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Posted inArts & Culture, Covers, Culture, Highlight, Quotes

25 Years of Vibe Magazine

by Danielle Jackson October 2, 2018October 19, 2022

From its first issue in 1993, Vibe magazine reflected the “multicultural mainstream.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Covers

Jay-Z Opens Up About Race in America, Therapy, and ‘4:44’

by Danielle Jackson December 11, 2017October 19, 2022

The hip-hop artist sits down for a wide-ranging interview with NYT executive editor Dean Baquet.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Covers, Nonfiction, Quotes, Sports

Why ESPN Still Can’t Quit Cable

by heymarkarms April 1, 2017October 19, 2022

Bloomberg Businessweek‘s latest cover story highlights the tricky economics of licensing live sports.

Posted inBlog Post, Covers, Featured, Uncategorized

How Long Does Barry Jenkins Have to Keep Hanging Out with Damien Chazelle?

by mlegro March 1, 2017October 19, 2022

If it was up to the media, probably forever.

Posted inCovers, Uncategorized

The New Yorker Releases a Powerful New Cover

by heymarkarms February 3, 2017October 19, 2022

The illustration is called “Liberty’s Flameout,” and it’s by John W. Tomac. “It was the symbol of American values,” Tomac says. “Now it seems that we are turning off the light.”

Posted inCovers, Nonfiction

The New Cover of Bloomberg Businessweek Reminds Us: Businesses Can’t Thrive Amid Chaos

by heymarkarms February 2, 2017October 19, 2022

The reason the U.S. is a good place to do business is that, for the past two centuries, it’s built a firm foundation on the rule of law. President Trump almost undid that in a weekend. That’s bad for business. -From a scathing short column by Matt Levine about businesses waking up to a harsh […]

Posted inCovers, Nonfiction, Quotes

James Baldwin’s ‘The Fire Next Time,’ Published On This Day in 1963

by heymarkarms January 31, 2017October 19, 2022

The subtle and deadly change of heart that might occur in you would be involved with the realization that a civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless. -From James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, published January 31, 1963.

Posted inBlog Post, Covers, Featured

Seattle Met Magazine Releases Its ‘Sanctuary City’ Cover on the Same Day as Trump’s Executive Order

by heymarkarms January 26, 2017October 19, 2022

Just as Trump was signing an executive order aimed at America’s sanctuary cities, Seattle Met magazine released its own statement.

Posted inCovers

The New Yorker’s Ferguson Cover

by heymarkarms August 22, 2014October 19, 2022

Above is the cover of next week’s New Yorker, by Eric Drooker. In an interview about the work, Drooker says: “The police shooting of Michael Brown resonates on a personal level with me. An artist friend of mine was killed by a cop in lower Manhattan, back in 1991. He happened to be black, and the […]

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