Nick Engvall
@nickengvall.bsky.social
Cars. Kicks. Content. California.
DO COOL SH!T
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#F1 #Sneakers
DO COOL SH!T
✌️+ ❤️ + 🌯
#F1 #Sneakers
Every Monday I write about cars and mental health, because project cars and personal growth have the same timeline... eventually.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Every Monday I write about cars and mental health, because project cars and personal growth have the same timeline... eventually.
pursuitofsomething.co/p/the-projec...
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First autograph I ever got was from Chili. He called me his pal. Still never felt cooler than that in my life.
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First autograph I ever got was from Chili. He called me his pal. Still never felt cooler than that in my life.
never could have seen this coming
Elon Musk admits other automakers don’t want to license Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’
Elon Musk admits other automakers don’t want to license Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’
After years of teasing that other automakers would license Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, Elon Musk has now admitted that no other automakers want to license it.
“They don’t want it!” He says.
more…
electrek.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
never could have seen this coming
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John Oliver’s auctioning those gold adidas for public broadcasting
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
John Oliver’s auctioning those gold adidas for public broadcasting
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
15 Years of Layoffs
$11B World Cup
One Forgotten Trademark
How Nike lost the trademark of one of the most important boot lines in football.
open.substack.com/pub/sneakern...
$11B World Cup
One Forgotten Trademark
How Nike lost the trademark of one of the most important boot lines in football.
open.substack.com/pub/sneakern...
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
15 Years of Layoffs
$11B World Cup
One Forgotten Trademark
How Nike lost the trademark of one of the most important boot lines in football.
open.substack.com/pub/sneakern...
$11B World Cup
One Forgotten Trademark
How Nike lost the trademark of one of the most important boot lines in football.
open.substack.com/pub/sneakern...
Reposted by Nick Engvall
What the signs say 🗣️🏳️⚧️
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
What the signs say 🗣️🏳️⚧️
Reposted by Nick Engvall
nwsl fans rule at this stuff. this banner right behind the goal during the championship on cbs >>>
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
nwsl fans rule at this stuff. this banner right behind the goal during the championship on cbs >>>
Feels like Oscar has been in DRS of Kimi for 12 years now
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Feels like Oscar has been in DRS of Kimi for 12 years now
Reposted by Nick Engvall
Look at this, a thing of absolute beauty
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Look at this, a thing of absolute beauty
Weekend Attendance: Sold Out
Um… that’s not the attendance.
Um… that’s not the attendance.
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Weekend Attendance: Sold Out
Um… that’s not the attendance.
Um… that’s not the attendance.
whatever this multiverse era we are in continues to disappoint
Remember the Shamwow guy? He's running for Congress as a Republican. I think he'll fit right in with their caucus. www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/cr...
ShamWow: But Wait, There's More...
APRIL 8--In what we promise will be the final installment of the ShamWow Chronicles, on the following pages you will find a selection of police evidence photos memorializing the recent bloody battle b
www.thesmokinggun.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
whatever this multiverse era we are in continues to disappoint
Reposted by Nick Engvall
Nike spent $400M+ on severance in 2024.
A dedicated IP team would've cost $2.25M/year.
One of those investments prevents trademark disasters. The other creates them.
Tomorrow: The Art of the Turnover. First paid Sunday Long Read drops AM.
A dedicated IP team would've cost $2.25M/year.
One of those investments prevents trademark disasters. The other creates them.
Tomorrow: The Art of the Turnover. First paid Sunday Long Read drops AM.
The Sneaker Newsletter | Nick Engvall @ Sneaker History | Substack
20+ years inside the sneaker industry.
Complex, Employee #9 at StockX, Finish Line, Sole Collector, Nice Kicks, Stadium Goods.
The stories they wouldn't let me tell.
Real industry analysis beyond the ...
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Nike spent $400M+ on severance in 2024.
A dedicated IP team would've cost $2.25M/year.
One of those investments prevents trademark disasters. The other creates them.
Tomorrow: The Art of the Turnover. First paid Sunday Long Read drops AM.
A dedicated IP team would've cost $2.25M/year.
One of those investments prevents trademark disasters. The other creates them.
Tomorrow: The Art of the Turnover. First paid Sunday Long Read drops AM.
Reposted by Nick Engvall
Looks like there's still no Trump Tipline so you'll have to report this at the Mamdani Monitor bsky.app/profile/repo...
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Looks like there's still no Trump Tipline so you'll have to report this at the Mamdani Monitor bsky.app/profile/repo...
Reposted by Nick Engvall
I don't see a Trump Tipline on the ADL site so you'll have to report his support for Nick Fuentes here
Did you know that the ADL's Mamdani Tip Line is live and that you can submit instances where Zohran Mamdani is being anti-Semitic for them to investigate? www.adl.org/mamdani-moni...
www.adl.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I don't see a Trump Tipline on the ADL site so you'll have to report his support for Nick Fuentes here
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Space Force Ones.
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Space Force Ones.
John Oliver’s auctioning those gold adidas for public broadcasting
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
John Oliver’s auctioning those gold adidas for public broadcasting
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
I grew up on PBS’ Mr Rogers
In 2022, I got to tell the Nike Cortez story on NPR’s Morning Edition w/ some legendary company
To me letting the stories breathe reaches people in ways others can’t
open.substack.com/pub/outsidep...
Reposted by Nick Engvall
Coach John Beam’s legacy is everywhere: defector.com/coach-john-b...
Coach John Beam's Legacy Is Everywhere | Defector
Coach John Beam’s murder has been a national story, which seems like something that John Beam would find simultaneously hilarious and troublesome. His adult life was dedicated to teaching, and to…
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Coach John Beam’s legacy is everywhere: defector.com/coach-john-b...
This line up was so unexpected to me
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
This line up was so unexpected to me
I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Gavin Newsom’s social media team is the Wendy’s team from 7-8 years ago. They really don’t miss.
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Gavin Newsom’s social media team is the Wendy’s team from 7-8 years ago. They really don’t miss.
Working on cars is my therapy and this past weekend I did some soul searching while throwing out old Apple boxes and other things that had overtaken my garage. So, I wrote about it…
pursuitofsomething.co/p/winter-car...
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Winter Car Builds Happen in Garages Nobody Sees
On making space, making progress, and doing the unsexy work that it takes to take on the DIY jobs of building a project car.
pursuitofsomething.co
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Working on cars is my therapy and this past weekend I did some soul searching while throwing out old Apple boxes and other things that had overtaken my garage. So, I wrote about it…
pursuitofsomething.co/p/winter-car...
pursuitofsomething.co/p/winter-car...
i still can't drive south on hwy 1 because of massive erosion-caused road closure... maybe beaches aren't the right part of the coastline to be studying
Study authors were surprised by the findings.
New study upends erosion narrative for much of California’s shoreline
Study authors were surprised by the findings.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
i still can't drive south on hwy 1 because of massive erosion-caused road closure... maybe beaches aren't the right part of the coastline to be studying
Someone should do the oral history of B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Someone should do the oral history of B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret