Sari Zeidler

First the streaming wars changed how we watch TV. Now, something even more fundamental to American life is about to be disrupted: how we get Mexican food.

If there’s one thing that rules the fashion world it’s not aesthetic—it’s influence. And this week Quartz contributor Alexandra Mondack sat down with Derek Blasberg, the man Google hopes will have enough influence to reshape the fashion social media landscape, to see what he has in up his sleeve.

On Dec. 22, Netflix debuted its first Hollywood blockbuster-style film, Bright—and opinions are divided.

Indie film Lady Bird is ending 2017 with a string of wins.

December was a big month for movie releases—especially for lovers of sci-fi and fantasy. The Last Jedi, the long-awaited eighth episode in the Star Wars franchise, and Netflix’s $90 million Bright both dropped this month. If you listen to film critics, the former is a near-masterpiece, and the latter is a disaster.

Louis C.K. has issued a public statement to five women who accused him of sexual misconduct, including masturbating in front of them on multiple occasions.

US president Donald Trump is facing fierce backlash following his response to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, which left one person dead and dozens injured. Now Mar-a-Lago, the president’s swanky Palm Beach, Fl. resort, is feeling the repercussions.

Dunkin’ Donuts is testing out a sleek new image with plans to unveil a new store simply called “Dunkin'” later this month.

Carrie Fisher became a hero to a generation of girls with her portrayal of Princess Leia Organa, the brave, blaster-wielding heroine of the original Star Wars trilogy.

A seemingly innocuous tweet intended to tug at the heart strings and sell insurance induced a storm of racist comments on Twitter.

The US’s Thanksgiving holiday is traditionally a time for friends and family to come together. But Americans can take togetherness a little too far on Black Friday, the chaotic day after Thanksgiving when millions of shoppers, groggy from tryptophan and hopped up on the promise of a good bargain, gather in the pre-dawn hours to duke it out for the best retail deals.

Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign says it will participate in the election recount efforts spearheaded by Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

Earlier this summer, survivors of rape and sexual abuse in India gathered together with advocates to climb 1,000 steps up Chamundi Hill in Mysuru. The Climb Against Sexual Abuse, an international movement that is planning similar events at Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Everest, was meant to be a metaphor for overcoming sexual abuse, Yusef Omar, the mobile editor for the Hindustan Times, said in a Facebook video.

Lou Pearlman, the music promoter credited with launching ‘NSync and the Backstreet Boys, has died in jail, media outlets are reporting.

UPDATE: In a statement released Sunday (July 24) Debbie Wasserman Schultz has resigned as chair of the Democratic National Committee amid criticisms related to the DNC email leak scandal. Her resignation will be effective immediately after the party convention in Philadelphia. Longtime party operative Donna Brazile will be the interim chair of the committee, and Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio has been named chair of the Democratic National Convention. See the full story below:

The International Olympic Committee has upheld a partial ban on the Russian Olympic team’s participation in the 2016 Summer Olympics after a widespread state sanctioned doping scandal was confirmed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, but will not stop the entire country from participating. The ban that applies to Russia’s track and field Olympic team has not been lifted.