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Yeezy has a new logo, and it has settled its suit with Walmart

A new trademark filing is likely our first peek at the upcoming Yeezy brand expansion, and a strategic exit out of a legal battle with Walmart.

Ye’s Stem Player paves the way for music’s alternate future

Ye’s personal music player is a reminder that digital objects can be more than screens, and listeners can be creative too.

Ye’s Stem Player paves the way for music’s alternate future

Some Kanye fans paid $200 to get his new album. They’re still waiting

The rapper sold more than $2.2 million worth of his Stem Player devices, promising fans an exclusive album that has yet to arrive.

Some Kanye fans paid $200 to get his new album. They’re still waiting

Kanye West’s latest ‘Donda’ video doubles as a Yeezy Gap hoodie commercial

The video for “Heaven and Hell” is also an ad for the latest Yeezy Gap hoodie, launched on ESPN during the college football title game.

Virgil Abloh’s best work: 6 projects that show his prolific mind and artistic soul

Virgil Abloh, who died on Sunday, spoke through music, art, and fashion. We revisit some of his most interesting designs.

Virgil Abloh’s best work: 6 projects that show his prolific mind and artistic soul

Kanye West and Walmart are at war . . . over a logo

Cases like these may become even more common, as companies increasingly embrace flat, symbol-based branding.

New Beats by Dre ad stars Sha’Carri Richardson, announces new Kanye album

Launched during Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the spot stars the controversial sprinter and launches Kanye West’s ‘Donda.’

New Beats by Dre ad stars Sha’Carri Richardson, announces new Kanye album

The Yeezy Gap collection drops with a $200 electric blue jacket

This first product, born of a 10-year, $1 billion agreement between Kanye West and Gap, has arrived.

The Yeezy Gap collection drops with a $200 electric blue jacket

Gap-branded sheets and pillows are coming soon to Walmart

Gap wants to tap Walmart’s 220 million weekly customers.

5 ‘SNL’ moments that set the stage for Elon Musk’s controversial episode

While ‘Saturday Night Live’ appeared to shock the world by tapping Elon Musk to host, there is plenty of cringey precedent for it.

5 ‘SNL’ moments that set the stage for Elon Musk’s controversial episode

First look: Kanye West’s new website turns shopping into art

Kanye West is about to unveil a new website for his fashion label Yeezy. The design turns the rules of e-commerce on its head.

First look: Kanye West’s new website turns shopping into art

Will Kanye West make Gap interesting again?

Gap has a lot to gain from this partnership. But what about Yeezy?

Will Kanye West make Gap interesting again?

Birkenstocks are the perfect summer shoe—and there’s a style for everyone

Whether you’re in the city, the mountains, on the beach, in the office, or at home, there’s a pair of Birkenstocks for you.

Birkenstocks are the perfect summer shoe—and there’s a style for everyone

Kanye West on his design process, sustainability, and the future of Yeezy

At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, West announced his decision to move Yeezy operations stateside.

Kanye West on his design process, sustainability, and the future of Yeezy

Kanye just unveiled a new foam sneaker made from algae

Onstage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, West showed off a new style of shoe that is emblematic of his fashion brand’s moves toward sustainability and manufacturing in the U.S.

Kanye just unveiled a new foam sneaker made from algae

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

There’s a problem with a Kanye West project, if you can even believe that.

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

This fake Ikea manual explains Sweden’s laws to Trump in a way he’ll understand: pictures

Created by two Swedish designers, the manual explains why Sweden’s prime minister can’t meddle in investigations, including A$AP Rocky’s.

This fake Ikea manual explains Sweden’s laws to Trump in a way he’ll understand: pictures

It’s official: Celebrities are the new designers

You’re not imagining it. The hottest fashion labels of our time are from celebrities with a strong point of view, like Rihanna, Beyoncé, and Kanye West.

It’s official: Celebrities are the new designers

Postcard from Stockholm: a timeline of A$AP Rocky’s Swedish nightmare

New York rapper A$AP Rocky was formally charged Thursday, and could face two years in Swedish prison. Here are the events that snowballed into the disquieting decision.

Postcard from Stockholm: a timeline of A$AP Rocky’s Swedish nightmare

KFC has been name-checked in some rap bangers–and this KFC-curated Spotify playlist proves it

The brand’s new Spotify playlist “Bucket Bangers” is the foundation for a new campaign in France celebrating its finger lickin’ place in culture.

KFC has been name-checked in some rap bangers–and this KFC-curated Spotify playlist proves it

Tech

TikTok launches new suite of ad tools, including shopping videos, catalog listings, and live shopping

The frontrunners in the trillion-dollar race for limitless fusion power

The new climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible

News

Who is Drew Findling? #BillionDollarLawyer defends Trump in Georgia election probe

Tesla stock split: Date, day of record, and what happens next

Adam Neumann thinks we want ‘community-driven’ living, but how has that worked out in the past?

Co.Design

First look: Telfar’s debut sportswear collection

Where wind power will create the new U.S. energy boom?

1 million square feet of L.A. roads are being covered with solar-reflective paint

Work Life

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