Nike - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/nike/?source=rss&aim=nike en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT Born-again sneaker freak By Andy Selsberg Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/10/05/sneakers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/10/05/sneakers/index.html?source=rss I thought cool sneakers and video games were only for dedicated fanboys -- until the new old-school Nikes made me lust after cool kicks again. The art world's Pepsi Generation By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/07/beautiful_losers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/07/beautiful_losers/index.html?source=rss "Beautiful Losers" chronicles the art rebels of the '90s, fueled by punk, skateboarding, graffiti and trash culture. Now brought to you by Nike! Spiking taboos in Kenya By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/20/volleyball/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/20/volleyball/index.html?source=rss Somali refugees stay true to tradition while challenging taboos. Thigh the beloved country By Rebecca Traister Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/08/18/nike_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/08/18/nike_ads/index.html?source=rss Muscle-bound models sporting "big butts" star in Nike's fall ad campaign. Can this real-women marketing craze be real? Are you ready for some "unswooshing"? By Linda Baker Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/08/blackspot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/08/blackspot/index.html?source=rss Adbusters founder Kalle Lasn aims to beat Nike at its own game, by selling "Black Spot" sneakers to consumers tired of shelling out for megabrands. Air Jordans By Damien Cave Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/08/05/air_jordan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/08/05/air_jordan/index.html?source=rss What changed leisure footwear forever and created the wonderful, hideous behemoth of contemporary consumer culture? It's gotta be da shoes. A reprimand for Reebok By Leslie Dwyer Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/25/dita_sari/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/03/25/dita_sari/index.html?source=rss The running shoes company wanted to give a big cash prize to an Indonesian labor activist. But Dita Sari said no. Don't be like Mike By Tom Schaller Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/11/05/jordan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/11/05/jordan/index.html?source=rss Jordan may be the greatest basketball player of all time, but as a role model, he's an airball. Chain saws, drugs and lesbians By Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/04/olympic_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/04/olympic_ads/index.html?source=rss By Ruth Shalit Chain saws, drugs and lesbians By Ruth Shalit Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/col/shalit/2000/09/30/olympic_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/col/shalit/2000/09/30/olympic_ads/index.html?source=rss Olympic advertising deserves a gold medal -- in confusion. A good idea at the time By Amy Reiter Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/17/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/17/npmon/index.html?source=rss Oh, joy! Dixie Chicks' ode to O.J. pulled from playlists. Britney Spears covers "Satisfaction" ... trust her, she says; and everything you ever wanted to know about panda sex but were afraid to ask. The $126 million man By Joe Gioia Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/12/garnett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/12/garnett/index.html?source=rss What did it take for Kevin Garnett to become the young darling of the NBA? Arms and legs that go on for days and standards that are very, very high. "Excuse me, are you human?" By Simson Garfinkel Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/25/artificial_intelligence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/01/25/artificial_intelligence/index.html?source=rss How do you know your new e-mail pen pal isn't an intelligent agent? Sick and slick By Amy Reiter Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/07/01/gowns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/07/01/gowns/index.html?source=rss Haute couture hits hospitals; capitalism tribute: German wacko prepares to throw 100,000 marks off the Reichstag; veggies bitch about Sophia Loren's cooking; and (surprise, surprise) a recent poll reveals that Americans are nincompoops. Budweiser: Bad for your waistline -- and bad for America By Ruth Shalit Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/06/14/morris/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/06/14/morris/index.html?source=rss Dick Morris is telling his clients to start running political-style hit attack ads. Here's Salon's exclusive look at the first crop. Falling for Tiger Woods By Erin J. Aubry Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/fgm/1998/10/01/fgm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/fgm/1998/10/01/fgm/index.html?source=rss Watching Tiger Woods play golf reconnected me with a heedless kind of faith and a sense of journey I hadn't felt in years. Infant Revolution By Dawn MacKeen Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/29/29feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/29/29feature/index.html?source=rss Nike's labor practices have motivated a wave of youth activism, but where do these children get their ideas? If you're not in a fulfilling relationship, it's society's fault By Michelle Goldberg Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/08/19/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/08/19/news/index.html?source=rss Michael Lerner, of "Politics of Meaning" fame, says that society is to blame for people being single.