04-03-20

A K-pop star's 'joke' and Visa's revamped Olympic PSAs—the best and worst moves of the week

JYJ star Kim Jae-joong couldn’t resist making the world’s worst April Fools’ joke during a pandemic, and Visa acted quickly to enlist athletes for a PSA after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed to 2021. Here are the biggest hit and misses of the week.

Latest Videos

The Clintons’ new show builds a platform for strong women

‘Gutsy,’ the new Apple TV+ series from Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s new production company, tells the story of strong women everywhere—from the likes of Kim Kardashian and Megan Thee Stallion to firefighters and local activists.

The Clintons’ new show builds a platform for strong women

Who’s the new owner of Patagonia?!

Patagonia is a company that has never been afraid of a challenge. Yvon Chouinard's leadership provides inspiration to other companies looking for a way to reconcile capitalism and the climate crisis.

Who’s the new owner of Patagonia?!

Rick and Morty have mastered the brandverse

The sixth season of ‘Rick and Morty’ launched on September 4, and this week the show’s namesake characters were once again featured in some hilarious branded tie-ins with Wendy’s. This is Fast Company’s Brand Hit or Miss.

Rick and Morty have mastered the brandverse

Why this Serena Williams tribute is fit for a legend

During Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), the newest Beyoncé video dropped, but it was a Gatorade ad and tribute to the career and legacy of Serena Williams. And it is pretty close to a masterpiece. This is Fast Company's Brand hit or miss of the week.

Why this Serena Williams tribute is fit for a legend

How to make your luggage more sustainable

Berlin-based luxury-luggage brand Horizn Studios believes that the most sustainable product is the one you don’t exchange or have to throw away. ‘Fast Company’ visited its German headquarters to find out how a plant-based, biodegradable, and PETA-approved suitcase is made.

How to make your luggage more sustainable

How the NRA has obstructed gun control in the U.S.

An overwhelming majority of Americans favor common sense gun control laws. So why hasn’t Congress been able to pass meaningful reform? There are many reasons, but mostly, it’s because the gun lobby wants it that way and guns are good for business.

How the NRA has obstructed gun control in the U.S.

How this surfing star is making waves in sports apparel

Last year, John John Florence turned down the opportunity to partner with just about every major sports sponsor in order to launch his own brand, Florence Marine X. Florence innovated a Test Pilots program, which allows fans of the brand to sign up to test product prototypes.

How this surfing star is making waves in sports apparel

Tik Tok has a new star: And she teaches economics

Kyla Scanlon is committed to creating financial education content for her peers. She has become the go-to financial tech demystifier and amassed 119,500 TikTok followers in the process. Scanlon is a clear thinker and very creative in conveying complex economic information in an accessible and fun way.

Tik Tok has a new star: And she teaches economics

Building Robert Schwartzman's Filmmaking Utopia

As a filmmaker himself, Robert Schwartzman was tired of distribution companies ignoring independent films, so he built his own company. He co-founded Utopia Distribution and using his love of both filmmaking and tech to support storytellers.

Building Robert Schwartzman's Filmmaking Utopia

Kendrick Lamar Plans Your Financial Future

Kendrick Lamar teams up with Cash App and Ray Dalio to give a quick financial literacy lesson. The ad comes from PgLang, the multilingual creative collective founded by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free.

Kendrick Lamar Plans Your Financial Future

Tech

What is the SpaceX Starship?

How to go live on TikTok: Everything you need to know to get started

Mars is littered with over 15,000 pounds of human trash

News

Need space to take a Zoom call? Prepare to pay up in these 10 most expensive cities for co-working

The Dow slides to its lowest point since 2020, as recession fears grow

NyQuil chicken aside, misusing products can spawn product innovation

Co.Design

Fast Company Magazine

Why corporate America broke up with design

How disability is informing better products—and better organizations

Could a Heineken ad from 2017 actually hold the key to reducing partisan animosity?

Work Life

Miscarriage leave is covered under FMLA. Why aren’t employees taking the time?

Why this tech leader thinks employee tracking software is a really bad idea

The 5 key software metrics top leaders can no longer ignore