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.

ai

OpenAI Dev Day 2025: Apps SDK, AgentKit, and New Models Transform Developer Platform

OpenAI's Dev Day 2025 was dense: Apps SDK for agent builders, AgentKit for enterprise, GPT-5 Pro priced at $15/$120 per million tokens, Sora 2 for video, and a new real-time mini model. 800 million ChatGPT users and counting.

Sneakers

Bad Bunny's Signature adidas Shoe: The BadBo 1.0

After one of the biggest years in music, Bad Bunny is ready to make 2026 equally significant in footwear. His first signature shoe with adidas, the BadBo 1.0, blends basketball heritage with his distinct design language.

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Monday Notes for October 6th, 2025

Monday reads: forgotten Black Wall Streets, the Pan-African Dreams piece in the New Yorker, adidas Jellyfish back on October 11, a full NBA trade deadline guide, the Collier vs. Engelbert WNBA standoff, and AI dominating VC.

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Friday Notes for October 3rd, 2025

Friday's digest: Clipse's The Birds Don't Sing, Adekunle Gold's Fuji album, Jordan World of Flight opening its first US store in Philadelphia, UNDEFEATED x Air Max 95 dropping, the NBA's season-defining player names, and Replit's $3B raise.

Sneakers

Jordan Brand Opens First U.S. World of Flight Flagship in Philadelphia

Jordan Brand makes history with its first U.S. World of Flight flagship store in Philadelphia, celebrating the city's basketball heritage and sneaker culture.

Sneakers

UNDEFEATED x Nike Air Max 95: A Collaboration Built on Legacy

When one of Los Angeles' most respected boutiques joins forces with Nike's iconic runner, the result is a masterclass in collaborative design that honors both brands' distinct identities.