Creativity

11 movies for sneaking social messages to your family this Thanksgiving

Let these 11 crowd-pleasing films serve as Trojan Turkeys for progressive messages over the holiday.

The “President Hillary” alt universe on Twitter is not the liberal fantasy you’d imagine

A comedian’s Twitter imagines if POTUS Hillary had written Trump’s worse tweets and shows the limits of what behavior our culture accepts from women.

Secret sings to end gender pay gap in new ad, but is parent P&G listening?

In the fun and defiant “#IdRatherGetPaid,” women sing at work to end pay disparity, but it raises questions about P&G’s record.

SNL sides with billionaire Jeff Bezos, not everyday New Yorkers, on HQ2

Saturday Night Live has mixed messages about Amazon setting up HQ2 in New York, and we have some questions.

Unfortunately the new Dunkin’ Espresso-Wear fashion collection isn’t real

For now, you’ll have to try the company’s new espresso without the help of Cappu-chinos, Americano-veralls, and Latte-nk Tops.

How singer-songwriter, actress-activist Janelle Monáe gets so much done

Organization, strategy, and a tight group of trusted collaborators keep Janelle Monáe’s artistic world spinning.

Apple appoints A24 as its Academy Award ambassador

Top 5 ads of the week: Elton John sings for Xmas, KFC’s crispy streetwear

Burger King uses banner ads to buy you a free Whopper, Veterans Day isn’t for sale, and Cadillac says, “Oh Hello!”

Ocasio-Cortez’s strategy for Twitter trolls? Don’t get mad, get laughs

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saves her anger for where it’s most useful and brushes off her attackers with grace and wit.

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

It’s terrifying that most people understand “Nazi prom photo” as random news detritus from this week, rather than something much more unnerving.

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Blumhouse Productions will produce eight feature thrillers exclusively for Amazon–and none of them will be helmed by the people who almost always get the job.

Elton John’s life story told in the Xmas ad for U.K. retailer John Lewis

New podcast delves into the oral history of “Sex and the City”

The Wing swoops into women’s history with a new podcast

Here’s what John F. Kennedy’s Twitterfeed would look like

Michelle Obama talks hair and the “angry black woman” stereotype on final “2 Dope Queens”

Fox News may be on a Twitter blackout, but this unflattering graphic is still trending

With Fox News protesting Twitter, the channel’s main representation on the platform is this accidentally hilarious graphic.

Oh Hello! Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Awkwafina get weird for Cadillac

A new ad for Cadillac features Nick Kroll and John Mulvaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, plus Awkwafina as a chauffeur named Val the Vlogger.