Culture

Tuesday Notes for March 26th, 2024

'X-Men '97' is a streaming hit and Deion Sanders is already shaping his sons' NFL futures. Air Max Day 2024 lineup and Kobe 8 Protro Lakers preview.

Culture

Monday Notes for March 25th, 2024

Hanif Abdurraqib digs into LeBron, Ohio, and Nike's seductive commercials. Beyoncé projects 'Cowboy Carter' on New York museums and Nike signs Germany from 2027.

Culture

Friday Notes for March 22nd, 2024

Future x Metro Boomin's 'WE DON'T TRUST YOU' lands and Jack Gohlke becomes March Madness's unlikeliest hero. Plus Nike's Vomero 5 with Brazilian vibes.

Culture

Thursday Notes for March 21st, 2024

A-Rod and Marc Lore get a fresh financial lifeline for the Timberwolves deal. Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' cover reads like a deliberate country music manifesto.

Culture

Wednesday Notes for March 20th, 2024

Modern fraud is spiraling and Google pays $270M for training Gemini on publishers' content. Plus the case for putting NBA Jam in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Spike Lee

Jeffrey Wright and Denzel Washington Unite in Spike Lee's 'High and Low'

Jeffrey Wright joins Denzel Washington under Spike Lee's direction in 'High and Low,' one of cinema's most anticipated collaborations in years.

NCAA

ESPN Clinches Future of College Football: Secures $7.8 Billion Exclusive Broadcasting Rights Through 2031-32

ESPN's $7.8 billion extension keeps the College Football Playoff under one broadcast home through the 2031-32 season — six more years of total exclusivity.

Culture

Tuesday Notes for March 19th, 2024

Nvidia's Blackwell B200 is billed as the world's most powerful AI chip, and LeBron James launches a basketball podcast with JJ Redick. Plus Black women's voter priorities.

Music

Skepta, Portable, and Jae5 Unite for "Tony Montana": A Triumphant Fusion of Sounds

Skepta, Portable, and Jae5's 'Tony Montana' bridges UK grime, Nigerian Afrobeat, and British-Ghanaian production into a genre-defying collaborative statement.

Sports

"Mind the Game": LeBron James and JJ Redick Unveil A Game-Changing Basketball Podcast

LeBron James and JJ Redick bring their basketball obsession to a podcast, dissecting X's and O's and celebrating the game they love with unusual depth.

Culture

A Fresh Perspective: Aimé Leon Dore's Spring/Summer '24 Collection Through the Lens of Popeye Magazine

ALD's Spring/Summer 2024 collection arrives through the lens of Popeye Magazine, merging New York street culture with classic elegance in a fashion-forward editorial.

Culture

Monday Notes for March 18th, 2024

Suno's AI music tool is rewriting what song creation looks like, and USC's JuJu Watkins has arrived as the college basketball player to watch in 2024.