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- After NBA star Kevin Durant left the OKC Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, fans and former teammates called him a cupcake. And now, on September 1, Durant and Nike will release a Nike KDX shoe in red velvet, which “celebrates the smoothest player in the game and his undying quest for the sweet taste of victory.”
- Looking to plan a vacation? Magnus Nilsson’s highly acclaimed Swedish restaurant, Faviken, will reopen reservations at midnight on September 1 CET (that’s 7 p.m. Eastern Time), for seatings running from January 3 to June 30, 2018.
- Those Amazon meat logos you’ve seen all over the Internet this week? Amazon didn’t commission those — Whole Foods employees made them on their own.
- Mall conglomerate Simon sued Starbucks after the coffee chain said it would close all 379 of its Teavana locations this year. The lawsuit comes because one-fifth of Teavana stores are in Simon malls with leases that end as late as 2027.
- Here’s how to use an iPhone, a flashlight, a Big Mac box, and a straw to make a lighting rig.
- Bread and pastries from David Kinch’s bakery Manresa Bread in Los Gatos now ship nationwide.
- This week in Kickstarter news: print magazine The Cleaver Quarterly hopes to publish an illustrated cookbook with recipes from 40 well-known chefs and food writers, all who have deep connections to Chinese cuisine. All contributors are “dedicated to raising the profile of Chinese cuisine and showcasing its gastronomical richness.”
- The selfie latte art trend made its way to Vancouver.
- And wine slushies have made their way to Disney Springs.
- Speaking of, researchers just discovered traces of a 6,000-year-old wine in terra cotta jars inside a cave in Sicily.
- This is just a funny example of what happens when something is translated into another language and back again:
Best translation fail. The arabic spells out a transliteration of 'meat ball' in English - which sounds like 'mayit baul', or Dead Paul. pic.twitter.com/zReTm93Gg8
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) August 28, 2017
