Technology

Uristocrat Notes: Sports Roundup, Tech Worker Wealth, and Digital Media

Tech workers are losing the wealth that made Silicon Valley legendary, while the NBA Playoffs deliver a Heat/Knicks thriller and a new AI phenomenon—ChatFished—starts breaking friendships.

Culture

Uristocrat Notes: HBCU Donations, Albums from Jidenna and Armani White, Sports roundup and more

A new study confirms HBCUs receive donations 178 times lower than Ivy League schools—a staggering gap that shapes everything from facilities to scholarships.

Culture

Thursday Notes: Jordan Neely, NBA Playoffs, Nike vs. Bots

New York erupts in anger over the subway choking death of Jordan Neely, while Nike reveals its SNKRS app is flooded with nearly 12 billion bot entries every month.

Culture

Wednesday Notes: Sports Roundup, Harlem Shake, Missy Elliot x Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

From Embiid winning MVP to Missy Elliott entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Wednesday's roundup covers the biggest cultural and sports moments of the day.

Culture

Tuesday Notes

11,500 television and film writers walked off the job for the first time in 15 years, halting productions across Hollywood over pay and streaming residuals.

Culture

Monday Notes: Bank Runs, Sports Roundup

Palm Springs faces a $2-billion reparations claim from Black and Latino families who were burned out of their homes 50 years ago during what officials called 'slum clearance.'

Culture

Sunday Notes: Kamala Harris, Sports Roundup

Kamala Harris showed new energy at a Howard University reproductive rights rally — a potential preview of her 2024 campaign trail presence. Also: Roy Wood Jr.'s White House Correspondents' Dinner roast and Farai London's summer debut.

Culture

Saturday Notes: Sports Roundup and more

Kevin Durant secures a lifetime Nike deal — joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James in an exclusive club — as the Kings hold off the Warriors and the Lakers sweep the Grizzlies.

Culture

Friday Notes: Release Day, AI and Big Business, NFL Draft Recap

Tyler Cowen makes the case that AI could shrink the big-firm advantage — Midjourney has 11 employees; OpenAI has 375 to Meta's 60,000. Plus Jack Harlow's Jackman drops and the Celtics punch their ticket to the semifinals.

Culture

Thursday Notes: Pras, NBA Playoffs, Jai Paul and more

Pras Michel's RICO trial begins as the Miami Heat stun the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Playoffs. Jai Paul, music's most elusive artist, breaks his silence.

Wednesday Notes: Thundercat x Tame Impala, Sports Roundup

Thundercat and Tame Impala's 'No More Lies' is here — a cosmic funk meeting between two genre-bending acts. Wednesday's cultural notes have more.

Culture

Tuesday Notes: HBCUs, Fear of God, Young Workers x Remote work, Harry Belafonte, Selloane Moeti, and more

Harry Belafonte's passing marks the end of an era in music and civil rights activism. Tuesday's notes also cover HBCUs' gender gap, Fear of God, and the remote work debate.