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Culture
Thursday Notes
Lizzo called the lawsuit from three former dancers 'as unbelievable as they sound,' pushing back on claims of weight-shaming and a hostile work environment while on tour.
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CultureTuesday Notes
A new Harvard study finds elite university admissions systematically favor legacy and wealthy applicants over high-achieving students who lack family ties or donor connections.
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CultureMonday Notes
TechCrunch breaks down why Black-owned news outlets, despite loyal and growing readerships, rarely attract venture capital — a structural funding gap with no easy fix in sight.
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CultureWednesday Notes
Oliver Franklin-Wallis traces what really happens to donated clothes — a global odyssey of fast-fashion waste that ends up overwhelming secondhand markets in developing countries.
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CultureTuesday Notes
Biden established the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois, honoring the 14-year-old whose 1955 murder galvanized the civil rights movement.
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CultureWednesday Notes
Ryan Wilson is suing Greenwood and its co-founders after the neobank allegedly withheld a $5 million earn-out payment from TGS shareholders following last year's acquisition.
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CultureTuesday Notes
A newly released live 1961 recording captures John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy at the Village Gate, on the cusp of jazz's avant-garde — and it's essential listening for any fan.
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CultureMonday Notes: Philadelphia Public Art, J Hus & Naira Marley,
Tyrod Taylor's DIALLO luxury streetwear brand debuts the same week J Hus and Naira Marley team up on "Militerian." Conrad Benner's Streets Dept project makes Philadelphia's mural-rich public art scene searchable online.
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CultureWednesday Notes
Kyrie Irving leaves Nike's orbit entirely, inking a five-year deal with Chinese brand ANTA and becoming its Chief Creative Officer. Sam Pollard and Questlove's new documentary examines how the Negro Leagues shaped modern baseball.
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CultureMonday Notes: America's Family Secret, Affirmative Action, Juvenile's Tiny Desk
A Reuters investigation finds more than 100 US lawmakers, governors, and Supreme Court justices are direct descendants of slaveholders. Damian Lillard officially requests a trade out of Portland after a decade of loyalty to the Trail Blazers.
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Culture
Friday Notes
The 2023 NBA Draft brought tailoring and Louis Vuitton to the red carpet. Chris Paul's trade from the Suns to the Warriors creates one of the league's most unexpected pairings since Jordan Poole heads to Washington.
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Culture
Monday Notes
Pharrell Williams steps into the shoes of the late Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's menswear creative director, debuting his first collection in Paris. Michael Jordan agrees to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets at a reported $3 billion valuation.