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    Monday Notes: Apple VR Headset

    Apple's long-awaited VR headset debuted at WWDC 2023 while the NBA Finals set up a clash between Nikola Jokic's Nuggets and the Miami Heat — plus the Supreme Court's race-neutral admissions ruling loomed.

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    Sunday Notes: Community Policing, High School admission rates in NYC

    A Brownsville two-block stretch tried running its own emergency response for five days — and only 7 Black students were admitted to Stuyvesant High School out of 762 this year.

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  3. Saturday Notes: Gianni Lee, Picasso at the Brooklyn Museum
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    Saturday Notes: Gianni Lee, Picasso at the Brooklyn Museum

    Gianni Lee and Dawn Richard's 'Walk In (Club Mix)' blends Club, Afro drums, and house — meanwhile critics panned Hannah Gadsby's Picasso-centered show at the Brooklyn Museum.

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    Friday Notes: Burna Boy, Release Day

    Burna Boy's new single samples Brandy's 1998 hit 'Sitting on Top of the World' featuring Mase — a classic flip in his signature style, alongside Meta's new return-to-office mandate.

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    Thursday Notes

    The Miami Heat's 103-84 blowout in Game 7 became TNT's most-watched Eastern Conference Finals game ever, with 11.9M viewers tuning in. Bob Myers also stepped down from the Warriors.

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  6. Wednesday Notes: Yeezy Sneakers are back, NBA Finals Preview, Baby Keem x Kendrick Lamar
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    Wednesday Notes: Yeezy Sneakers are back, NBA Finals Preview, Baby Keem x Kendrick Lamar

    Adidas put over $1 billion in Yeezy inventory back on sale to move past the Kanye West fallout — on the same day J. Cole was credited with helping the Heat land Caleb Martin.

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  7. Tuesday Notes: Stormzy on African music, AI poses a threat to humanity, NBA Finals matchup set
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    Tuesday Notes: Stormzy on African music, AI poses a threat to humanity, NBA Finals matchup set

    OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind leaders signed a statement calling AI an extinction-level risk — the same day Stormzy told Dazed that the greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa.

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  8. Monday Notes: LVMH, Maternity and Black Mothers
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    Monday Notes: LVMH, Maternity and Black Mothers

    New research shows most pregnancy-related deaths happen in the year after birth, not during — the same week NYC banned weight and height discrimination and LVMH's Beverly Hills hotel plans were defeated.

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  9. Saturday Notes: Beyonce x Tina Turner, Celtics x Heat
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    Saturday Notes: Beyonce x Tina Turner, Celtics x Heat

    The night after Tina Turner's death, Beyoncé transformed the Renaissance Tour into a tribute — projecting her image while the crowd chanted her name. Plus: Celtics-Heat Game 4 recap.

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  10. Friday Notes: Sports Roundup, Release Day, Neurolink, Amanda Gorman and more
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    Friday Notes: Sports Roundup, Release Day, Neurolink, Amanda Gorman and more

    Neuralink received FDA clearance for its first-in-human brain-computer interface trial on May 25, 2023. Friday's notes also cover Amanda Gorman's new creative work and music from release day.

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  11. Thursday Notes: Black Cuisine, Tina Turner, Bill Lee
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    Thursday Notes: Black Cuisine, Tina Turner, Bill Lee

    Rock 'n' roll legend Tina Turner died on May 24, 2023, at age 83 in Küsnacht, Switzerland. Thursday's notes reflect on her legacy, with tributes from musicians and collaborators worldwide.

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  12. Wednesday Notes: AI x Jobs, Sports roundup, Joe Holder on Silence, Netflix password sharing crackdown
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    Wednesday Notes: AI x Jobs, Sports roundup, Joe Holder on Silence, Netflix password sharing crackdown

    Netflix launched its password-sharing crackdown in the U.S. on May 23, 2023, potentially locking out millions of account borrowers. Also: AI's growing impact on employment and Joe Holder on intentional silence.

    ·6 min read