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How "Drag Race" Turned Drag Queens Into Bankable Brands

"RuPaul's Drag Race" has helped more than 100 drag queens develop personal brands that appeal even to families and kids.

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Your next smartphone might be built with living cells

Joshua Hoffman, the founder of Zymergen, discusses how he's using technologically enhanced natural processes to build cell phone components of the future.

Your next smartphone might be built with living cells

The realities of being an Instagram influencer

Influencers Sophie Sumner, Erik Conover, and Jayla Koriyan share the realities of their seemingly effortless careers as creative Instagram tastemakers.

The realities of being an Instagram influencer

Do people really gift shop on Fifth Ave?

With sites like Amazon selling just about everything under the sun, more and more people are gift shopping online. Are internet shoppers missing out on the magic? We spoke to a handful of people at some of Fifth Ave's most iconic locations to see what the future of retail holds.

Do people really gift shop on Fifth Ave?

How Barry Jenkins's latest film addresses universal themes through a specific female perspective

The Oscar-winning writer and director is following up the hugely acclaimed "Moonlight" with his adaptation of the James Baldwin novel "If Beale Street Could Talk," and he made sure that his female cast members, KiKi Layne and Regina King, had input in how the story was told.

How Barry Jenkins's latest film addresses universal themes through a specific female perspective

The key to growing your brand is understanding the nuances

Dawn Ostroff, chief content officer for Spotify, and Jack Davis, cofounder and CEO of Crypt TV, discuss how to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to media trends, the importance of understanding the differences between gen-Z and millennials, and creating content for specific social platforms.

AI is changing the news we consume—and how we consume it

Algorithms are not only tailoring our viewing experience to content we want to see, but in some cases they’re also promoting fake news. This raises questions about the role that tech companies should play in moderating AI.

AI is changing the news we consume—and how we consume it

Looking back at some of 2018's most viral moments

This year was definitely an action-packed doozy in the news. We react to the wildest and wackiest headline makers that made these 12 months feel like an entire decade.

Looking back at some of 2018's most viral moments

Catherine Zeta-Jones's new show examines the desire for perfection

Her new Facebook Watch show "Queen America" takes place in the beauty pageant world but also examines issues such as body image, sexual assault, being a competitive female, and the desire for perfection.

Catherine Zeta-Jones's new show examines the desire for perfection

Danica Patrick's new drive

Now retired from IndyCar and stock car racing, Danica Patrick is focused on her next chapter. But don't get it twisted, she's as driven as ever. Patrick released the mind and body guide "Pretty Intense," founded the athleisure line Warrior by Danica, and is the proprietor of Somnium vineyard in Napa Valley.

Danica Patrick's new drive

Why Amanda Bynes is a good case study on how the media handles celebrity breakdowns

Following in the footsteps of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, the former The Amanda Show and She's The Man star had a very public meltdown a few years ago. She recently addressed her former drug abuse and mental health issues in Paper Magazine's Break The Internet Issue. What role does the media play in exploiting these young stars' issues and should there be more responsibility when it comes to reporting on mental health? We react.

Why Amanda Bynes is a good case study on how the media handles celebrity breakdowns

Impact

What’s the most generous country on earth?

How community activists are gearing up to fight Amazon’s new offices

The creative ways foreign aid groups are boosting rural economies

Creativity

This Hallmark Christmas movie script written by a bot is the Christmas movie we all need

The Black List revealed its 2018 top scripts with a short film made in just 24 hours

Former Wisconsin police sergeant sues Making a Murderer filmmakers

Co.Design

Here is Amazon’s customer service phone number

Why you should buy your grandparents a 3D printer

How Uber and Jump redesigned the electric bike from scratch

Work Life

4 questions that employers should ask every job candidate

How you might unwittingly be making your bad boss even worse

Social media predictions for 2019: a return to personal authenticity