Did ‘Stranger Things’ Help Nerds Win the Culture War? – The Weekly Rundown

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  • Cold Archive Explores ‘Stranger Things’ For Netflix x Lacoste – Hypebeast
  • Scam or Shoe? Yeezy Knit Runner – Rose Anvil
  • Walking on air: how Jordan launched nerdy Nike into the stratosphere – The Guardian
  • ChatGPT and Writers: Are They Unwittingly Feeding the AI Beast? – Inside Hook
  • Sole Survivors: How the Internet is Saving Bespoke Shoemaking (Pt 2) — Die, Workwear!
  • Nicks’ CEO Shuyler Mowe on Explosive Growth, Developing New Leathers, and Spokane’s Uniquely Competitive Bootmaking Scene – Stitchdown
  • ‘No Way Out:’ Levi’s Seeking Discounts From ‘Doormat’ Denim Suppliers? – Sourcing Journal
  • Reading Time At HSNY: Smokers, Banquets, Galas – Celebrating 157 Years Of Horological Tradition – Hodinkee
  • Europe’s First Wild River National Park Is Here – Patagonia
  • Carhartt Partners with Curcular Resale Platform, Trove – Trend hunter