Current：Home > Scams'Air' is a soleless podia-pic about the origins of a shoe -WealthSphere Pro
'Air' is a soleless podia-pic about the origins of a shoe
Charles H. Sloan View
Date：2025-04-11 07:15:57
Almost 40 years ago, a young Michael Jordan signed what was then the NBA's most lucrative sneaker deal with Nike. The new movie Air traces the origin of that deal and the creation of the culture-shifting Air Jordan. It's directed by Ben Affleck and stars Matt Damon, Viola Davis and Jason Bateman — and features a lot of talk about "greatness" and the meaning behind a shoe.
Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour
veryGood！ (685)
Related
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Tiger Woods cheers on son in first state golf championship: How Charlie earned his stripes
- College Football Playoff concert series to feature Jack Harlow, Latto and Jon Pardi
- Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson in jealous rage
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- It's official: Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas unanimously approved by MLB owners
- Judge rules against tribes in fight over Nevada lithium mine they say is near sacred massacre site
- Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Officials investigate cause of Atlantic City Boardwalk fire that damaged facade of Resorts casino
Ranking
- Bodycam footage shows high
- Karma remains undefeated as Deshaun Watson, Browns finally get their comeuppance
- Eight Las Vegas high schoolers face murder charges in their classmate’s death. Here’s what we know
- Eight Las Vegas high schoolers face murder charges in their classmate’s death. Here’s what we know
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Is your $2 bill worth $2,400 or more? Probably not, but here are some things to check.
- AP PHOTOS: The faces of pastoralists in Senegal, where connection to animals is key
- Scary TV truth: Spirited original British 'Ghosts UK' is better than American 'Ghosts'
Recommendation
Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
Out of control wildfires are ravaging Brazil's wildlife-rich Pantanal wetlands
Thousands of Starbucks workers walk off the job in Red Cup Rebellion, union says
China’s agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic
Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
How Maren Morris Has Been Privately Supporting Kyle Richards Amid Mauricio Umansky Separation
Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move
In Russia, more Kremlin critics are being imprisoned as intolerance of dissent grows