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The Long Way Around with The Sneaker Savant

Writing about sneakers as lived experience, not content.

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(3/3) Laced.

So here I am with two lists in my hand:

(2/3) Canon.

Feeling that familiar sense of dread about being erased from the internet, I asked AI - ‘given the fact that I secured all of my Instagram data from the past 13 years, is there any way we could analyze that data to determine more about my likes, my dislikes, and the way in which I’ve used Instagram as a platform?’

(1/3) Content.

A few years ago, there was this thing called ‘top 9’ that would periodically go viral on Instagram.

A New York state of heart

It’s the morning after the Knicks won the 2025-26 NBA Championship and I’m scrolling Instagram.

(2/2) QuickStrike

After looking at the link from ‘Savant’s Pick #4’, I have a better idea of what I might be on the lookout for today.

(1/2) MorningCall

It’s 8:45am and I just pulled up to my desk on the 10th floor of 55 Water Street with my slicked-back hair, my Alfani suit (yes, ALFANI), my $3.99 Ross Nautica Tie and my Marks & Spencer Hard bottoms.

Cortez at 43rd & International.

In 2017, I was having a rough time.

Worldwide Sneakerography: Russia

Worldwide Sneakerography: Russia Reprise

The curious case of the Sneakerlebrity (and why proximity [doesn't] matter)

For the purposes of this post, I need to start with something I experienced at ComplexCon Las Vegas this past November.

Never it, but definitely somewhere.

A lot of people outside of California don’t understand the magnitude of the regional distinctions within California.