Friday Notes for February 23rd, 2024
This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores the most significant cultural stories of the day.
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Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”
Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”
The actor, filmmaker and studio owner is raising the alarm about the impact of the tech, saying, “I feel like everybody in the industry is running a hundred miles an hour to try and catch up, to try and put in guardrails.”
Katie Kilkenny
Is Hip-Hop Bringing Back the Lost Art of the WTF Album?
Is Hip-Hop Bringing Back the Lost Art of the WTF Album?
Andre 3000 and Lil Jon Are Bringing Back the Weird Album
David Browne
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“We’re Seeing a Fundamental Reorganization of Work in America”
“We’re Seeing a Fundamental Reorganization of Work in America”
Real wages have been growing, but many Americans still don’t buy the idea that things are getting better for the economy. What is the real significance of real wages?
Derek Thompson
Technology
First private spacecraft lands on moon in new era of commercial missions
First private spacecraft lands on moon in new era of commercial missions | Semafor
The landing puts the U.S. back on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.
Jenna Moon
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