Friday Notes: Swizz Beatz, Fear of God, NBA Playoffs, Jalen Brunson

In a Nation Armed to the Teeth, These Tiny Missteps Led to Tragedy
A workman knocking on the wrong door. A cheerleader mistaking another car for her own. Small errors can have large consequences in a nation bristling with guns.

Release Day: Swizz Beatz, Suté Iwar, Lloyd Banks, The Weeknd, DJ Neptune

NBA Playoffs
Tyrese Maxey delivers in 4th as 76ers claim testy Game 3

Curry cooks Kings for 36 as Warriors secure Game 3

Booker's 45 powers Suns past Clippers for 2-1 lead

Is the Lakers-Grizzlies Beef Real?

The Cavaliers Are Ruthlessly Hunting Jalen Brunson

Jalen Brunson and the father-coach connection that brought a long-sought star point guard to New York

The racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during the pandemic

America Fails the Civilization Test
The true test of a civilization may be the answer to a basic question: Can it keep its children alive?
How’s the U.S. doing on the civilization test? When graded on a curve against its peer nations, it is failing. The U.S. mortality rate is much higher, at almost every age, than that of most of Europe, Japan, and Australia. That is, compared with the citizens of these nations, American infants are less likely to turn 5, American teenagers are less likely to turn 30, and American 30-somethings are less likely to survive to retirement.

TV
Abbott Elementary Lets Black Kids Be Kids

Fashion
Fear of God celebrates its first show in ten years

Sneakers
Jayson Tatum’s new signature Jordan sneakers share his stories From trips to the zoo with his son to a love of pink lemonade, the Jordan Tatum 1 designs showcase the Celtics star’s on-and-off-court passions

Tech
This Nigerian EV entrepreneur hopes to go head to head with Tesla

Cities Keep Building Luxury Apartments Almost No One Can Afford
