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Friday Notes: Sports, Jay-z x D'Angelo, 21 Savage

Saban steps away after building Alabama into a dynasty; Jay-Z and D'Angelo's first-ever studio link-up surfaces as a nine-minute jam — a week full of surprises.

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Thursday Notes for January 11th, 2024

Kawhi locks in long-term in LA; Naomi Osaka gives her most candid interview yet, discussing fear, pregnancy, and the road back; Netflix and LeBron team up for an NBA docuseries.

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Wednesday Notes for January 10th, 2024

A new doc puts the racial wealth gap front and center through a Little Rock barbershop; across the Atlantic, Kudus gets the all-clear for Ghana's AFCON opener.

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Tuesday Culture Notes: NFL Shakeups, NYC Innovation, and Plant-Based Confusion

A floating pool on the East River could open by 2025 as New York pushes toward first-in-the-nation paid prenatal leave — while food marketers quietly hollow out 'plant-based.'

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ALL GONE 2023 "QUARTZ"

The 2023 ALL GONE annual drops under the name 'QUARTZ' — another chapter in the definitive printed record of global streetwear culture.

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Monday Notes for January 8th, 2024

The Vision Pro gets its release date; Purple Rain is Broadway-bound; Katt Williams — fresh off a viral interview — gets credit for teaching Dave Chappelle how to be fearless.

Saturday Notes for January 6th, 2024

Bernard Arnault's son Frédéric takes the reins at LVMH Watches — a generational power move inside one of fashion's most storied empires.

What to Watch: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Nikki Giovanni's poetry meets the cosmos in HBO's documentary portrait — a film that captures one of America's most vital voices in her own words.

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Friday Notes for January 5th, 2023

The Basketball Africa League announces its first combine on the continent while Jokic banks a winner — plus the Travis Scott x Jordan 1 Low 'Canary' surfaces for women.

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Uristocrat Notes: Claudine Gay, Katt Williams, Best Black Books of 2023 and more

Gay publishes her side of the Harvard story as nationwide DEI pressure intensifies; Wembanyama's efficiency and Chet's self-awareness define the year's best rookie class.

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Claudine Gay, Elon Musk, NBA Power Rankings and more

Gay's resignation exposes the fragility of DEI at elite institutions; Farrow's Musk profile is the week's must-read; Oklahoma City's Thunder run rattles the NBA power structure.

Tuesday Notes for January 2nd, 2024

A new HBO doc traces Gordon Parks' path from sharecropper's son to LIFE magazine icon; Mickey Mouse's copyright expires, making Steamboat Willie the first public-domain Disney character.