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Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. You might not have all day to online shop, which is why we’re committed to doing it for you every week. No need to thank us or anything. This week: a discount on Nike’s premier super shoes from an unexpected retailer, a deal on D.S. & Durga’s enigmatic oud scent and more.

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll parse through the best of it. Today: Apple launches a new, souped-up Mac mini, Rocco launches a cheaper version of their best-selling mini-fridge and more. Apple Mac Mini (M5 Pro Chip) The future is now.

Happy Rachel Cusk week to all those who celebrate. If you were planning on reading her new novel Life of M, you’re probably at least mildly aware of the drama surrounding the accusation that the book’s main character is inspired by Natalie Portman. I first read about this in an article in the British conservative outlet Unherd, one that seemed more interested in generating buzz and clicks than offering any kind of actual engagement with the text. How British.

I haven’t smoked weed since the second Bush administration, but I don’t need to be high to be paranoid. Did I turn the stove off? Is the government reading my texts? Is everyone stoned but me? Yes, yes and, most definitely, yes. My friend, the marketing executive? Blitzed while on Zoom. The little old lady who lives next door to me? She’s blazed every morning on her stoop. I watched a dude suck on a vape on the New York City subway just the other day. I’ve lived in this city forever.

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. At this point, a tasty little Timex-Noah collaboration is a time-honored tradition. The duo has been releasing limited-edition watches for a few years now, often tackling archival styles or leaning into highly cultivated aesthetics; they’re highly coveted for their exclusivity and affordable price tag.

Ariel Arce has a knack for knowing what people want when they go out. She was the first to open a Japanese-style vinyl listening bar in NYC — Tokyo Record Bar — in 2017, which, if you haven’t noticed, has spawned a movement throughout the city. The late, great Air’s Champagne Parlor, which she opened at just 28, introduced me to one of my favorite wines of all time. And as the owner of Pearl Box and partner at Roscioli NYC, she knows a thing or two about where to go for fine food and beverages.

As the summer winds down, this is the perfect time to impress that special someone with a bouquet of the season’s brightest blooms. Luckily, 1-800-Flowers‘ Final Bloom Sale has you covered. With a sizable 30% discount on a huge portion of the site’s massive selection of flowers — orange roses, blue delphiniums, lilies and more — you’ll wish that summer would last forever, From everyday gestures to late-summer celebrations, flowers can bring any occasion to life.

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. When you invite a woman over to your home for the first time, she is absolutely, 100% going to peek inside your medicine cabinet. She’s also going to pull back the shower curtain to inspect the bottles (I pray there are multiple) that are perched on the edge of the tub.

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Fourteen years ago, I decided to take street style photos outside of Capsule, a now defunct tradeshow that brought out the then who’s who of the fashion industry. I didn’t know anyone personally, but I knew many of the street style stars of that time would be in attendance. I wasn’t a good photographer.

Nota bene: All products in this article are independently selected and vetted by InsideHook editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. To all those folks who doubted me when I called that the Gap was on a comeback tour: apology accepted. The mall brand has been an American institution for decades. Even having fallen out of favor for a few years, it was only a matter of time before the retail giant reestablished its stranglehold on easy-access apparel.