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CultureThursday 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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CultureWednesday 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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CultureTuesday 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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CultureALL 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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CultureMonday 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.
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CultureFriday 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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CultureUristocrat 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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CultureClaudine 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.
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CultureWhat To Watch: A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Director John Maggio follows three photographers shaped by Gordon Parks, tracing his vision from the sharecroppers of the American South to the streets of Harlem.
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CultureThursday Notes
The ECJ validates Real Madrid's Super League challenge; Jordan Brand's Year of 23 was defined by the 3 and the XI; New Balance teases a Lunar New Year 1906R collab.
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CultureTuesday Notes
JoJo Wooden's elevation to Chargers GM makes history — the NFL now has more Black general managers than at any point in its existence; Farfetch avoids collapse with a last-minute Coupang deal.
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Monday Notes
Adobe's $20B Figma deal dies in the EU; ten years after 'Her,' AI companionship is no longer science fiction; and Little Brother is quietly building something new in hip-hop.