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Baratunde Thurston

Writer, CEO

The Onion

Baratunde Thurston is the CEO, co-founder, and hashtagger-in-chief of Cultivated Wit. He wrote the New York Times bestseller How To Be Black and served for five years as director of digital for the satirical news outlet, The Onion.

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Fast Company

From ScatRoulette To Fitbitch: Developers And Comics Collide On “Comedy Hack Day”

Baratunde Thurston produced and hosted a 36-hour hackathon where participants from both the comedy and tech communities worked together to create some future funny business.

Fast Company

Oral History<br />Sex! Drugs! Apps! <br />SXSW Interactive At 20

Twenty years of wild parties, legendary product launches, and heated controversies.

Fast Company

F*ck You Congress! This Website Lets You Vent Your Government Shutdown Frustrations

From the folks at Cultivated Wit comes a website to vent your frustrations at the ineptitudes of Congress.

Fast Company

Why Comedy Hack Day Makes Sense For The People Of Greater Boston

Something funny is happening at MIT Media Lab this Sunday.

Fast Company

How To #Unplug In 6 Steps

Still feeling intimidated about disconnecting from your digital life? Lighten up! And click through this interactive display.

Fast Company

#Unplug: Baratunde Thurston Left The Internet For 25 Days, And You Should, Too

<strong>I have left the Internet.</strong> I’m on vacation. That means no social media updates, responses, check-ins, likes, taps, pokes, noogies, tickles, or head locks. I’m going to practice looking people in the eye and not checking my email or . . .

Fast Company

Generation Flux Salon: How Do You Manage Colleagues–Above You, Below You, And Peers–Who Are Less Open To Change?

One of the key qualities of Generation Fluxers is their ability to successfully and swiftly adapt to change–but it’s not uncommon for Fluxers to work with colleagues who are not as good at dealing with chaos. Brad Smith, Nilofer Merchant, Robbin Phillips, Ari Wallach, Baratunde Thurston, Doreen Lorenzo, Sarah Robb O’Hagan and readers discuss as our salon series continues.

Fast Company

4 Storified Reasons SXSW Was Worth The Hassle From Al Gore, Sean Parker, Baratunde Thurston

How SXSW attendees used Storify to capture the festival’s most-talked about events in real-time

Fast Company

What To Do And See At SXSW, For The Gamer To The Style Buff

Don’t know how to wade through the hundreds of music, film, and interactive events at the hipster’s smorgasbord in Austin? Don’t worry, we did it for you.

Fast Company

This Is Generation Flux: Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Business

The future of business is pure chaos. Here’s how you can survive–and perhaps even thrive.

Ideas

The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

Ideas

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

Ideas

How The Next Generation Of West Virginians Are Building A Way Out Of The State’s Coal Economy

Entertainment

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball

Entertainment

This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

Entertainment

Showtime’s “More Than T” Profiles 7 Transpeople Who Transcend That One Letter

Co.Design

Product

Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

Spaces

This Beautiful Replica Of The Moon Is Floating Around London

Graphics

13 Courtroom Drawings That Captured History

Fast Company

Ideas

The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

Leadership

Everyone Secretly Hates Your “Friendly Reminder” Email

Entertainment

Baratunde Thurston

Writer, CEO

Stories about Baratunde Thurston

From ScatRoulette To Fitbitch: Developers And Comics Collide On “Comedy Hack Day”

Baratunde Thurston produced and hosted a 36-hour hackathon where participants from both the comedy and tech communities worked together to create some future funny business.

Oral History<br />Sex! Drugs! Apps! <br />SXSW Interactive At 20

Twenty years of wild parties, legendary product launches, and heated controversies.

F*ck You Congress! This Website Lets You Vent Your Government Shutdown Frustrations

From the folks at Cultivated Wit comes a website to vent your frustrations at the ineptitudes of Congress.

Why Comedy Hack Day Makes Sense For The People Of Greater Boston

Something funny is happening at MIT Media Lab this Sunday.

How To #Unplug In 6 Steps

Still feeling intimidated about disconnecting from your digital life? Lighten up! And click through this interactive display.

#Unplug: Baratunde Thurston Left The Internet For 25 Days, And You Should, Too

<strong>I have left the Internet.</strong> I’m on vacation. That means no social media updates, responses, check-ins, likes, taps, pokes, noogies, tickles, or head locks. I’m going to practice looking people in the eye and not checking my email or . . .

Generation Flux Salon: How Do You Manage Colleagues–Above You, Below You, And Peers–Who Are Less Open To Change?

4 Storified Reasons SXSW Was Worth The Hassle From Al Gore, Sean Parker, Baratunde Thurston

How SXSW attendees used Storify to capture the festival’s most-talked about events in real-time

What To Do And See At SXSW, For The Gamer To The Style Buff

Don’t know how to wade through the hundreds of music, film, and interactive events at the hipster’s smorgasbord in Austin? Don’t worry, we did it for you.

This Is Generation Flux: Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Business

The future of business is pure chaos. Here’s how you can survive–and perhaps even thrive.

Ideas

The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

The Newest Burger At Sonic Blends The Beef With Mushrooms So You Eat Less Meat

How The Next Generation Of West Virginians Are Building A Way Out Of The State’s Coal Economy

Entertainment

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball

This Nike Ad Subtly, Respectfully Celebrates Pride Week

Showtime’s “More Than T” Profiles 7 Transpeople Who Transcend That One Letter

Co.Design

Amazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper

This Beautiful Replica Of The Moon Is Floating Around London

13 Courtroom Drawings That Captured History

Fast Company

The Al Gore Interview: Full Transcript

Everyone Secretly Hates Your “Friendly Reminder” Email

Ice Cube Is Betting Big On The Future Of Three-On-Three Basketball