Spike Lee

Beyond tics in dialect, code-switching often requires a shift in ideology.

• By Hanif Abdurraqib

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• By Kristina Kutateli
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Lee's role in gentrification is complicated, despite his vociferous criticism of the phenomenon, because in some ways he's responsible for the Brooklyn of today.

• By Brentin Mock

Calvan Fowler talks about the power of naps, the benefits of being too busy, and what his former boss Spike Lee taught him about money.

• By Noah Davis

The borough has experienced a drop in average per capita income, but there's a good reason for that.

• By Jim Russell