GO FIGURE: Beyonce’s Homecoming Speech

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DJ Khaled is still right in 2019: Coachella is Beychella. The music festival technically happened this weekend, but thanks to Beyonce, all I cared about was HOMECOMING. The Netflix film reveals the grueling 8-month journey …

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GO FIGURE: Nipsey Hussle’s Distribution of Wealth

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Nipsey Hussle’s memorial service is this morning and I am still at a loss for words. So instead of trying to craft the perfect prose, I decided to create a data visualization. I wanted to …

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No More Cracked Screens: ADcase Your Smartphone

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ADcase is popping. Literally, it’s a smartphone case that automatically pops out a set of curved, winged tips to protect your $700 plus bae from cracking its screen. It works like an airbag, remaining hidden …

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MTV and OneMeth Goods Team Up in Toronto

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The 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards air Monday night. Under the “Best Music Documentary” category three out of the five titles nominated share an element of hip-hop: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy …

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Saudi Arabia is Finally Letting Women Drive

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In Saudi Arabia, driving as a woman is no longer a crime. This week, the kingdom officially began issuing driver’s licenses to 10 women. Prior to lifting the ban, Saudi Arabia was the only country …

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Microsoft Acquires GitHub for $7.5 Billion

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GitHub founders now own more of Microsoft than its CEO. The software platform has been purchased by Microsoft for $7.5 billion. The all-stock transaction represent 73.8 million in Microsoft shares. Assuming GitHub’s founders (there are four in …

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