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Auschwitz Museum's Awful Task: 8K Children's Shoes

Auschwitz Museum
Conserves 'Only Trace
Left' of Children Killed

May 16, 2023 10:01 AM CDT

Auschwitz Museum Conserves 'Only Trace Left' of Children Killed

Specialists are preserving 8K shoes of Nazis' youngest victims at Polish death camp

(Newser) - In a modern conservation laboratory on the grounds of the former Auschwitz camp, a man wearing blue rubber gloves uses a scalpel to scrape away rust from the eyelets of small brown shoes worn by children before they were murdered in gas chambers. Colleagues at the other end of a...

Adidas' 'Big Success'
Is Now a 'Big Nightmare'

Adidas' 'Big Success' Is Now a 'Big Nightmare'

Company not sure what to do with $1.3B in Yeezy sneakers, though it's mulling 'something good'

(Newser) - Adidas has about $1.3 billion worth of Yeezy sneakers idling in warehouses worldwide, the result of its split with Kanye West after a series of offensive remarks and actions by the rapper. Now the company is struggling to figure out what to do with the excess inventory in 2023,...

Numbers on Adidas' Yeezy
Loss Look to Be Huge

Feb 10, 2023 10:16 AM CST

Numbers on Adidas' Yeezy Loss Look to Be Huge

Company says if it can't 'repurpose,' sell existing inventory, it could lose $1.3B in revenue this year

(Newser) - Adidas knew it was going to take a big hit when it cut ties last fall with "one of the most successful collaborations in our industry's history": its relationship with Kanye West and his Yeezy brand of footwear and clothing, after the rapper made antisemitic remarks and exhibited...

State Bills Seek to Prevent
Kangaroos Becoming Shoes

Jan 24, 2023 1:09 PM CST

State Bills Seek to Prevent Kangaroos Becoming Shoes

Activists say 70% of kangaroo skins sold end up in high-end soccer cleats

(Newser) - Oregon and Connecticut are considering bans on the sale of products made from kangaroos, while a similar bill awaits debate in the US House. Oregon lawmakers have joked that the proposal could "bounce" to the state House or land in "kangaroo court," per Oregon Public Broadcasting . But...

Employee Spots Foot in Shoe in Yellowstone Hot Spring

Owner of Foot Found in
Yellowstone Hot Spring ID'd

UPDATED

Nov 18, 2022 8:35 AM CST

Owner of Foot Found in Yellowstone Hot Spring ID'd

Il Hun Ro of Los Angeles died in 'unwitnessed incident' at Abyss Pool in July

(Newser) - The partial foot found in a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park in mid-August belonged to a 70-year-old man who is believed to have died weeks earlier. Il Hun Ro of Los Angeles was identified in the last three weeks using DNA analysis, park officials said Thursday, per Fox News...

She Tried to Sell
JJ Watt Merch
to Raise Money.
Watt Responded

Jul 21, 2022 10:05 AM CDT

She Tried to Sell JJ Watt Merch to Raise Money. Watt Responded

Arizona Cardinals player steps up to help woman fundraising for grandfather's funeral

(Newser) - A sports fan who tried to hawk some of her JJ Watt merch to help pay for her grandfather's funeral ended up hearing from the Arizona Cardinals defensive end himself. Jennifer Simpson's Wednesday tweet noted that she hoped to sell a Watt-branded jersey from when he played for...

No, I Won't Take My Shoes Off Before Coming In

Stop Demanding Guests
Take Off Shoes in Your House

OPINION

Feb 11, 2022 11:40 AM CST

Stop Demanding Guests Take Off Shoes in Your House

'WSJ' writer makes her case in terms of hygiene, practicality, and personal well-being

(Newser) - If cleanliness is next to godliness, then Kris Frieswick has just declared herself a heathen. Sort of. That's because the writer has declared, via a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, that she's not inclined to take her shoes off in homes where people are expected to do so,...

Usain Bolt:
Today's Sprinters
Have Unfair Advantage

Jul 20, 2021 10:25 AM CDT

Usain Bolt: Today's Sprinters Have Unfair Advantage

World record holder blasts new shoe technology at Olympics

(Newser) - Usain Bolt says runners hoping to best his world record sprints at the Tokyo Olympics will have an unfair advantage: new-generation shoes. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, gold medal-winning marathon runners wore carbon-plated, thick-soled shoes that were ultimately found to be 4% more efficient than other shoes, reports Outside . Sprinters,...

His Brand Was
Adored by Surfers,
Skateboarders, and 'Spicoli'

OBITUARY

May 8, 2021 7:30 AM CDT

His Brand Was Adored by Surfers, Skateboarders, and 'Spicoli'

Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans, dies at age 90

(Newser) - In the '70s, skateboarders and surfers wore them. In the '80s, Sean Penn donned a pair of the black-and-white checkerboard version as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Today, teens and young adults still sport the Vans brand, famous for its iconic canvas boat shoes with...

These Old Sneakers Are About
to Break a Sotheby's Record

Apr 17, 2021 6:30 AM CDT

These Old Sneakers Are About to Break a Sotheby's Record

Nike Air Yeezy 1 prototypes worn by Kanye West at 2008 Grammys set to sell for $1 million

(Newser) - If you saw them thrown in the corner of a bedroom, you'd think these black size 12 sneakers were just any old pair of Nikes. Instead, they've just become Sotheby's most expensive shoe listing ever, set to be auctioned off this month for more than $1 million,...

Kamala Harris Gives Jolt
to a Certain Sneaker

Feb 2, 2021 1:15 PM CST

Kamala Harris Gives Jolt to a Certain Sneaker

Sales of Converse's Chuck Taylors spike after vice president wears them

(Newser) - Supporters of Kamala Harris appear to have helped boost sales of the vice president's favorite pair of shoes. Women across the country vowed to wear Converse sneakers —specifically the Chuck Taylor versions Harris loves so much—and/or pearls for Inauguration Day, in honor of the nation's first...

For Crocs, a 'Bittersweet
Moment' Amid the Pandemic

Jan 12, 2021 12:54 PM CST

For Crocs, a 'Bittersweet Moment' Amid the Pandemic

Consumers scooped up famous, easy-to-clean clogs in record sales year

(Newser) - For many retailers, 2020 was a catastrophe due to the coronavirus pandemic. For the Crocs footwear brand, it was a "bittersweet moment," per CNN Business . The sweet part: Last year was a record one in terms of sales, and the company on Monday increased its Q4 year-over-year revenue...

They Met Up for a Sneaker Sale.
Then Everything Went Awry

Apr 14, 2020 12:10 PM CDT

They Met Up for a Sneaker Sale. Then Everything Went Awry

Teen girl killed during shootout over Adidas Yeezy shoes near Miami: cops

(Newser) - A Miami high school senior weeks away from graduation was killed last week during what cops say was a botched sale of Adidas Yeezy sneakers. Two men have since been arrested and charged with murder. CNN reports that Andrea Camps Lacayo died April 7 after she accompanied her boyfriend, Sergio...

KFC Crocs Don't Just
Look Like Fried Chicken

KFC Crocs Don't Just Look Like Fried Chicken

They smell like it, too—at least until feet enter the picture

(Newser) - For $59.99, you can "make your dreams of wearing a bucket of chicken finally come true." That's according to Crocs , which is out with what is surely (seriously, no contest) its oddest design yet. Revealed in a fairly out-there ad released Wednesday, the KFC X Crocs...

Nike Nailed It With These
Shoes—and That's a Problem

Jan 18, 2020 3:00 PM CST

Nike Nailed It With These Shoes—and That's a Problem

The Vaporfly is helping marathon runners break records

(Newser) - Some shoes aren't just good, they're too good—which has World Athletics seeking a response to Nike's Vaporfly sneakers, Quartz reports. The governing body of track and field knows these shoes are helping runners set marathon records, but what to do? The Times of London reports a...

Mom Texted
Ashton Kutcher,
Scored Some
New Shoes

Nov 18, 2019 8:44 AM CST

Mom Texted Ashton Kutcher, Scored Some New Shoes

'That '70s Show' star reacts to message of a cross-country team in need of running shoes

(Newser) - A Texas cross-country team might have thought they were being punk'd—but Ashton Kutcher really did come through for them in a pinch. Monica Gutierrez tells CNN that her son, an eighth-grader at the IDEA Tres Lagos school in McAllen, joined the cross-country team this year, and one of...

Don't Worry Too Much About
Wearing Your Shoes Inside

Aug 30, 2019 12:30 AM CDT

Don't Worry Too Much About Wearing Your Shoes Inside

'New York Times' talks to health experts who say the germ factor is relatively benign

(Newser) - A New York Times story tackles an interesting if low-grade health question: Should you take your shoes off before going inside? After talking to several scientists about the matter, the article by Christopher Mele comes to a general conclusion: If it's just a matter of health—that is, worry...

Woman Buys Out Entire Payless
Store to Help Those in Need

Jul 27, 2019 8:00 AM CDT

Woman Buys Out Entire Payless Store to Help Those in Need

Carrie Jernigan says it all began with a simple request from her daughter to donate one pair

(Newser) - It started with a pair of Avengers-branded shoes. One day in May, attorney Carrie Jernigan was shopping at a Payless near her home in Alma, Ark., with her kids, trying to grab as many pairs of deeply discounted footwear as she could after Payless announced it would soon be closing...

Kanye West Got
Rich Again. Here's How

Kanye West Got Rich Again. Here's How

The rapper sits down with Forbes magazine

(Newser) - Kanye West is wealthy again. The rapper/singer/songwriter who bottomed out three years ago—hospitalized with temporary psychosis while apparently $53 million in debt—is now on the cover of Forbes and crediting his comeback to an old love: sneakers. "I am a product guy at my core," West...

Japan's Health Chief on
High Heels at Work:
'Necessary'

Jun 6, 2019 8:20 AM CDT

Japan's Health Chief on High Heels at Work: 'Necessary'

He's pushing back on artist Yumi Ishikawa's petition against workplace dress requirements

(Newser) - Women across Japan may find workplace dress codes that require high heels to be onerous, but according to the country's chief health official, such mandates are just fine. Reuters reports that Health Minister Takumi Nemoto responded Wednesday to an online campaign started by artist Yumi Ishikawa that pushes back...