Advertisement The Morning Report The five best stories from around the web. Friday, August 5th Edition 1 Footwear Thoughts Take a moment to dig into this essay about sneakers—a love letter to a culture of collecting and the importance of letting go. By Instapaper Pocket 1 Footwear Thoughts Take a moment to dig into this essay about sneakers—a love letter to a culture of collecting and the importance of letting go. By Instapaper Pocket 2 Go Big You know ’em, but do you love them? Here’s how the giant chinos became the unlikely hit of “the new J.Crew”. By Instapaper Pocket 3 Be Still Absolute idleness is both harder and more rewarding than it seems. Can you embrace doing ... nothing? By Instapaper Pocket 4 Buzz Pretend you’re on a Greek island with a refreshing take on a shaken coffee: Meet the freddo espresso or frappe. By Instapaper Pocket 5 WTF Today in bizarre finds: A 15-foot-tall statue of Tony Soprano greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania. By Instapaper Pocket