1. What To Watch: A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
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    What To Watch: A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

    Director John Maggio follows three photographers shaped by Gordon Parks, tracing his vision from the sharecroppers of the American South to the streets of Harlem.

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  2. Thursday Notes
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    Thursday Notes

    The ECJ validates Real Madrid's Super League challenge; Jordan Brand's Year of 23 was defined by the 3 and the XI; New Balance teases a Lunar New Year 1906R collab.

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  3. Tuesday Notes
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    Tuesday Notes

    JoJo Wooden's elevation to Chargers GM makes history — the NFL now has more Black general managers than at any point in its existence; Farfetch avoids collapse with a last-minute Coupang deal.

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  4. Culture

    Monday Notes

    Adobe's $20B Figma deal dies in the EU; ten years after 'Her,' AI companionship is no longer science fiction; and Little Brother is quietly building something new in hip-hop.

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  5. Thursday Notes
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    Thursday Notes

    Google's AI overviews are killing news referral traffic before it starts; Meta's smart glasses test how far the public will go on surveillance; Beverly Hills Cop returns after 30 years.

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  6. Monday Notes
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    Monday 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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  7. Friday Notes
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    Friday 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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  8. Thursday Notes
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    Thursday 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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  9. 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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  10. Tuesday notes
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    Tuesday 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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  11. Monday Notes
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    Monday 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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  12. Friday Notes: Beyonce, KAYTRANADA, New Music Friday and more
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    Friday 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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