glasses at the company’s upcoming Partner Summit event on September 17.

The company last introduced a pair of AR glasses in

Sports betting is causing some low-income Americans' finances to go from bad to worse

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An illustration of a football on a pile of one hundred dollar bills.
The United States is still learning about the societal impacts of its sports betting boom.

Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

  • Two new studies found that sports betting has taken a toll on some Americans' finances.
  • Sports betting was tied to lower credit scores and less investing in assets like stocks.
  • Low-income Americans and young men were the most likely to see their finances negatively impacted
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No one’s ready for this

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Photocollage of the famous “Tank Man” photo from Tiananmen Square, of an individual standing in front of a column of Type 59 tanks, digitally altered to look like the central figure is missing from the photograph.
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Stuart Franklin

Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are about to go up in smoke.

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