GQ

Christa Pike's case is drawing renewed attention after a veteran death row witness, who says he has observed nearly 500 executions, described hers as unlike any other. Pike is the only woman on death row in Tennessee, convicted of the 1995 murder of a fellow student, and her case continues to fuel debate over capital punishment and clemency in the United States.

Attention is on a medical technique in which pure alcohol is injected directly into heart tissue. The method, known as alcohol septal ablation, is used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by deliberately causing a small, controlled heart attack to shrink thickened muscle that blocks blood flow. Discussion centres on how counterintuitive the idea sounds given alcohol's usual harms, and on the precision cardiology behind it.

Attention is on skateboarder Tyshawn Jones, a member of Supreme's skate team, in connection with the SOTY (Skater of the Year) conversation. Tags linking Jones to Supreme, pop culture and style suggest fans are debating his chances or celebrating his profile in both skating and fashion circles.