Thursday Notes for August 7th, 2025

Thursday Notes for August 7th, 2025

Culture

Ghana Military Helicopter Crash Claims Eight Lives Including Two Cabinet Ministers

Ghana Military Helicopter Crash Claims Eight Lives Including Two Cabinet Ministers
Key Takeaways A Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter crashed in the Ashanti region on August 6, 2025, killing all eight people aboard, including Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. The aircraft departed Accra at approximately 9:00 AM local time en route to Obuasi, a

Spike Lee's 40 Acres Opens Its Vault for Fort Greene Pop-Up

Spike Lee’s 40 Acres Opens Its Vault for Fort Greene Pop-Up
Spike Lee opens his Fort Greene headquarters vault for a rare pop-up sale featuring original film memorabilia, with music by DJ Spinna this Saturday.

How Uristocrats Are Beating Tariff Price Hikes on Baby Gear and Kids' Furniture

How Uristocrats Are Beating Tariff Price Hikes on Baby Gear and Kids’ Furniture
Key Takeaways: * Buy once, use forever: Premium items often cost less per year than cheap replacements * Look for easy-clean designs that hold their value for resale * Focus on convertible furniture and modular systems that grow with kids * Time purchases around model changes and seasonal sales * Consider pre-owned luxury items that

Sneakers

Nike Is Tapping Gamers To Debut Fashion Collaborations

Nike Is Tapping Gamers To Debut Fashion Collaborations
To date, .SWOOSH has been the premier platform with which Nike has tapped into the digital realm, often intersecting with video games via efforts like…

Sports

136 teams, 20 tiers: Ranking every FBS program ahead of the 2025 season

136 teams, 20 tiers: Ranking all FBS programs ahead of the 2025 season
From Tier 1 to Tier 20, David Hale ranks every 136 FBS program into tiers ahead of the 2025 season.


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Technology

Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources

Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources | TechCrunch
The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.”


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