FastCo Exclusives Video Playlist

FastCo Exclusives

How Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski learned to love his haters

The culinary expert on Netflix's smash hit show "Queer Eye" has learned to block out the haters (especially when it comes to guacamole). He's slowly building a food empire with his fast-casual restaurant The Village Den in New York's West Village and a new cookbook, "Antoni in the Kitchen."

How Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski learned to love his haters

Christian Siriano's vital advice for aspiring fashion designers

The CFDA-member and "Project Runway"-winning designer (and now mentor on the show) believes being open minded and intense are two of the best traits to make it in the fashion industry.

Christian Siriano's vital advice for aspiring fashion designers

Inside the mind of Chiwetel Ejiofor

The actor, writer, and now director reflects on the important milestones of his career, from the holiday classic Love Actually to playing drag queen Lola in Kinky Boots, to the Oscar-nominated 12 Years a Slave. And now, he’s gearing up for his directorial debut with Netflix’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.

Inside the mind of Chiwetel Ejiofor

How the NBA helped women call the shots

It’s no longer enough to talk about workplace diversity. Here’s how the National Basketball Association and commissioner Adam Silver succeeded in putting more women in leadership.

How the NBA helped women call the shots

Brian Grazer wants to democratize the content business

The award-winning producer explains how entertainment needs to widen its talent pool.

Brian Grazer wants to democratize the content business

Are subscription services making us lazy misanthropes?

Subscription services are on the rise. With the popularity of brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Birchbox, and Loot Crate, more and more Americans are having goods regularly delivered to their doorstep. But is it because we’re all too busy—or just too lazy?

Are subscription services making us lazy misanthropes?

How Bumble re-engineered online connections for women

Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd wanted to combat bad online behavior by letting women make the first move in dating and business.

How Bumble re-engineered online connections for women

Spanx inventor Sara Blakely's best advice for female founders

She believes everyone starting a business should ask herself one important question.

Spanx inventor Sara Blakely's best advice for female founders

This might just be the sexiest airport hotel in the world

When Trans World Airlines went out of business, their lavish airline terminal at JFK went dark. But decades (and a quarter billion dollars) later, it's about to be reborn as the biggest hotel lobby in the world.

This might just be the sexiest airport hotel in the world

How Jada Pinkett Smith finds power in vulnerability

The actor and producer is discovering a new side of herself on the Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk, where she discusses critical topics, from domestic abuse to the R. Kelly accusations, alongside her daughter, Willow Smith, and mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris.

How Jada Pinkett Smith finds power in vulnerability

Impact

Indoor farms full of dandelions could be our future source of rubber

Are you surprised that the U.S. isn’t one of the 10 happiest countries on earth?

The Dignity Museum builds empathy between visitors and the homeless

Creativity

Beer fight! MillerCoors sues Bud over its corn syrup ads

These Dunkin’ donut-inspired Saucony sneakers might be the best-ever fast food-footwear collaboration

The dream of MoviePass lives on . . . kind of

Co.Design

Finally, dog gear for design snobs

Roman walls are a 3,000-year-old argument against Trump’s border wall

Amazon could soon force you to go on a diet, according to one futurist

Work Life

3 productivity killers that you should stay away from

If you do these 3 things, people will probably think that you’re being fake

Here are the three surprising benefits I got ditching my cellphone for a landline for a month