Monday Notes

Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court

The exclusive Horatio Alger Association brought the justice access to wealthy members and unreported V.I.P. treatment. He, in turn, offered another kind of access.

Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court

The exclusive Horatio Alger Association brought the justice access to wealthy members and unreported V.I.P. treatment. He, in turn, offered another kind of access.

The New York TimesAbbie VanSickle

The Air Jordan Drop So Hot It Blew Up an Alleged $85 Million Ponzi Scheme

Michael Malekzadeh’s Zadeh Kicks made millions of dollars taking big presale orders for coveted sneakers at low prices and scrambling to fill them. Then came the Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey.

The Air Jordan Drop So Hot It Blew Up an Alleged $85 Million Ponzi Scheme

Michael Malekzadeh’s Zadeh Kicks made millions of dollars taking big presale orders for coveted sneakers at low prices and scrambling to fill them. Then came the Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey.

BloombergMisyrlena Egkolfopoulou

The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department

The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department

Coverage of games, players and leagues will now primarily come from The Athletic, the sports website that the company bought last year.

The New York TimesKatie Robertson

NYT staff fear sports section to be dissolved

The Times’s long-suffering sports desk, known for big splashes but always struggling for a core audience, is bracing to be folded into the also-struggling Athletic. Some of its reporters will likely be offered jobs in other sections of the paper. The Washington Post has the plaintive letter from reporters “twisting in the wind,” and Semafor is told that the Times has announced a meeting tomorrow with sports staff.

NYT staff fear sports section to be dissolved | Semafor

New York Times staff are concerned that the paper could fold its sports section into The Athletic, the sports-focused publication the Times bought in 2022.

Semafor LogoMax Tani

Wes Moore Would Like to Make History

Maryland’s first Black governor talks about his surprise win, what working in banking taught him about power, his grandmother’s advice, and the importance of service.

Wes Moore Would Like to Make History

Maryland’s first Black governor talks about his surprise win, what working in banking taught him about power, his grandmother’s advice, and the importance of service.

The New YorkerCondé Nast

Black and Latino Students Are Struggling with Mental Health. This Program Could Help.

Black and Latino Students Are Struggling with Mental Health. This Program Could Help.

Howard University is training the next generation of social workers to make them better equipped to help students in Washington, D.C.’s public schools.

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