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Sneaker designer John Geiger's most recent release, the cream colorway version of the minimalist high top sneaker he's best known for, sold out in just four minutes. (If you're lucky, you can find a pair on a resale site, where the $350 shoes are…
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
As a bestselling author, TV director, and trans icon, Janet Mock has often made history throughout her decades-long career in media. And now, the 36-year-old is breaking yet another glass ceiling. As reported by Variety on June 19, Mock has landed a…
Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8 ahead. After eight seasons of creating chaos throughout Westeros and committing unspeakably cruel acts, Cersei Lannister dying under a pile of rubble in the Game of Thrones series finale felt like a…
Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us follows the Black and Latino men now known as the Central Park Five, who, as teenagers in 1989, were wrongfully convicted for raping a woman. The boys — Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond…
On Friday, June 7, Mic will host a free community concert in collaboration with Imagine Justice, a new nonprofit founded by Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award Winning Artist and Activist Common. The organization aims to instill hope, love…
Over the last few days, YouTube's position on hate speech has been put to the test. The results have not been encouraging. And they're just further evidence that tech companies are at a complete loss as to how to enforce their own rules. The latest…
Snapchat has officially launched its gaming platform Snap Games, and one of its inaugural games is one that will almost definitely be a certifiable hit. Snapchat's Tiny Royale is a battle royale game you can play without ever leaving the Snapchat…
The upcoming video game streaming platform Google Stadia is going to be a literal game-changer as it brings high-powered gaming to the masses. Today, Google took to its first official "Stadia Connect" stream to share additional details about Google…
Sneaker designer John Geiger's most recent release, the cream colorway version of the minimalist high top sneaker he's best known for, sold out in just four minutes. (If you're lucky, you can find a pair on a resale site, where the $350 shoes are…
Just a few days after Jay-Z's billionaire status was confirmed by Forbes, he's been offered a new gig. Barbara Corcoran, of ABC's hit reality series Shark Tank, told TMZ on June 5 that she would be more than happy to feature the mogul in a guest…
Pokémon fans around the globe were treated to a special 15-minute presentation on Wednesday featuring a slew of new details about the upcoming Nintendo Switch entries, Pokémon Sword and Shield. Ahead of the games' newly-confirmed November 2019…
The Russo brothers are jumping from superheroes to fantasy heroes. The directors of the wildly successful Avengers: Endgame have announced their next project as an animated series made in collaboration with Netflix. This new series will be based on…
Jay-Z has been many things: a rapper, a producer, an owner of a clothing line, a husband, a father, an investor, a music streaming platform developer. Now, Jay-Z is also hip-hop's first billionaire. Forbes broke the news on June 3, with a cover…
Nintendo's quirky cardboard-centered Labo initiative continues to add games to its portfolio, and this time the massively popular fighter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is joining the party. As of today's most recent update, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate…
The fifth grade class at Ohio's Lander Elementary got a very special end-of-year surprise when Lil Nas X came to perform his hit song "Old Town Road" in their gymnasium. On May 29, the rapper shared a video of him singing along with the thrilled…
Popular first-person shooter series Call of Duty is back with a vengeance. The blockbuster take on gritty warfare is coming to consoles and PC this October, publisher Activision revealed today, and it's going back to a familiar moniker: Call of…
After writing the Fantastic Beasts screenplays and the Cursed Child play, J.K. Rowling is blessing the wizarding world with even more exciting new content. As reported on Pottermore, a new series of four short Harry Potter ebooks meant to explore…
Spoilers ahead. Ever since the Game of Thrones series finale aired, fans have been reeling from its many unexpected twists and turns — especially since new ones are still being revealed, days after the episode. According to a new Game of Thrones…
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed Apollo 11 on the moon. It was one of the greatest technological and scientific achievements in American history — but Aldrin and Armstrong didn't do it alone. Many, many engineers…
Though Fortnite has made itself into a household name over the last few years, Call of Duty is still one of the most popular shooters in the world. The action-packed cinematic franchise is making another move in the future, but this time it's coming…
There were plenty of bad calls made by characters in the final season of Game of Thrones, from Tyrion’s naive faith that Cersei would send her armies to Winterfell to Jon telling Daenerys about his true parentage before the battle against the White…