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CultureMonday Notes for February 12th, 2024
Beyoncé surprised fans by dropping 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages' during Super Bowl weekend, teasing Act II country music. Usher's halftime show drew near-universal praise for a star-studded performance.
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CultureFriday Notes for February 9th, 2024
Killer Mike's Grammy night was unforgettable for all the wrong reasons — three wins and an arrest on the same evening. Kobe Bryant's bronze statue was unveiled at Crypto.com Arena the night before.
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CultureThursday Notes for February 8th, 2024
Pharrell's KIN Apparel debuted a Black History Month collection celebrating Black artistry, while artists worldwide collectively created 639 murals honoring Kobe Bryant's legacy.
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CultureWednesday Notes for February 7th, 2024
A record number of Americans are priced out of housing as rent affordability hits a crisis point, while NBA players reflect on what Kobe's jersey numbers 8 and 24 meant to their careers.
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CultureTuesday Notes for February 6th, 2024
Nigeria's Art and Culture Minister is betting on Afrobeats and Amapiano as vehicles for national economic growth — a striking policy position for a genre that has become a global force. Also: the Nike Air Flightposite Metallic Gold returns.
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CultureMonday Notes for February 5th, 2024
Jay-Z used his honorary Grammy acceptance speech to call out the Recording Academy for consistently overlooking hip-hop and for denying Beyoncé the Album of the Year prize. Immanuel Quickley is shooting his way into a starring role in Toronto.
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CultureFriday Notes for February 2nd, 2024
Nike's Air Max Dn debuts in its inaugural "All Night" colorway as the NBA All-Star Game reserves land with three Eastern Conference first-timers.
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CultureThursday Notes for February 1st, 2024
Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari is official. Nike's outrageous Year of the Dragon Air Force 1 is set to drop.
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CultureWednesday Notes for January 31st, 2024
Byron Allen bids $14 billion to acquire Paramount Global as Embiid goes down with a knee injury and the Jets' tumultuous 2023 season is dissected.
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CultureTuesday Notes for January 30th, 2024
Issa Rae says studios' cancellation of Black shows is making her go indie, as Neuralink confirms its first human brain implant.
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CultureMonday Notes for January 29th, 2024
Councilman Yusef Salaam was pulled over by the NYPD just a week after being sworn in, while the Lions' Conference Championship meltdown is dissected.
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CultureFriday Notes for January 26th, 2024
Jürgen Klopp confirms he's stepping down from Liverpool at the end of the season after nine trophy-laden years, as the Whitney Biennial 2024 is announced.