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Friday Notes
Bruce Brown's $22 million Pacers deal proves soft skills now pay like star power in the NBA. Jay-Z's surprise Book of Hov exhibition quietly took over Brooklyn Public Library.
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CultureWednesday Notes
Kyrie Irving leaves Nike's orbit entirely, inking a five-year deal with Chinese brand ANTA and becoming its Chief Creative Officer. Sam Pollard and Questlove's new documentary examines how the Negro Leagues shaped modern baseball.
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Tuesday Notes
Actor Hill Harper announces his candidacy for Michigan's open US Senate seat. Spike Lee's Creative Sources exhibition opens at the Brooklyn Museum, offering a rare look inside his personal archive.
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Monday Notes
Michael Malekzadeh's Zadeh Kicks sneaker presale operation unraveled when the Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey release overwhelmed his alleged $85 million scheme. The New York Times also reveals how Clarence Thomas used the Horatio Alger Association to access wealthy donors.
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Wednesday Notes
Dazed Digital profiles six African photographers reshaping how the continent is seen globally. Spill — founded by former Twitter employees — surges as Elon Musk limits tweet reading, attracting users like Questlove.
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CultureMonday Notes: America's Family Secret, Affirmative Action, Juvenile's Tiny Desk
A Reuters investigation finds more than 100 US lawmakers, governors, and Supreme Court justices are direct descendants of slaveholders. Damian Lillard officially requests a trade out of Portland after a decade of loyalty to the Trail Blazers.
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Tuesday Notes
Lil Uzi Vert's long-awaited Pink Tape album finally arrives. Popcaan and Burna Boy share Aboboyaa, a vibrant Afropop collaboration filmed in Ghana.
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Friday Notes
The 2023 NBA Draft brought tailoring and Louis Vuitton to the red carpet. Chris Paul's trade from the Suns to the Warriors creates one of the league's most unexpected pairings since Jordan Poole heads to Washington.
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MusicRelease Day: Young Thug, Coi Leray, Camidoh, Big Freedia
Coi Leray channels her critics and her complicated relationship with her father Benzino into her self-titled sophomore album COI. Big Freedia returns after nearly a decade with Central City, featuring Faith Evans and Lil Wayne.
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Tuesday Notes
Chris Paul — a 12-time All-Star mid-book tour — found out he'd been traded by the Phoenix Suns when his son told him. Bradley Beal heads to Phoenix while online clothing stores quietly drop return policies.
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Monday Notes
Pharrell Williams steps into the shoes of the late Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's menswear creative director, debuting his first collection in Paris. Michael Jordan agrees to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets at a reported $3 billion valuation.
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Saturday Notes
The Philadelphia 15 — Black sailors kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for protesting racist abuse — were posthumously exonerated at the Pentagon on Juneteenth eve. The holiday is going national, but local traditions must be preserved.