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Start Rethinking Your Holiday Plans Now. We Need to Keep Each Other Safe

“The country is burning, and in New York, we’re putting out embers. But as it gets worse and worse in the rest of the country, it’s going to seep into New York. We’re not going to be able to stamp out…

Even if we made dramatic changes as a country today, we would not see the result for two to three weeks, probably four. What’s happening now would take us between Thanksgiving and Christmas to get under control—and we’re not actually making the dramatic changes that are necessary. We know that the current federal administration and the governors who are letting this spread are not likely to have an epiphany (although the governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds, actually instated a statewide mask mandate for the first time for many gatherings today; Iowa has a positive test rate of at least 22%—currently the second-highest infection rate in the country).

We need people to act responsibly and locally, to make small changes that will add up in the larger communities. If we wait for local officials to take control, it may not happen. People need to act responsibly in their families and in their communities and encourage others to do the same. You need to presume that everyone everywhere is a walking asymptomatic patient. You need to wear a mask every time you’re outside of the house. If you’re symptomatic at all, you need to be tested. If you find you’ve been positive or you’ve been exposed to someone who is positive, you need to quarantine.

I’m glad you mentioned the federal government—we have not exactly seen the best behavior there, have we?

We have seen very poor modeling from the federal government. We talk about asymptomatic spread, which is important, but we’re glossing over the fact that the vice president has definitely been exposed and has not quarantined. People see that. It has an effect on how seriously people take medical advice. People start to say, “Oh, I don’t think it’s an exposure.” A new administration will not immediately bring us new science, but they are going to be better messengers. Until then, people need to do the work.

So the dreaded question: What does this mean for the holidays?

We should not have large family gatherings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s. It’s not fun. But finding out your teenage son infected your grandmother is not the Christmas you want to have. It’s hard—and it’s going to make a difference. I know you’re tired. But please act responsibly, and remember that even if this virus hasn’t caught you yet, it will unless you continue to be vigilant.

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A$AP Rocky Turned An Entire Manchester City Kit Into His Album Rollout

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A$AP Rocky doesn’t do album rollouts quietly, and this one recruited an entire Premier League club to help. Manchester City, PUMA, and Rocky teamed up on a limited apparel run tied to “Don’t Be Dumb,” his 2026 album, timed around his September 5th show at Co-op Live.

The centerpiece is a long-sleeve PUMA King jersey in black and archive gold, with “DON’T BE DUMB” running down the sleeve and AWGE branding worked in throughout. A bold “MANCHESTER” graphic covers the back. Fans could also add limited “A$AP 11” name-and-number printing onto the club’s actual Home, Away, or Third kits, while supplies lasted at retail.

There’s a players-only version too, and it never went up for sale. That one sticks closer to City’s usual sky-blue identity, with its own sleeve detailing and back graphic — the kind of piece that exists purely because a handful of people got lucky.

The whole rollout kicked off with a one-night pop-up on September 4th, when PUMA turned a spot in Manchester’s Northern Quarter into a pop-up cafe for the night, mixing football, music, and street style into one room before the wider release hit the stadium store the next morning. Some of those jerseys even came with golden tickets to the concert or that Saturday’s match.

Rocky has called the project true to his own design language, and it’s not even his only club collaboration this cycle — a similar drop with AC Milan landed around the same time. At this point, the line between fashion week and matchday has basically disappeared.

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Quavo And Lids Are Going All In On Atlanta With Their New Cap Pack

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Quavo has never been shy about his hat obsession, and Lids just gave him another outlet for it. Their new “Atlanta” pack drops September 12th, marking another round in a partnership that’s been running strong since 2019.

The collection is a love letter to the city, spread across three very different caps. One mashes up pinstripes, script lettering, and Braves branding into a single design, working navy, red, white, and light blue into the mix. Another goes the opposite direction entirely — fully iced out in crystal detailing, done up in black and red, with both the Falcons and the Braves showing up in the design. The third strips things back to an old-school “ATL” trucker cap in red, white, and gold, the kind of understated piece that lets the city’s name do the talking.

None of this is new territory for Quavo. He’s talked before about waiting on hat releases as a kid, and that same excitement seems to be what’s kept this partnership going years past most celebrity collabs. His earlier Lids run leaned on one moment — the Braves’ 1995 World Series win — but this pack pulls from the city’s whole sports history instead of just one highlight.

Lids has called Quavo one of the rare voices who can blend music, fashion, and sports without it feeling forced, and this drop backs that up. Given how fast his past releases have moved, Atlanta might want to set an alarm for September 12th.

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