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CultureUristocrat Notes: Claudine Gay, Katt Williams, Best Black Books of 2023 and more
Gay publishes her side of the Harvard story as nationwide DEI pressure intensifies; Wembanyama's efficiency and Chet's self-awareness define the year's best rookie class.
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Tuesday Notes for January 2nd, 2024
A new HBO doc traces Gordon Parks' path from sharecropper's son to LIFE magazine icon; Mickey Mouse's copyright expires, making Steamboat Willie the first public-domain Disney character.
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Happy New Year!
The new year opens with Yusef Salaam, formerly of the Central Park Five, taking his seat on the New York City Council — and Lamar Jackson looking every bit the NFL's next unanimous MVP.
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CultureThursday 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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CultureTuesday 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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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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CultureThursday 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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Wednesday Notes
Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning anchor of 'Homicide' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' dies at 61 — the day COP28 makes history with its first-ever fossil fuel transition agreement.
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Tuesday Notes
The Epic v. Google ruling could break open the App Store model; NYT investigates why unconscious bias in healthcare puts Black women at greater risk during pregnancy.
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CultureMonday 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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CultureFriday 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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CultureThursday 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.