Fashion

Aimé Leon Dore x Porsche Fall/Winter 2025

Aimé Leon Dore and Porsche's Fall/Winter 2025 capsule fuses automotive heritage with contemporary streetwear — a sophisticated collab redefining what luxury collaboration looks like.

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Wednesday Notes for October 15th, 2025

Your Wednesday cultural briefing for October 15, 2025, covering the day's top sneaker drops, sports results, and culture and tech updates from Uristocrat.

Sports

Nike Renames World Headquarters After Co-Founder Phil Knight

Nike honors co-founder Phil Knight by renaming its Beaverton headquarters the Philip H. Knight Campus—a tribute to the visionary who built a global movement.

Music

Remembering D'Angelo: A Soul Music Legend

D'Angelo reshaped the sound of Black American music with Voodoo, a record so singular it disappeared him for 14 years. He died at 51, leaving behind a legacy that quietly shaped everyone from Frank Ocean to Miguel.

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Tuesday Notes for October 14th, 2025

Tuesday's reads include Seydou Keïta's rediscovered African photography, SNKRS golden tickets dropping in Chicago, early-season NBA big-three tiers, Strava's IPO and Gen Z running clubs, and California's new AI chatbot transparency law.

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Monday Notes for October 13th, 2025

Monday's digest: the Paul Robeson House reopens in Philadelphia, Trump immigration raids in the news, SNKRS golden tickets in Chicago, Jayden Daniels as the QB story of the moment, Strava's IPO filing, and California's AI companion regulation.

Music

Large Professor at Aimé Leon Dore: 214 Mulberry

Large Professor — one of hip-hop's most respected producers — played a vinyl DJ set at Aimé Leon Dore's 214 Mulberry St flagship, spinning jazz, funk, rock, and soul. A New York moment worth noting.

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Friday Notes for October 10th, 2025

Friday's roundup: Drake's Not Like Us defamation suit is dismissed, Jayson Tatum drops a Jordan World Tour pack across four cities, the Giants rout the Eagles 34–17, Stratechery on the OpenAI hype cycle, and Figma adds Gemini.

TV

Netflix's The Vince Staples Show Gets Season 2 Trailer

The Vince Staples Show returns November 6 on Netflix with six new episodes. Season 2 digs into grief and self-discovery — still filtered through Vince's unmistakable deadpan.

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Thursday Notes for October 9th, 2025

Thursday's links: Misty Copeland's final performance at American Ballet Theatre is set for October 22, WTAPS and New Balance drop the ABZORB 2010, Wembanyama, Luka, and Ant are named the faces of the new NBA, and ChatGPT Go expands across Asia.

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Wednesday Notes for October 8th, 2025

Wednesday reads: Mound Bayou's history as a Black Freedmen town, Wembanyama's Halloween-themed GT Hustle 3, the story of Wemby's kung fu meditation summer, and Google's Opal vibe-coding tool launching in 15 countries.

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Tuesday Notes for October 7th, 2025

Tuesday's digest: the Humans of NY Grand Central installation, Boeing's delayed Ethiopia Airlines fleet, Cooper Flagg's NBA preseason debut, WNBA CBA developments, OpenAI Dev Day announcements, and climate tech news.