1. Vans, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
    Jobs – Closed

    Vans, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer

    Vans is seeking a VP/CMO to report directly to the Global Brand President and lead the 'Off The Wall' brand strategy across all channels and markets worldwide.

    ·6 min read
  2. Introducing the Uristocrat Job Board

    Introducing the Uristocrat Job Board

    Uristocrat is launching a curated job board connecting companies with elite professionals — executives, analysts, and strategists at the intersection of sports, media, and tech.

    ·1 min read
  3. WNBA All-Star Game Ratings Drop 36% Without Caitlin Clark
    Sports

    WNBA All-Star Game Ratings Drop 36% Without Caitlin Clark

    The WNBA All-Star Game without Caitlin Clark drew 2.19 million viewers on ABC, a 36% drop from last year's record 3.44 million — a stark look at one player's effect on league ratings.

    ·1 min read
  4. College Sports Commission Relaxes NIL Collective Restrictions Following Legal Pressure
    Sports

    College Sports Commission Relaxes NIL Collective Restrictions Following Legal Pressure

    Under legal pressure, the College Sports Commission agreed to treat NIL collectives more like standard businesses — potentially reopening a major loophole in the House settlement's revenue-sharing framework.

    ·2 min read
  5. Wednesday Notes for July 23rd, 2025
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    Wednesday Notes for July 23rd, 2025

    Barkley L. Hendricks gets a deserved spotlight, Betaworks closes $66M for AI builders, the WNBA All-Star Game loses steam without Clark, and the Uristocrat Job Board launches today.

    ·4 min read
  6. Barkley L. Hendricks: Revolutionizing Black Portraiture in Contemporary Art
    Art

    Barkley L. Hendricks: Revolutionizing Black Portraiture in Contemporary Art

    Explore the revolutionary work of Barkley L. Hendricks, whose life-sized portraits of Black Americans redefined contemporary portraiture and challenged traditional art historical narratives

    ·4 min read
  7. Betaworks Fund 3.0
    Technology

    Betaworks Fund 3.0

    Betaworks announced the close of its $66 million Fund 3.0 — a pre-seed and seed vehicle dedicated to AI-native founders, continuing a lineage that began with Fund 1.0 in 2016.

    ·1 min read
  8. Nike Kobe 4 Protro "FC Barcelona"
    Sneakers

    Nike Kobe 4 Protro "FC Barcelona"

    Nike's Kobe 4 Protro honors Kobe Bryant's love of football with the 'FC Barcelona' colorway — blaugrana tones on one of the most beloved sneaker silhouettes in basketball history.

    ·2 min read
  9. Universal Music Group Files for US IPO
    Music

    Universal Music Group Files for US IPO

    Universal Music Group filed a confidential draft registration with the SEC for a proposed US IPO — the music titan behind Drake, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar makes its move into public US markets.

    ·3 min read
  10. Inside Joe Budden's $20 Million Podcast Empire: How One Creator Broke the Traditional Media Model
    Culture

    Inside Joe Budden's $20 Million Podcast Empire: How One Creator Broke the Traditional Media Model

    When Joe Budden accidentally leaked his Patreon earnings to 1.7 million Instagram followers, the internet erupted. The New York Times then pulled back the curtain on his $20 million independent podcast empire — built without a network.

    ·3 min read
  11. Ted Lasso Season 4 Officially Begins Production: First Look at the Return to Richmond

    Ted Lasso Season 4 Officially Begins Production: First Look at the Return to Richmond

    Apple TV+ confirmed that Ted Lasso Season 4 is officially in production — more than two years after Season 3, Jason Sudeikis and the full cast are back in Richmond.

    ·3 min read
  12. Tuesday Notes for July 22nd, 2025
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    Tuesday Notes for July 22nd, 2025

    Trump releases 230,000 pages of MLK Jr. FBI documents, a judge sentences a former Louisville officer in the Breonna Taylor raid, and UNDEFEATED announces its Air Jordan 4 20th-anniversary drop.

    ·3 min read