Nike has agreed to settle its two-week-old lawsuit against MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based art collective that collaborated with Lil Nas X on limited-edition "Satan Shoes," pairs of Air Max 97s customized with human blood and pentagram-shaped charms. The inferno-themed shoes were released to promote the rapper's similarly devilish music video for "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)," a visual that depicts the artist giving Satan a lap dance.Upon release, MSCHF's Satan Shoes caused uproar among conservative ...

Leah Thomas, who also goes by the moniker Green Girl Leah online, is an environmental advocate with a passion for writing and creativity. As the founder of the Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), Thomas hopes to raise awareness about environmental injustice, to promote inclusivity within environmental education and to share resources for people of color through her platform."[I] focus on both the protection of people and the planet, and find a way to advocate for the people most impacted by en...

For anyone looking for more ways to support the AAPI community, consider purchasing a crochet hat handmade in Brooklyn by designer Kae Linh. Following her first charitable capsule that launched back in February, the New York and Vancouver-based creative is releasing another small batch of hand-knitted headwear that she calls "Bucket MŨ" (in Vietnamese, "mũ" means "hat").Dedicated to the resilience of the AAPI community, the spring capsule collection will benefit W.O.W. Project, with 50 percent...

Following the release of her album Chromatica last year, Lady Gaga has been creating visuals and collaborations with brands including Oreo, and the latest label added to the list is the LVMH-owned champagne brand Dom Pérignon.The singer has captured her new limited-edition collector's bottles in a campaign shot by Nick Knight, featuring Gaga in front of a backdrop reading "Queendom." Nick Knight explained that the campaign was birthed from the idea of creating a positive fantasy, "a beautiful w...