Drake Raises The Content Bar
The @nytimes' @joncaramanica on Drake the meme king. Here's why it's important for marketers to pay attention.
The Future of Black Consumer Engagement
Afropunk should be a wakeup call to marketers that they have to approach black consumers differently.
#MusicMonday: +Aziz — “RMDN”
Meet @plusaziz, cultural strategist AND singer-songwriter!
#MusicMonday: Kamasi Washington — “Clair de Lune”
Check out @kamasiw's beautiful take on an iconic composition.
Noticed: The Expanding Limits of Black Masculinity
Black masculinity evolves to encompass more complexity.
#MusicMonday: Bad Rabbits — “How High”
New music from @badrabbits & @teddyriley1!
Jocelyn Cooper of Afropunk in “Fast Company”
.@jocelyn_jc on Afropunk and the innovators that are pushing culture forward
McWhorter: “A word is a thing on the move.”
.@johnhmcwhorter on the every-changing nature of language
The Curious Case of Canada Goose
.@canadagooseinc's red, white and blue patches are everywhere. But why, and why now?
Merriam-Webster’s 2014 Word-of-the-Year: Culture
Turns out, this word was on everyone's mind in 2014.
Why Is It So Hard To Shift Cultural Frames?
A recurring (and persistent) narrative got me thinking about just how hard it still is to change assumptions in 2014.
“Classical Beauty” As Slow Culture
Ideas that are rooted in slower culture are the most difficult to change. Here's one example.