Monday Notes

Monday Notes

Todays Events

  • NBA Finals: Game 5 - Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets, t 8:30 PM ET on ABC

4 things to monitor heading into Game 5 of 2023 NBA Finals

4 things to monitor heading into Game 5 of 2023 NBA Finals
Does Miami have another win’s worth of resilience left in the tank? Or will Denver wrap up the NBA title in Game 5 at home?

A one-finger salute and the deep ties that bond Butler and the Heat

A one-finger salute and the deep ties that bond Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat
It might be an obscene gesture. Or a multiple-step handshake. Or a reference to a beloved Disney tale. Jimmy Butler has rituals with nearly everyone on the Heat -- and it’s built a remarkable camaraderie that has fueled this shocking title run.

The 1975-76 Denver Nuggets Almost Beat Dr. J to Win a Championship

The Nuggets Almost Won a Title in 1976. Denver Can Make History Now.
Four players from the 1975-76 Nuggets team that went to the A.B.A. finals share their memories and what it would mean for Denver to win a championship this year.

Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.

Discrimination isn’t just infuriating. It steals Black people’s time.
Vox analyzed dozens of studies and found that racism adds up in insidious ways.

Web 3.0 has a future after all

Web 3.0 has a future after all - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the theme of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: I fully expect the ideas behind Web 3.0 to make a major comeback — as the legal and institutional framework for AI bots. It’s worth thinking through how this might work. Say you run a charity and want to create and distribute […]

How Jersey Club Music Became the Blueprint for Your Favorite Hip-Hop Songs Right Now

How Jersey Club Music Became the Blueprint for Your Favorite Hip-Hop Songs Right Now
From Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem to Pink Pantheress and Ice Spice, why your favorite artists love rapping on a classic dance music style that’s been slowly infiltrating the mainstream.