The Wall Street Journal has a nice little story about How Your Favorite Sneakers Got Their Names. Reebok? Adidas? The Puma Clyde? ASICS? Good trivia stuff. Also, I knew the Chuck Taylor has sold a lot over the years– but 600 million pairs? That’s insane. Go on and get your sneaker-nerd on and check out the article. Thanks Brett!

Weddings can be extremely expensive, time consuming affairs. Couples sometimes spend over a year planning every last detail of their nuptials. Often times the worry associated with such painstaking detail from whether the DJ has the right version of “It Had To Be You” to the dairy-free icing on the seven-layer cake, zaps the romance right out of the big day. In the interest of preserving your special moment and not going through all that fuss, NYC’s Grand Opening storefront (Same place that had Pong in the LES) on the Lower East Side has a simple solution., just tie the knot at their space. This July, their “Wedding Chapel” will be the ideal spot for couples looking to save some loot, but not skimp on that whole love thing. They offer the services of an ordained minister, room for up to 20 guests, not to mention live web streaming of your “I dos.” If that’s not enough, a staff photographer will handle your official pics set up against any number of backdrops of places where you dreamed of tying the knot. They’ve already started raising funds and taking bookings for this summer’s lineup of wedded bliss. If you want to be included, you best get a move on, because true love doesn’t always wait.

The String Republic is at it again, this time with an artist collaboration series with awesome folks like eBoy and Ryan Cox (shown above). Some more of my favorite shots of the other collaborations shown after the jump– shoes are for sale on their website for $40. Summer has officially arrived!

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Along with the calm quiet of living in the countryside, suburban life is often accompanied by perks such as a standard issue country club membership and golf courses as far as the eye can see. But what happens when the spawn of suburbia makes their way to the big city. Where will they go to engage in sport and spectacle in a city without rolling green hills that end in putting greens? Fear not, for the hottest urban sport for the fancy set doesn’t need no stinkin’ fairways. Table tennis is all the rage these days, and SpiN New York is about to be the hottest new social spot for the sport. The idea that sprung from Naked Ping Pong’s SOHO loft party is now a fully operational recreational sporting venue complete with a 9,000 square foot room with 15 state-of-the-art tables, locker rooms, a pro shop, not to mention a bar and lounge area for your relaxation needs. Everyone from the celebrity set to those who simply love to play are ponying up for memberships to this club with a ritzy Park Avenue address in NYC’s Flatiron District set to open later in June. While initially only accessible by members, the public will be able to get their ping pong on in virtually no time for a price.