The Heroes of This Week’s Best New Comics Are Powered by Belief
Special powers or prophesied destinies aside, having conviction and powerful faith in something is often what makes comic book heroes special. Usually, that faith is in...
The FuckJerry Meme Theft Lawsuit Somehow Got Even More Ridiculous
In a strange twist of events, the lawsuit against FuckJerry alleging that the Instagram account stole a meme to promote JAJA tequila has been dismissed. Mainly,...
Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2
Heathcare kiosks, a home-cooked food marketplace, and a way for startups to earn interest on their funding topped our list of high-potential companies from Y Combinator’s...
Drone analytics startup Aria Insights suddenly shutters
Earlier this year, Helen Greiner-founded drone startup CyPhy Works announced a major change. The company was rebooting and renaming itself Aria Insights, a move that arrived...
W.S. Merwin, Surrounded by Green
The poet W. S. Merwin recently died, leaving us with more than 50 books of poetry and prose and a legacy that wove together his interest...
Neil Gaiman and the Cast of American Gods Talk About Belief, Happy Endings, and Going to War
In the second season of Starz’ American Gods TV series, the motley deities and celestial beings dotting the landscape of the United States are getting ready...
Crunchyroll Is Raising Its Prices for the First Time
While Netflix continues to add more anime to its streaming offerings, Crunchyroll remains the top dog of streaming anime providers. However, in order to maintain its...
Pinterest drops its IPO filing
Pinterest, the nearly decade-old visual search engine, has unveiled its S-1 as it prepares for an initial public offering expected in April. Valued at $12.3 billion...
Zoom, a profitable unicorn, files to go public
Zoom, the video conferencing startup valued at $1 billion in early 2017, has filed to go public on the Nasdaq as soon as next month. The...
Furious Over Falling Pay, Los Angeles Uber Drivers Prepare to Strike
In recent weeks Uber drivers in the greater Los Angeles area opened their apps to find the ridesharing company had enacted an approximately 25 percent reduction...
