Monday Notes for April 1st, 2024
This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores the most significant cultural stories of the day.
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A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It’s finally changing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame. As upsetting as that notification was, it also was part…
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
How a City Agency Saves New York’s Discarded Objects for Art
How a City Agency Saves New York’s Discarded Objects for Art
Now in its fifth decade, Materials for the Arts has long collected a sundry of objects for artists and nonprofits to make anew.
Lisa Wong Macabasco
Kendrick Lamar’s desire to be the greatest is making hip-hop fun
Kendrick Lamar’s desire to be the greatest is making hip-hop fun
The 2002 NBA All-Star Game contains one of those Kobe Bryant moments that tell you so much about who he was on the court. The game is an exhibition, and players…
David Dennis Jr.
Sports
Immense Mac Allister is providing the calm and control that Liverpool need right now
Immense Mac Allister is providing the calm and control that Liverpool need right now
In his first season at the club, ice-cool Mac Allister has become an integral part of Klopp’s midfield as they chase the league title
James Pearce
Sneakers
PJ Tucker Shows His Nike Zoom Kobe 5 “Kinbe Pa Lage” PE from 2010
PJ Tucker unearthed the Nike Zoom Kobe 5 “Kinbe Pa Lage” PE from the 2010 Help Haiti pack. Learn more on Nice Kicks.
Luis Torres
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