Wednesday Notes: Hip-Hop 50 years later, Cancer x Testing, Voice Deepfakes
50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop?
50 Years Later, Is There Anything Left Of Hip Hop? | Defector
I went to hip hop’s 50th birthday party, and all I got was a collection of insipid lists. And a new Sprite commercial. To be fair, there were also the usual puff pieces. The New York Times detailed “How Hip Hop Conquered the World.” But I’ve been with it almost every step of the way, […]
Jason England
Cancer Runs in Families. Too Few Are Getting Tested.
Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider knew what her father’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis meant for his future. She didn’t realize what it meant for her own cancer risk.
Cancer Runs in Families. Too Few Are Getting Tested.
Doctors are recommending genetic tests to more cancer patients and their families. Costs have dropped, and the results are helping doctors choose newer targeted drugs.
Brianna Abbott | Photographs by Moriah Ratner for The Wall Street Journal
10% of cancers are from an inherited genetic mutation.
— Shoshana Ungerleider, MD (@ShoshUMD) August 28, 2023
Getting tested — like I did when my father discovered his BRCA mutation — is easy, affordable, and actionable.
Thank you @WSJ for sharing my story. https://t.co/m0pRjjmNVQ
Voice Deepfakes Are the Latest Threat to Your Bank Balance
Voice Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Balance
Artificial intelligence tools have given scammers a potent weapon for trying to trick people into sending them money.
Emily Flitter
Why PE firm Alitheia is banking on women in Africa
Why PE firm Alitheia is banking on women in Africa | TechCrunch
Alitheia IDF was co-founded by Tokunboh Ishmael and Polo Leteka in 2015 as a private equity fund to back the often marginalized founders.
Annie Njanja
The NBA salary cap wasn’t for fans. Then Larry Coon made it famous
“I could have never imagined that the CBA, the salary cap, all the weird jargon would become its own subset of NBA coverage,” says Howard Beck, a longtime national reporter and president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association, currently contributing to GQ.
The NBA salary cap wasn’t for fans. Meet the man who made it famous
Today, NBA salary cap minutiae is well-known by executives, writers and fans alike. None of that would have happened without Larry Coon.
Tim Cato
Tweet of the Day
Hang his jersey in the rafters amongst the greats.
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) August 30, 2023
Scammer Hall of Fame- unanimous first ballot.
This Bishop-Sycamore doc is WILD. pic.twitter.com/Xdfq9JjdQA
Things I’d Say If I Were a Therapist That Prove I Shouldn’t Be a Therapist
Things I’d Say If I Were a Therapist That Prove I Shouldn’t Be a Therapist
That guy sounds like an asshole. Show me his social accounts.
Master P joins the Estelle Show
Icon: Master P Radio Station on Apple Music
Hear where the music takes you. Listen to Icon: Master P, a streaming radio station on Apple Music.
Has Tremaine Emory parted ways with Supreme?
Has Tremaine Emory parted ways with Supreme?
The Denim Tears founder is reportedly stepping down from his role as creative director of the cult skate brand
Sneaker News
Official Look: Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Satin Bred”
Back in 2016, only 501 pairs of the Air Jordan 1 “Satin Bred” were ever produced, placing it amongst some of the most difficult releases to get your hands on. But now more than seven years later, that’ll no longer be the case, as the Jumpman is bringing back the colorway in both women’s and […]
Michael Le
Coco Gauff for ALD / New Balance T500
Aimé Leon Dore and New Balance have collaborated to bring back the T500 model, a performance tennis shoe originally released in 1982. The newly introduced model is a low-profile court silhouette dressed in a clean white leather upper, lending itself to every day wear. Subscribe to our mailing list f…
The Latest Palace x Salomon Sneaker Is Their Sickest Collab Yet
Everything we know about the UK skate label’s red-hot spin on the XT-Wings 2.
Nike Air Max 95 “Grey/Yellow” DM0011-010 | SneakerNews.com
Following the raucous acclaim centered around Corteiz’s trio of collaborations, the Air Max 95 has since been privy to an overwhelming number of inline releases. As the Beaverton brand enters the crisp fall season, the Sergio Lozano design opts for an opposing bright yellow touch. The diversely text…
Jared Ebanks
Nike Zoom Vomero 5 “Light Bone/Medium Olive” FV0397-001 | SneakerNews.com
Following a supercharged summer that reignited Nike’s “dad shoe” silhouettes, the Zoom Vomero 5 has now prepared for an even longer run of releases throughout the fall and winter seasons. Matching the energy of the crisp wilderness, the Cushlon-infused model now exercises a concoction of khaki tones…
Jared Ebanks
