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Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

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The record sums tech giants just spent to influence U.S. law in the Trump era, in a handy chart

Here are the most head-scratching quotes from Anthony Scaramucci’s first press conference

Here are the most head-scratching quotes from Anthony Scaramucci’s first press conference

Vice Media just laid off 2% of its staff in a mad dash for video and global expansion

Report: Sean Spicer says bye-bye to the White House

Facebook tells us how great video is after forcing everyone to pivot to it

Facebook tells us how great video is after forcing everyone to pivot to it

Excited about Disney’s immersive “Star Wars” hotel? Thank a cord-cutter

Excited about Disney’s immersive “Star Wars” hotel? Thank a cord-cutter

It’s official: Sean Hannity is no William F. Buckley

It’s official: Sean Hannity is no William F. Buckley

Go inside Sephora’s first-ever boutique shop on Boston’s classiest street

Go inside Sephora’s first-ever boutique shop on Boston’s classiest street

Sprint is trolling Verizon with a fake store where you can’t actually buy things

Sprint is trolling Verizon with a fake store where you can’t actually buy things

YouTube now redirects terrorism-related searches to anti-extremist content

An experiment in blowing up a plane prompted the U.S.’s laptop fears

An experiment in blowing up a plane prompted the U.S.’s laptop fears

Look out, Facebook, Snap just bought a startup that makes it harder to copy software

Delta now lets you use your fingerprints as your boarding pass

Delta now lets you use your fingerprints as your boarding pass

Jeff Bezos’s first Instagram post is the humblebrag to beat all humblebrags

Jeff Bezos’s first Instagram post is the humblebrag to beat all humblebrags

The Amazon-Whole Foods merger is raising concerns about pricing and grocery access

Why did the Trump administration yank climate experts from Zuckerberg’s national park tour?

Why did the Trump administration yank climate experts from Zuckerberg’s national park tour?

Breathless coverage of Elon Musk is exactly how fake news begins

Breathless coverage of Elon Musk is exactly how fake news begins

How a Hotmail address gave away the web’s largest drug market

How a Hotmail address gave away the web’s largest drug market

New moms rejoice: Thirdlove created a nursing bra that actually fits and isn’t super scratchy

New moms rejoice: Thirdlove created a nursing bra that actually fits and isn’t super scratchy

Citymapper doesn’t just want to give you directions—it wants to drive you there

Citymapper doesn’t just want to give you directions—it wants to drive you there

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

The Costume Designer For “Game Of Thrones” Explains Euron Greyjoy’s New Swagger

The Costume Designer For “Game Of Thrones” Explains Euron Greyjoy’s New Swagger

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Nominate Your Brand for the 2018 Most Innovative Companies!

Bigger Than Booger: Curtis Armstrong On Thriving Through Four Decades In Hollywood

Bigger Than Booger: Curtis Armstrong On Thriving Through Four Decades In Hollywood

This Ad Starkly Depicts Black Parents Having “The Talk” With Their Kids

This Ad Starkly Depicts Black Parents Having “The Talk” With Their Kids

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Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

With today’s news of Sean Spicer’s resignation, I humbly request a special summer edition of “SNL” with Melissa McCarthy

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

Watch the trailer for “Bright,” a film in which Will Smith plays a cop in a Los Angeles populated by orcs and other fantasy creatures–metaphors abound.

The Costume Designer For “Game Of Thrones” Explains Euron Greyjoy’s New Swagger

The Costume Designer For “Game Of Thrones” Explains Euron Greyjoy’s New Swagger

Michele Clapton has outfitted everyone on both sides of the Narrow Sea for every season of “Game of Thrones,” and she let us in on her creative process.

Bigger Than Booger: Curtis Armstrong On Thriving Through Four Decades In Hollywood

Bigger Than Booger: Curtis Armstrong On Thriving Through Four Decades In Hollywood

The prototypical party-nerd in ’80s movies has managed to carve a career far beyond it–the highlights of which he recounts in a new memoir.

This Ad Starkly Depicts Black Parents Having “The Talk” With Their Kids

This Ad Starkly Depicts Black Parents Having “The Talk” With Their Kids

The company’s push for socially conscious ads tackles America’s thorniest issue.

See What America Hates Most, State By State

See What America Hates Most, State By State

The dating app, Hater, which matches users by what they hate, just released a map of the U.S. that reveals what is most scorned by each state.

The 2018 Pirelli Calendar Is Here With An All-Black “Alice In Wonderland” Cast

The 2018 Pirelli Calendar Is Here With An All-Black “Alice In Wonderland” Cast

RuPaul, Lupita Nyong’o, Whoopi Goldberg, Naomi Campbell, and Diddy headline photographer Tim Walker’s gloriously black rendition of Lewis Carroll’s classic.

This Donald Trump Jr. Headline Had All Of Twitter Making The Exact “Same” Joke

This Donald Trump Jr. Headline Had All Of Twitter Making The Exact “Same” Joke

How one tantalizingly worded headline connected with a large swath of Twitter.

RZA And Chipotle Are Bringing Beats (But Not Beets) To Your Lunch

RZA And Chipotle Are Bringing Beats (But Not Beets) To Your Lunch

Assemble the ingredients and assemble the track on their interactive website.

How Guillermo del Toro’s New Film Is And Isn’t Like M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water”

How Guillermo del Toro’s New Film Is And Isn’t Like M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water”

The first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” just dropped, and Fast Company noticed some troubling similarities to M. Night Shyamalan’s 2006 flop.

Ideas

Is Your Country Ready For A Catastrophe?

Is Your Country Ready For A Catastrophe?

The Philanthropy World Is Frightened That Trump’s Tax Plan Is Going To Slow Donations

Could Hawaii Be The First State To Offer A Basic Income?

Entertainment

Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

Open Letter To SNL: Please Let Melissa McCarthy Do Spicey On TV Right Now

“Fairy Lives Don’t Matter”: Will Smith’s Fantasy Cop Movie On Netflix Is a Racial Allegory

The Costume Designer For “Game Of Thrones” Explains Euron Greyjoy’s New Swagger

Co.Design

Go Inside The ISS, The Most Expensive Structure Ever Built

Go Inside The ISS, The Most Expensive Structure Ever Built

This Rotary Phone Is A Delightfully Analog Way To Read The Web

Someday You Could Swallow This Wireless Robot Like A Pill

Fast Company

Four Work-Life Questions To Ponder On Vacation This Summer

Four Work-Life Questions To Ponder On Vacation This Summer

Is Your Country Ready For A Catastrophe?

Why Telling John McCain To Beat Cancer Feeds A Dangerous GOP Narrative