1. Thursday Notes
    Culture

    Thursday Notes

    Google's AI overviews are killing news referral traffic before it starts; Meta's smart glasses test how far the public will go on surveillance; Beverly Hills Cop returns after 30 years.

    ·2 min read
  2. Monday Notes
    Culture

    Monday Notes

    Shohei Ohtani's $700M Dodgers contract is the largest in sports history — deferred across a decade; LeBron's Lakers claim the NBA's first-ever In-Season Tournament crown.

    ·3 min read
  3. Friday Notes
    Culture

    Friday Notes

    The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament final is set — Lakers vs. Pacers — after Haliburton's Pacers oust Milwaukee and LeBron's crew handles the Pelicans in style.

    ·2 min read
  4. Thursday Notes
    Culture

    Thursday Notes

    The unicorn-to-zombie arc accelerates as funding evaporates for late-stage startups; Sundar Pichai maps out Google's Gemini strategy and where AI goes from here.

    ·1 min read
  5. Culture

    Wednesday Notes

    Barack and Michelle Obama describe Higher Ground's Hollywood ambitions: not prestige TV, but something else entirely. This edition also covers the week in Black business, fashion, and culture.

    ·1 min read
  6. Tuesday notes
    Culture

    Tuesday notes

    A year after ChatGPT's debut, Big Tech has muscled into AI and Silicon Valley's power map has shifted. This edition captures the week's defining stories.

    ·2 min read
  7. Monday Notes
    Culture

    Monday Notes

    A definitive look at how Silicon Valley's competitive anxieties and deep-pocket bets detonated the AI arms race — alongside Monday's curated cultural briefings.

    ·2 min read
  8. Friday Notes: Beyonce, KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday and more
    Culture

    Friday Notes: Beyonce, KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday and more

    Beyoncé marks the 'Renaissance' film release with 'My House,' a surprise single — alongside KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday selections, and the week's essential cultural briefings.

    ·6 min read
  9. BKc x Life of Kings
    Culture

    BKc x Life of Kings

    Miles Davis's cool and Langston Hughes's verse set the tone for BKc and Life of Kings' latest collab — a collection that channels late-1950s Black intellectual style into today's wardrobe.

    ·2 min read
  10. Kith Winter 2023 Delivery II Campaign
    Culture

    Kith Winter 2023 Delivery II Campaign

    Kith's Winter 2023 Delivery II arrives with elevated fabrics, refined silhouettes, and premium layering pieces — a cohesive cold-weather collection that moves from the street to the slopes.

    ·3 min read
  11. Dapper Dan for GAP: Shot by Joshua Kissi
    Culture

    Dapper Dan for GAP: Shot by Joshua Kissi

    Dapper Dan's GAP campaign is a Harlem-meets-Gap visual bridge — shot by Joshua Kissi and built around the idea that the community is the story, not just the backdrop.

    ·1 min read
  12. Economics & Equality: What a Drop in Promotions for Black Workers Says About Corporate Diversity Efforts
    Culture

    Economics & Equality: What a Drop in Promotions for Black Workers Says About Corporate Diversity Efforts

    Promotions for Black workers are falling even as companies double down on diversity pledges — exposing the gap between corporate promise and practice.

    ·2 min read