Friday Notes for October 24th, 2025

Andrew Wyeth’s painting ‘Christina’s World’ has recently undergone an extensive and long-awaited conservation project at the Museum of Modern Art.

The Houston rapper’s second solo single of 2025 samples R&B trio Total’s 1996 hit “Kissin’ You”

The xx’s Romy co-wrote the outtake from 2023’s Lahai

Vacancy, the third album from Ari Lennox, is coming soon. The follow-up to the singer’s 2022 album age/sex/location is set for release in January, and today we get a preview in the form of “Under The Moon.” The single leans into a retro retro R&B sound, complete with smoky lead guitar, plinking piano chords, and “shoo-bop shoo-bop” backing vocals. Lennox feels plenty modern when describing her lover, though: “So majestic/ Fuckin’ vicious/ Like a werewolf/ When you’re in it.” Soon she’s howling — an over-the-top bit that works because the song is so smooth. Listen below.

Nike’s inflatable Therma-FIT Air Milano jacket is the most technically engineered Nike garment of its kind. It’s literally multiple jackets in one.

The Thunder become the NBA’s 1st team to play in two double-OT games to open the season, edging the Pacers 141-135.

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The milestone marks a new record for the platform, as YouTube’s annual music industry payout increased by $2 billion since 2022.