1. Thursday Notes
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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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  2. Wednesday Notes
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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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  3. Tuesday Notes: Laphonza Butler, Claudine Gay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more
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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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  4. Monday Notes: Henry Taylor, Sports Roundup, Sneakers, Beyonce's Renaissance Movie Trailer and more
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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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  5. Thursday Notes
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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.

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  6. Wednesday Notes
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    Wednesday Notes

    Kehinde Wiley's portraits put African heads of state center-frame, while Microsoft turns to nuclear reactors to power its expanding AI data centers.

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  7. Friday Notes
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    Friday Notes

    Coach Prime's accountability-first culture is turning Colorado into a legitimate football program, shifting the power dynamics of college athletics.

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  8. Monday Notes
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    Monday Notes

    Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner was removed from the Rock Hall board after calling Black and female artists less 'articulate' in an interview.

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    Wednesday Notes

    Nas turns 50 and celebrates with a surprise album drop, cementing his status as one of rap's all-time greats with another milestone release.

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  10. Tuesday Notes
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    Tuesday Notes

    ALUMNI teams up with Clarks for the Dancehall Pack, while Ralph Lauren takes on US Open fashion duties — sneaker culture in full force this Tuesday.

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  11. Monday Notes: Black Lives on 9/11
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    Monday Notes: Black Lives on 9/11

    On the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, Uristocrat highlights the Black firefighters who ran into the towers and the long recognition gap their families faced.

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  12. Wednesday Notes: Ben Shelton, Caleb Williams, Atticus AI and more
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    Wednesday Notes: Ben Shelton, Caleb Williams, Atticus AI and more

    USC quarterback Caleb Williams and US Open contender Ben Shelton headline the sports reading list, with Atticus AI rounding out this week's notes.

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