Monday Notes for January 6th, 2025
The January 6th, 2025 edition of Uristocrat Notes
This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores what we are reading as it relates to cultural stories of the day.
Culture
The Man Who Knew Too Much
He Was a Genius for the Ages. Can We Give Him a Break?
Gottfried Leibniz made conceptual advances that lie behind our digital world. Yet for centuries he was mocked for a misstep.
Anthony Gottlieb
Sneakers
Deion Sanders’ Signature Style Lives On with the Air Diamond Turf "49ers”
Deion Sanders’ Signature Style Lives On with the Air Diamond Turf “49ers”
First teased at the latest SNKRS Showcase.
Adelle Ki
Sports
NFL playoff bracket: Schedule, Super Bowl odds, stats, more
Our guide to the NFL playoffs: Reasons for hope -- and concern -- for all 14 teams
The NFL playoff field is set, and an exciting wild-card slate lies ahead. Here’s everything to know about the 14 teams vying to win Super Bowl LIX.
NFL Nation, +2 More
Jaguars fire HC Pederson, retain GM Baalke
Jaguars fire HC Pederson, retain GM Baalke
The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Pederson but retained GM Trent Baalke on Monday, the team announced.
Michael DiRocco
Superstar moves, new look rosters? Key questions ahead of the trade deadline
Superstar moves, new look rosters? Key questions ahead of the NBA trade deadline
With the NBA trade deadline a month away our NBA insiders answer some of the biggest looming questions ahead of February 6.
NBA insiders
Technology
The Download: our 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2025
The Download: our 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2025
Meta’s AI profiles are no more
Rhiannon Williams
