Creativity

Bill Hader’s Al Pacino impression gets even more real (and creepy) with the help of deepfakes

How this South African comedian and filmmaker is telling stories that resonate worldwide

How this Army veteran and convicted bank robber wrote the instant classic novel about the opioid epidemic

How this Burger King marketing whiz gleefully trolls McDonald’s

Seth Meyers has remade late-night comedy for the Trump era, while also being a really good boss

For delivering incisive comedy at the speed of news, “Late Night” host Seth Meyers is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People.

Why this animation exec took a chance on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and won an Oscar and $375 million at the box office

How this renown climbing photographer shot Free Solo–and took home an Oscar

For creating a visceral experience chronicling Alex Honnold’s legendary summit of El Capitan, Jimmy Chin is one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2019.

Why the filmmakers behind Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep sold their company to their employees

OK Go is linking with Google, Jeff Bezos, and Morton Salt to teach kids math and science

For applying their artistic obsessiveness to STEAM education, the four members of OK Go are among Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business

This is how Sesame Street is tackling the rising number of kids in foster care

Snoop Dogg’s weed media company launches new ad agency with ex-Vice execs

Gram by Gram is a cannabis-specific ad and branding agency aiming to both build weed brands and help mainstream marketers tap into the cannabis market.

This alternate ending finally gives Game of Thrones fans what they want (no petition required)

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson talks secrets to success—and listening to Jeff Bezos

Aside from being the NFL’s highest paid player, Wilson is also one of its most entrepreneurial. Here’s how he built his success–and used Bezos’s words of wisdom.

Why Pepsi’s advertising is re-embracing its challenger brand status

VP of marketing Todd Kaplan talks about the brand’s Super Bowl boost, and how being a challenger is actually a marketing advantage.

Here are Oprah’s best words of wisdom from her Colorado College commencement speech

From rebounding after failure to thriving as your authentic self, Oprah did what Oprah does best: give practical advice you’d be foolish not to heed.

In commencement speech, Jennifer Garner gives 8 tips for living your best life

Garner’s commencement speech this weekend at her alma mater, Denison University, was a veritable guide to happiness.

Jim Carrey is the latest progressive to self-own, as anti-choicers endorse his new painting

Maybe now he’ll reconsider painting every single political moment as it happens. (He will not reconsider it.)

Amid abortion debates, Laverne Cox hits on something no one is talking about

Cox used her commencement speech at Pitzer College to highlight the importance of language, specifically the erasure of trans men in abortion debates.

Whoops—someone left a water bottle onscreen in the Game of Thrones finale