Wednesday Notes for April 30th, 2025
The April 30th, 2025 edition of Uristocrat Notes featuring NBA Playoff Matchups
Culture
Black Artists in Postwar Paris Get a Blockbuster at the Centre Pompidou
Black Artists in Postwar Paris Get a Blockbuster at the Centre Pompidou
‘Paris Noir’ at the Centre Pompidou looks at the vibrant communities of Black artists who came to the French capital between 1950 and 2000.
Devorah Lauter
The Black Bookstore Healing Memphis Through Literature
The Black Bookstore Healing Memphis Through Literature
Jay DeMoir likes to joke that he’s the “male version of Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast.’” Like the Disney heroine, DeMoir identifies as a bookworm, finding more solace between pages than idle town gossip.
Aaron Foley, Word in Black
Sports
Knicks-Pistons: 5 takeaways as Detroit digs deep at MSG to keep season alive
Knicks-Pistons: 5 takeaways as Detroit digs deep at MSG to keep season alive
Detroit contains New York’s All-Stars, Jalen Brunson becomes a bystander late in the 4th quarter and the Pistons force Game 6.
John Schuhmann
Damian Lillard's injury timeline, plus what to learn from other NBA stars' Achilles tears
Sneakers
College Skateboarding Educational Foundation x Nike SB Dunk Low
College Skateboarding Educational Foundation x Nike SB Dunk Low
The College Skateboarding Educational Foundation has a Nike SB collab on the way. Head to Nice Kicks to learn more.
Nice Kicks
Technology
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20%-30% of code inside the company’s repositories is “written by software,” meaning AI.
Maxwell Zeff
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