True Detective is again on HBO this month, and the brand new season has a noticeably completely different vibe than the primary three, largely because of being helmed by Issa Lopez and the entire absence of collection creator Nic Pizzolatto. However followers have seen small particulars within the first two episodes of the fourth season that appear to attach on to the legendary first season of the present. The Ringer’s Daniel Chin takes you thru them right here, however briefly it might be seem that season 4 is about within the hometown of Rust Cohle, one of many protagonists of season 1, and the monetary backing for the arctic analysis facility we’re launched to early within the new collection has a tie to the malevolent group at middle of the primary season’s huge conspiracy. There are different parallels as effectively, and we’re solely two hours in, so there are seemingly extra Easter eggs to find. It’s all a part of what makes the True Detective expertise so wealthy and rewarding for longtime followers.
Stanley Cup Mania
Why are Stanley cups seemingly all over the place abruptly? We actually don’t know, however should you’re on social media in any vital means, you’ve seemingly been bombarded with Stanley cup content material over the previous few weeks. The favored (and reasonably costly) journey cups are having a viral second, and actually, it might be throughout by the point this version of Watches, Tales, & Gear hits the net. Such is the character of web developments. Should you should devour one piece of Stanley cup content material, although, make it this piece by Heather Schwedel in Slate, who spent per week strolling round with a Stanley in NYC, and supplied an genuine, shocking, and genuinely humorous account of her expertise.
A Large Sale on Topo Baggage
We’re fairly huge followers of Topo Designs round right here, notably their implausible assortment of backpacks. They’re within the midst of a fairly large sale on some nice baggage and different gadgets, and providing vital reductions on closeout gadgets. The Rover Pack Basic, for instance, is probably their most iconic bag design, and it may be had for simply $49 on the time of this writing, down from an everyday value of $99. There’s a bunch of different cool stuff on sale as effectively, together with hats, bike baggage, neck gaiters, and extra. Test it out right here.
