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CultureMonday Notes
Shohei Ohtani's $700M Dodgers contract is the largest in sports history — deferred across a decade; LeBron's Lakers claim the NBA's first-ever In-Season Tournament crown.
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NBANBA Kenya Office Opens
NBA Kenya in Nairobi is the league's third African office in less than two years — following Nigeria (2022) and Egypt — as the Luol Deng Foundation unveils a new court in South Sudan.
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CultureFriday Notes
The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament final is set — Lakers vs. Pacers — after Haliburton's Pacers oust Milwaukee and LeBron's crew handles the Pelicans in style.
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Aimé Leon DoreAimé Leon Dore for Drake's FW23
ALD and Drake revisit their collab playbook with a jazz-world FW23 drop — the Expedition Parka, Casentino Fleece, and Chalk Stripe Suit complete the lineup.
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CultureThursday Notes
The unicorn-to-zombie arc accelerates as funding evaporates for late-stage startups; Sundar Pichai maps out Google's Gemini strategy and where AI goes from here.
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Culture
Wednesday Notes
Barack and Michelle Obama describe Higher Ground's Hollywood ambitions: not prestige TV, but something else entirely. This edition also covers the week in Black business, fashion, and culture.
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CultureTuesday notes
A year after ChatGPT's debut, Big Tech has muscled into AI and Silicon Valley's power map has shifted. This edition captures the week's defining stories.
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CultureMonday Notes
A definitive look at how Silicon Valley's competitive anxieties and deep-pocket bets detonated the AI arms race — alongside Monday's curated cultural briefings.
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CultureFriday Notes: Beyonce, KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday and more
Beyoncé marks the 'Renaissance' film release with 'My House,' a surprise single — alongside KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday selections, and the week's essential cultural briefings.
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PLEASURESPLEASURES introduces MLB Official Merchandise
Countercultural brand PLEASURES steps into MLB official licensing, translating its underground aesthetic into baseball gear built for people who've never worn a jersey ironically.
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CultureBKc x Life of Kings
Miles Davis's cool and Langston Hughes's verse set the tone for BKc and Life of Kings' latest collab — a collection that channels late-1950s Black intellectual style into today's wardrobe.
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EventsAwake NY x Alicia Keys NYC Popup
Awake NY brings Alicia Keys to the flagship for a two-day celebration — exclusive product, special programming, and a New York homecoming for one of the city's most iconic artists.