Friday Notes
![Friday Notes](/content/images/size/w960/2023/07/medium.jpeg)
The Job Where Being a Good Co-Worker Pays $22 Million a Year
Hard data is one way to measure employee performance. But so are soft skills. They’re the reason a role player is now the highest-paid player on his NBA team.
The Job Where Being a Good Co-worker Pays $22 Million a Year
Hard data is one way to measure employee performance. But so are soft skills. They’re the reason a role player is now the highest-paid player on his NBA team.
How a Jay-Z Retrospective Took Over the Brooklyn Public Library
“The Book of Hov,” an elaborate summer exhibition at the borough’s main branch, was quietly conceived by his team as a surprise tribute that opens Friday.
How a Jay-Z Retrospective Took Over the Brooklyn Public Library
“The Book of Hov,” an elaborate summer exhibition at the borough’s main branch, was quietly conceived by his team as a surprise tribute that opens Friday.
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/07/14/multimedia/14rap-exhibit-PROMO/14rap-exhibit-PROMO-facebookJumbo.jpg)
How Far Can Amapiano Go?
A new form of South African dance music is thriving. A pair of twin brothers, known as Major League Djz, want the rest of the world to pay attention.
How Far Can Amapiano Go?
A new form of South African dance music is thriving. A pair of twin brothers, known as Major League Djz, want the rest of the world to pay attention.
![](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/64adcaf59e87508ed764ec89/16:9/w_1280,c_limit/Sanneh-Amapiano-1.jpg)
Aspartame and Cancer: What to Know About the WHO’s Advice
The W.H.O. Says Aspartame Is ‘Possibly Carcinogenic.’ What Does That Mean?
Experts say there’s no need to panic about your diet soda habit.
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/07/13/well/WELL-HFO-ASPARTAME1/WELL-HFO-ASPARTAME1-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Video of the Day: Voices of Fire and Pharrell Williams "Joy"
Tip of the Day
Gave my parents the talk about how one day a robot may call them on the phone using my voice, answering their questions in real time, explaining with desperation that it's stuck on a highway near Des Moines & it lost its wallet & needs them to wire $850 to the following address
— 𝖒𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖊𝖑𝖈𝖚𝖗𝖟𝖎 (@michaelcurzi) July 11, 2023
Member discussion