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It’s inevitable that your favorite pair of rock shoes will eventually start to disintegrate to perforated, stinky slippers. If your shoes are too far gone, then it’s time to fish out another $150 and begin the painful, slow process of breaking in a new pair. But instead of wearing the life out of your shoes and tossing them in the trash, there’s another option: resole them when they’re 80 percent gone and give your shoes a whole new life. Resoling involves replacing the sole of the shoe, possibly the rand if needed, and restoring the shoe’s shape as much as possible. Climbers can get half a dozen resoles out of a single pair if they take good care of their shoes. Depending on the number of shoes the climber would otherwise buy, resoling can save several hundred bucks over the course of ...

Paul Sperry, the founder of footwear brand Sperry, might've invented Boat Shoes all the way back in 1935, but plenty of brands make their own versions of the style now — like L.L. Bean, Sebago, Timberland and Rancourt & Co. The latter, Rancourt & Co., a Lewiston, Maine-based maker of hand-sewn leather shoes, launched more than 30 years after the silhouette's inception. However, they're arguably doing it best now — Nobull Shoes with the help of collaborator David Coggins, author of The Optimist (and many other books) and editor of The Contender, a newsletter about travel, men's style, fishing and fine drinks. The Sawtooth is about as casual a shoe as you’ll see Coggins wearing. Huckberry Coggins is a known sartorialist, a seasoned fly fisherman, an opinionated podc...

Which Hey Dude shoes are best? The landscape between sneakers and formal shoes is vast. It can be hard to find a casual shoe that not only looks stylish but is lightweight and comfortable. Hey Dude shoes run the gamut from sandals to boots, offering a wide selection of shoes that are suitable for a variety of occasions. The best Hey Dude shoes will fit comfortably yet be versatile enough for everyday wear. Hey Dude Men’s Wally Sox Shoes, for example, are multifunctional shoes that offer support without compromising the wearer’s range of motion, making them an ideal selection for many. What to know before you buy Hey Dude shoes Hey Dude has a shoe for everyone No matter your age or gender, Hey Dude shoes has a style for you. There are men’s Hey Dude shoes, women’s Hey Dude shoes and ...

New York (CNN Business)"Top Gun: Maverick" has flown to new heights. The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster, in which Tom Cruise reprises the famed role of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, has crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, according to Paramount. "Maverick" is the first film in Cruise's more than 40-year career to reach the billion-dollar milestone — and it's also the second-highest-grossing film in Paramount's long history in terms of domestic figures, behind only 1997's "Titanic." What's more, "Maverick" notched its impressive box office figures in a sort of old-fashioned way: It scored a record opening over Memorial Day weekend and hasn't slowed much since. "It's rare to get the special kind of alchemy that creates a true event film, and we have been absolutely blo...

Stony Brook University’s Staller Center  for the Arts turns into a movie lover’s mecca when new independent films screen at the Stony Brook Film Festival on evenings and weekends from Thursday, July 21 to Saturday, July 30. The popular festival, now in its 27th year, pairs memorable short films with an array of features you won’t see anywhere else, making it a favorite of moviegoers and filmmakers alike. Presented by Island Federal, the 2022 Festival lineup offers 38 films from over 28 countries. The Festival kicks off with the North American premiere of Peaceful, starring Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, and Gabriel A. Sara. A life-affirming drama about acceptance and resilience, Peaceful follows Benjamin, an acting teacher with a terminal illness as he navigates his final months and...

Dakota Johnson is looking back on filming Fifty Shades of Grey, which she said was “mayhem” behind the scenes. In a Vanity Fair cover story, the actress opened up about starring in the $1.3 billion film trilogy, based on E.L. James’ bestselling books, as Anastasia Steele after being intrigued by director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s vision of a stripped-down version of the book. However, the script would eventually change, with James maintaining creative control. “I signed up to do a very different version of the film we ended up making,” Johnson told Vanity Fair.Of James, Johnson said, “She had a lot of creative control, all day, every day, Hoka Shoes and she just demanded that certain things happen. There were parts of the books that just wouldn’t work in a movie, like the inner monologue,...