Snap CEO reportedly released redesign despite warnings from designers

Snapchat’s major redesign was widely unpopular, contributing to a decline in Snap’s growth and, ultimately, another redesign. Now, The Information reports that the design was released despite reservations from Snapchat engineers and a mediocre perfor…

Asian Stock Photos Are Often Stereotypical, So We Shot Our Own

In stock shots, East Asian–Americans are often peripheral characters or stereotypes like doctors and students.

Parkland Survivors React To Santa Fe High School Shooting In Texas

“You deserve more than Thoughts and Prayers,” Emma González tweeted.

Transphobic Congressional Hopeful Berates Person Inside Public Restroom

A Republican running in a district in Los Angeles County documented her confrontation in a shocking viral video.

Trump’s New ‘Domestic Gag Rule’ Would Strip Funds From Planned Parenthood

The president wants to penalize family planning providers.

We Need The Revolutionary Black God That James Cone Saw

Young black people may be less religious, but Black liberation theology is still relevant.

Every Single Chilean Bishop Offers To Resign Over Country’s Sex Abuse Scandal

It’s the first time all the bishops in one country have offered to step down over the church’s sex abuse scandal.

Plane Reportedly Crashes At Havana’s Main Airport

A 737 airliner crashed shortly after takeoff, according to Cuban media.

Hasbro just trademarked the smell of Play-Doh

As unusual trademarks go, scents are some of the rarest, but that hasn’t stopped Hasbro from trademarking the distinctive smell of Play-Doh. Little changed since 1956, when Play-Doh was first created, the scent is one of the most distinctive aspects of the modeling dough experience, its makers argue. “The scent of Play-Doh compound has always been synonymous with childhood and … Continue reading

The only way Google X’s Selfish Ledger is “good”

This morning we caught a glimpse of a leaked internal video from Google X called The Selfish Ledger. The head of design at what was called Google X (and is now just “X” under Alphabet) Nick Foster made this video with David Murphy, Google Senior UX Engineer. In the video, they show how learning computers could allow Google to modify … Continue reading