Don’t be put off by the name. The adidas x Bad Bunny Ballerina is one hot pair of shoes. We first got hold of the Ballerina silhouette last year; now it is back in a Vivid Red colourway inspired by Puerto Rico’s Flamboyán trees. Inspired by the iconic adidas Taekwondo model, originally created for elite […]
Rolex has been the Exclusive Major Partner and Official Timepiece of the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 25 years. It is the world’s oldest and most prestigious endurance race, putting drivers and machines through a gruelling 24 hours on the 13.626 km Circuit de la Sarthe. The overall winners receive specially engraved Oyster Perpetual […]
If you’re TAG Heuer and need someone to be the brand ambassador for the Aquaracer, you’d better be sure you’ve picked someone who knows the ocean inside and out and can master the waves. That man is professional surfer Kai Lenny. He was destined for the water. In Hawaiian, his first name means “ocean”. He […]
Following the lead of the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls team, which has tweaked its F1 car for the new season, TUDOR has followed suit with the new Black Bay Chrono “Carbon 26”, inspired by the distinctive livery of the team it supports. Springboarding from the Carbon 25, it retains a lightweight carbon-fibre case and […]
Tommy Hilfiger has introduced a new Tommy Hilfiger x Cadillac Formula 1 Team fanwear release to coincide with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The past couple of months have felt dominated by FIFA, so it is nice to see some motor sport fanwear entering the fray. To get eagles flying and machine guns firing, […]
Everyone’s going Fifa Crazy, may as well go all in on your favourite team.
In Part One of this story, I told you about Kai Tak Stadium, 50 years of the Hong Kong Sevens and the run of Cathay Pacific lounges that bookended the trip. But Kai Tak was only half the story. Cathay Pacific and the Hong Kong Tourism Board had built a week around us that went […]
I landed in Hong Kong at 9.05 pm, and by the time I’d cleared the terminal I understood why Cathay Pacific calls this city home. The airline I had just stepped off is marking its 80th anniversary this year, and every part of the journey, from boarding in New Zealand to touching down at Hong […]
Within the Xilingol Steppe in China’s Inner Mongolia region lies a C-shaped extinct volcano that erupted around 150,000 years ago. It is one of 108 volcanoes in an area rich in natural resources. Roam far enough and you will find an extraordinary mix of wetlands, forests, lakes, steppe and seasonal snowfields. Apart from the local […]
We generally like to keep things positive at M2. The daily news can be miserable, and we like to offer some respite from it. However, it is hard to ignore many of the subjects featured in this year’s internationally acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition, which recently ran at Smith & Caughey’s in central Auckland. Seen […]
It’s been a savage year of rising costs, thanks in part to pressure on fuel due to the war with Iran. This is expected to continue, but there have been signs of easing. “The recovery has not been derailed, but it has been delayed,” say ASB economists. “Household spending, business investment and some export sectors […]
Xbox is in its 25th year, and a new boss is in charge. In 2026, Phil Spencer retired after 38 years at Microsoft and was succeeded by Asha Sharma, now CEO of Xbox. Sharma previously served as COO of Instacart and a vice president at Meta before returning to Microsoft, where she led CoreAI Product. […]
The ASUS Zenbook DUO The last time M2 covered the ASUS Zenbook was back in 2022. When the company heard consumers wanted flexible options, it must have taken the request to heart. The unique form factor of the ASUS Zenbook DUO (UX8407) is back and better than ever. The result is a laptop with two […]
If you’re a car company with an eye for design excellence, chances are you’ll want to spread your wings at some point and expand your brand footprint with bespoke limited runs of products that speak to your identity. Yachts are a given, but what about everything else? Here are a couple of offerings from the […]
In space, nobody can hear you rizz. Prada’s designs are out of this world. Not only is it a luxury fashion house on Earth, but in space it is providing the critical service of keeping astronauts comfortable and thermally regulated. According to a team of researchers, astronauts appear to exhibit signs of a sort of […]
The new Supergirl film has failed to light the world on fire in the way DC was probably hoping. This isn’t a good sign. Personally, I have no beef with Supergirl. In fact, I want to like it despite all its flaws as a narrative. When I was a kid, I saw Helen Slater fly […]
Unless you’re a PC gamer, you can look forward to playing GTA 6 this year. November 19 is D-Day. It’s hard to believe. I even hesitate to write this, since it has been delayed three times to reach this point. The difference now is that we’re allowed to pre-order, with a price of $119 on […]
When I was at uni, I’d occasionally go to Allied Workforce and pick up any odd jobs that didn’t require steel-capped boots, a forklift licence or any skill at all, really. In the early, cold mornings in that shed, we’d sit there wondering whether we’d get any work. The only comfort was morning TV, and […]
