Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

Tom Sachs' NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe comes in a black 'Demerits' version, after the artist's story of blacking out a white Swoosh with marker to dodge school demerits, for $119.99.

NHTSA's Chief Counsel ordered Tesla to answer 21 questions under oath by 30 September 2026 on how it self-certified the Cybercab, which has no steering wheel, pedals or mirrors, as meeting federal safety standards.

Jakarta's government targeted September 2026 to break ground on its 19km stretch of a hybrid concrete-and-mangrove sea wall, part of a revised, roughly 500km national coastal defence plan that has replaced the earlier Garuda-shaped bird design.

Samsung Electronics America's New Jersey WARN notice lists 739 roles at its Englewood Cliffs headquarters ending on 30 September 2026, about 62% of its roughly 1,200 New Jersey staff, as the unit moves to Plano, Texas.

Kith and Assouline publish Kith: The Footwear Archive, a 444-page catalogue of more than 1,800 collaborative shoes and prototypes from Ronnie Fieg's archive, on the day Kith turns 15.

Under its settlement with Chip Wilson, Lululemon must appoint another independent director with apparel product and brand expertise by 1 October 2026, subject to Wilson's approval.

LEGO's 4,711-piece model of Downton Abbey, based on Highclere Castle and the largest LEGO Ideas set by piece count, opens to LEGO Insiders on 1 October before general sale on 4 October at $349.99.

Old friends JD and Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time, learning that medicine has changed; interns have changed; but their bromance has stood the test of time. The premiere, "My First Time in a While": J.D. enlists Turk and Elliot to help with Dr. Cox's care. Meanwhile, Elliot finds an unexpected burst of confidence years in the making. Season 2 starts on ABC.

The first LEGO PlayStation set, a 1,911-piece near 1:1 replica of Sony's original 1994 console and controller with working Open and Power buttons, opens to LEGO Insiders on 1 October at $179.99.

Studio Hibari's Tougen Anki returns for its Nikko Kegon Falls Arc sequel in October 2026 on Nippon TV's Friday Anime Night block.

sacai and Levi's third denim collaboration - 12 pieces built on a Sherpa Jacket, Blouson Jacket and belted wide and flare pants, JPY 66,000 to 132,000 - goes on sale in Japan on 1 October 2026 by lottery.

Benjamin Cowen, founder of Into The Cryptoverse and a former NASA researcher, argues Bitcoin's current cycle should bottom around October 2026 — about a year after its October 2025 peak near $126,000, matching the gap between top and bottom in each of Bitcoin's two prior cycles. He leaves room for an earlier low around May 2026 only if a sharp capitulation event pushes the year's returns well outside the range typical of past midterm-cycle years; CryptoQuant's on-chain models point to a similar September-November window.

OpenAI switches off GPT-5.4-Cyber on 1 October 2026; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements. Going: gpt-5.4-cyber.

The third season of The Apothecary Diaries begins airing, continuing Maomao's palace intrigue in the wake of the Shi clan's fall as Jinshi confronts his new role and a warning of coming disaster.

Tesla is expected to publish its third-quarter 2026 vehicle production, deliveries and energy-storage deployments on 2 October, after a 480,126-delivery second quarter; Q3 forecasts run from Goldman Sachs' 435,000 to a 456,000 Visible Alpha consensus.

Portland rapper Aminé's first MADE in USA New Balance, a reddish-brown 992 inspired by Oregon's sixth-grade Outdoor School, with a “wood cookie” hangtag, charms and a tackle-box shoebox, for $220.

Metallica's first show at Sphere starts a 24-night run through 13 March 2027, played as 'No Repeat Weekends' with no song repeated between each Thursday and Saturday.

Costco opens a new warehouse at 10 SE Oldham Parkway by the Missouri 291 and US 50 interchange, giving the southeast side of the Kansas City metro its own club. It carries the full format: fuel station, tyre centre, food court, pharmacy, optical and hearing aids.

Palace's Winter 2026 season starts with its first weekly drop, a cold-weather range led by a shearling B-15 flight jacket, GORE-TEX WINDSTOPPER patchwork parkas, Realtree camo and a 2000 AD Judge Dredd capsule.

J Balvin's first Air Jordan 4, clad in glossy yellow croc-textured leather after the Amazon's yellow crocodiles, with 'Just Do It' and 'Solo Hazlo' lace tags, goes on wide release for $225.

In Toronto's war on crime, the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives of the specialized criminal investigations unit. These are their stories.As a psychological thriller wrapped in a criminal investigation, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent follows an elite squad of detectives who investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto. The premiere, "Diplomatico": Bateman must adjust to an unexpected change when she is assigned a new partner from the Guns & Gangs unit. Season 4 starts on Citytv.