In just a few short weeks, the moon will complete its 12th cycle of the year, finally ending the Year of the Rat (and truly, what a Year of the Rat it was) and ushering in the more auspicious Year of the Ox. Food will be noisily devoured, red envelopes will be doled out, and 2020 will soon be a blip in the annals of…

Despite being in the film industry for nearly 30 years, Regina King is still finding new ways to reinvent herself. She’s already played a variety of character roles, including one that earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress just a few years ago. Not a novice behind the camera, she’s also directed music videos…

The camera fades in from black on a sepia-toned arid desert. Miles of scrubland spread before us as, in the distance, a pickup truck tears down the two-lane blacktop, kicking up a cloud of dust in its wake. As it rumbles through the sun-bleached town on the U.S./Mexico border, the residents shut themselves up tight in…

Self-care is a form of Black Joy, and is crucial to supporting the larger community. After all, how can you lift up others if you yourself are struggling? To this end, we partnered with Target to speak with Black activists and mental health professionals about the things they do to take care of themselves so they have…

Activists play a critical role in society. They raise awareness around social issues and push for solutions that benefit the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Many activists also experience serious mental, emotional, and physical costs from playing this societal role, whether their activism is through art,…

This year has been one of the most tumultuous chapters in recent history for Black Americans, and over the last seven months we’ve seen numerous reminders that systemic racism brings devastating consequences for individuals, families, and communities.

Every artist has their preferred set of pens, pencils, paints, and brushes, but what happens when you take all that away and challenge them to create something awesome using only a stylus? That’s the question we set out to answer with our Stylus Speedrun challenge, where we teamed up with Samsung and tasked comic book…

The first machines to store data used punch cards. Information was recorded by way of holes punched into pieces of paper, and fed into electromechanical machines — including the machines that processed United States Census data electronically for the first time in 1890 — that read the cards’ contents based on where…

For decades before the advent of digital cameras and sophisticated flash storage devices, artists shared their portfolios on 35 mm slides. Submitting artwork for exhibitions, or simply sharing works with audiences far away, meant shipping unwieldy boxes of slides to be viewed through a projector. Museums amassed…

With a world that seems more unpredictable every time you check the headlines, it can be easy to lose a sense of control. Prioritizing self-care is all the more important at a time when the events of the world can take a major toll on your mental and physical health. Gifting season is about to get into full swing, and…

Episode after episode, HBO’s Lovecraft Country presents us with an American history framed by monsters both real and literary. Inspired by the chilling tales of the television series, we asked for your take on historic monsters in a short story contest we called For The Love Of The Craft. We were looking for…

Though 2020 has been a wild year for everyone, the action’s barely missed a beat in the Overwatch League. While conventional sports had to shift their seasons, rethink the way they play, and create protective bubbles, the Overwatch League quickly pivoted in March, stopping all live events and moving to a fully online…

When you hear the phrase “historic monsters,” what comes to mind? In the genre-bending HBO series Lovecraft Country, we see historic monsters first-hand as our protagonists set off on a road trip through 1950s Jim Crow America, coming face to face with both the brutal racism of white America and terrors more…

Experiencing joy shouldn’t be an uncommon phenomenon. But being joyful while being Black takes on a distinctive flavor because of what it means to be Black in this country. Historically in America, Blackness legally meant you weren’t free, weren’t valued, weren’t seen as equal — weren’t even seen as fully human. And…

One thing fans love about Star Trek is its radically optimistic view of the future: A united Earth free of poverty and disease. Starships that take us to strange, new worlds. Food replicators that can satisfy our every craving. It all sounds pretty sweet. But there’s another side to Star Trek that’s equally…

The turn of the calendar is a chance to reevaluate your life goals, and that includes your finances and what you’re trying to save for in 2020. As we enter the new year, it’s time to look ahead to our financial future and figure out what we want to accomplish, and how much we have to save to get there.

When you’re running your own business, finding the right employee to fill an open position is one of the most important jobs on your plate. With a small team, everyone you hire has to truly be the perfect fit for their role. And while you may be desperate to fill an opening as quickly as possible, it’s important not…