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uristocratTuesday Notes for October 14th, 2025
Tuesday's reads include Seydou Keïta's rediscovered African photography, SNKRS golden tickets dropping in Chicago, early-season NBA big-three tiers, Strava's IPO and Gen Z running clubs, and California's new AI chatbot transparency law.
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uristocratMonday Notes for October 13th, 2025
Monday's digest: the Paul Robeson House reopens in Philadelphia, Trump immigration raids in the news, SNKRS golden tickets in Chicago, Jayden Daniels as the QB story of the moment, Strava's IPO filing, and California's AI companion regulation.
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uristocratFriday Notes for October 10th, 2025
Friday's roundup: Drake's Not Like Us defamation suit is dismissed, Jayson Tatum drops a Jordan World Tour pack across four cities, the Giants rout the Eagles 34–17, Stratechery on the OpenAI hype cycle, and Figma adds Gemini.
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uristocratThursday Notes for October 9th, 2025
Thursday's links: Misty Copeland's final performance at American Ballet Theatre is set for October 22, WTAPS and New Balance drop the ABZORB 2010, Wembanyama, Luka, and Ant are named the faces of the new NBA, and ChatGPT Go expands across Asia.
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uristocratWednesday Notes for October 8th, 2025
Wednesday reads: Mound Bayou's history as a Black Freedmen town, Wembanyama's Halloween-themed GT Hustle 3, the story of Wemby's kung fu meditation summer, and Google's Opal vibe-coding tool launching in 15 countries.
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uristocratTuesday Notes for October 7th, 2025
Tuesday's digest: the Humans of NY Grand Central installation, Boeing's delayed Ethiopia Airlines fleet, Cooper Flagg's NBA preseason debut, WNBA CBA developments, OpenAI Dev Day announcements, and climate tech news.
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uristocratMonday Notes for October 6th, 2025
Monday reads: forgotten Black Wall Streets, the Pan-African Dreams piece in the New Yorker, adidas Jellyfish back on October 11, a full NBA trade deadline guide, the Collier vs. Engelbert WNBA standoff, and AI dominating VC.
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uristocratFriday Notes for October 3rd, 2025
Friday's digest: Clipse's The Birds Don't Sing, Adekunle Gold's Fuji album, Jordan World of Flight opening its first US store in Philadelphia, UNDEFEATED x Air Max 95 dropping, the NBA's season-defining player names, and Replit's $3B raise.
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uristocratThursday Notes for October 2nd, 2025
Thursday's reads: Philly Tuxedo's new menswear release, Bronny James in the Witness 9 with a reverse Swoosh, Quinyon Mitchell winning NFC Defensive Player of the Week, and Perplexity acquiring Visual Electric for AI design.
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uristocratWednesday Notes for October 1st, 2025
Wednesday's digest: the Black Caucus takes over DC, Jordan Brand's October 2025 release dates, NBA training camp, Napheesa Collier and the WNBA standoff, Jonathan Kuminga's extension, Sora 2, and Spotify's Daniel Ek stepping down.
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uristocratTuesday Notes for September 30th, 2025
Tuesday's reads: the Virgil Abloh Codes exhibition opens at Grand Palais, the Air Jordan 11 marks 30 years, Yankees vs. Red Sox in the wild-card, Jokić on staying a Nugget forever, Kevin Durant's Rockets future, and Claude Sonnet 4.5 as the top coding model.
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uristocratMonday Notes for September 29th, 2025
Monday's reads: Uristocrat Haiku, Bad Bunny confirmed for Super Bowl halftime, Air Jordan 11's 30th anniversary with nine new editions, every NBA team's biggest question, Al Horford joins the Warriors, Ravens at 1–3, and the WNBA Phoenix Finals.