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Wednesday Notes

Scoring his first No. 1 with Drake's 'First Person Shooter,' J. Cole capped a huge year — and now the album era fans have been waiting for is finally here.

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Tuesday Notes

Davido, J Hus, and Black Sherif headline Ghana's AfroFuture Festival — a two-week celebration of Black unification — as Netflix dives into live sports with F1 and PGA Tour stars.

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Friday Notes

Disney is going all in on sports betting with a new ESPN app, while Microsoft's landmark $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition reshapes the gaming industry.

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Tuesday Notes

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's 'Masters of the Air' brings Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan to Apple TV+ in a WWII epic, as artist Julie Mehretu sets a new $9.32M auction record.

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Monday Notes: Wes Anderson, Drake Lyrics Taxonomy, Sports round up and more

The Ringer taxonomizes Drake's greatest lyrics from Emo Drake to Horny Drake, while Wes Anderson's Netflix shorts make a quiet case for short-form storytelling.

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ALUMNI Chengdu: Fall/Winter 2023 Lookbook

For Fall/Winter 2023, ALUMNI celebrates its new Chengdu location with pieces honoring China's Sichuan Province and the national board game mahjong.

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Friday Notes: Lasting effects of Slavery, new Drake, Sports Roundup, Rich Paul, Spike Lee at Brooklyn Museum and more

Lasting effects of Slavery, new Drake, Sports Roundup, Rich Paul, Spike Lee at Brooklyn Museum, and more.

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Thursday Notes

Tyler, the Creator's le FLEUR* drops a pastel preppy collab with Lacoste, while Drake surprises with '8AM in Charlotte' — featuring his son Adonis in the video.

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Wednesday Notes

The Atlantic makes the bold case that gynecology is humanity's greatest invention, while Supreme, Palace, GUESS, and Nike SB feature in this week's top 8 drops.

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Tuesday Notes: Laphonza Butler, Claudine Gay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more

Laphonza Butler is appointed as California's Senate replacement — making her the only Black woman in the Senate — as Claudine Gay becomes Harvard's first Black president.

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Monday Notes: Henry Taylor, Sports Roundup, Sneakers, Beyonce's Renaissance Movie Trailer and more

Henry Taylor's 'B Side' retrospective opens at the Whitney Museum on October 4, while Beyoncé drops the long-awaited trailer for her Renaissance concert film.

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Thursday Notes

Meta rolls out AI celebrity chatbots — based on MrBeast and Charli D'Amelio — across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, plus Tekla x Birkenstock's debut clothing line and fur-lined sandals.