1. Tuesday Notes: Delivery Fees, US Open Style, Temple University and more
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    Tuesday Notes: Delivery Fees, US Open Style, Temple University and more

    Delivery fees, US Open fashion, Temple University controversy, and Ozempic culture fill out Tuesday's essential reads on culture and business.

    ·6 min read
  2. Friday Notes: Beyonce Renaissance Visuals, Lil Wayne, Wes Anderson and more
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    Friday Notes: Beyonce Renaissance Visuals, Lil Wayne, Wes Anderson and more

    Filmmaker Nadia Lee Cohen is shopping Beyoncé's Renaissance visual film to studios, while Lil Wayne and Wes Anderson round out Friday's reads.

    ·4 min read
  3. Thursday Notes
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    Thursday Notes

    X's updated privacy policy now collects biometric data and employment history — while Edward Waters University celebrates 150+ years serving Jacksonville's Black community.

    ·2 min read
  4. Wednesday Notes: Hip-Hop 50 years later, Cancer x Testing, Voice Deepfakes
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    Wednesday Notes: Hip-Hop 50 years later, Cancer x Testing, Voice Deepfakes

    Hip-hop marks 50 years since its birth in the South Bronx with a cultural reckoning, as voice deepfake tech raises new questions about authenticity.

    ·5 min read
  5. Monday Notes: Bayard Rustin, Jerry West, James Harden
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    Monday Notes: Bayard Rustin, Jerry West, James Harden

    The architect of the 1963 March on Washington, Bayard Rustin's organizing genius shaped a movement — alongside this week's Jerry West and James Harden reads.

    ·3 min read
  6. Friday Notes: Burna Boy, ChatGPT, Giannis, Brian Cox x Succession
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    Friday Notes: Burna Boy, ChatGPT, Giannis, Brian Cox x Succession

    Burna Boy's seventh album 'I Told Them...' arrives packed with star features as AI upstarts challenge Silicon Valley's dominance in this Friday's digest.

    ·4 min read
  7. Thursday Notes
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    Thursday Notes

    Jaylen Brown and curator Set Free Richardson are building a pipeline between NBA culture and fine art collecting, starting with incoming rookies.

    ·1 min read
  8. Wednesday Notes
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    Wednesday Notes

    Curator Denise Murrell is organizing the Met's biggest Harlem Renaissance survey in nearly four decades, drawing from HBCUs and historically Black institutions.

    ·4 min read
  9. Tuesday Notes
    Culture

    Tuesday Notes

    A Washington, D.C. federal judge ruled that AI-generated images cannot be copyrighted — no human author, no protection — in a landmark intellectual property decision.

    ·3 min read
  10. Culture

    Monday Notes

    Paris is reckoning with the permanent outdoor cafes it approved during the pandemic, while new wearable tech lets deaf musicians experience sound through their skin.

    ·1 min read
  11. Friday Notes: Usher x Keke Palmer, Marriage vs. Career, James Harden x 76ers
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    Friday Notes: Usher x Keke Palmer, Marriage vs. Career, James Harden x 76ers

    New research finds that marriage contributes more to long-term happiness than career achievement — while Usher, Keke Palmer, and James Harden dominate the week's reads.

    ·2 min read
  12. Wednesday Notes: Eric Bieniemy, Forever Chemicals, AI providing life advice
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    Wednesday Notes: Eric Bieniemy, Forever Chemicals, AI providing life advice

    After years as the Chiefs' offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy finally gets a head-coaching shot in Washington, alongside 'forever chemicals' and AI life advice.

    ·3 min read