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s Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify is reportedly planning to debut its in-app podcast subscription offering next week. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the company will not take a cut from podcasters who choose to sell in-app subscriptions and also will allow them to set their own pricing. Listeners on its iOS app will be routed through a website to purchase the subscriptions, thereby allowing Spotify (and podcasters) to skirt around Apple’s fees. The news comes right after Apple Podcasts debuted its own in-app subscriptions. The company will allow podcasters to sell access to ad-free,...

Out of nowhere, it’s suddenly summer. OK, well, almost! The warm weather is coming in hot and heavy and I’m fully ready to put my winter coats in storage and stock up on a few new summery pieces. Where to buy them, you ask? At Macy’s Friends & Family Sale, natch! As much as I love shopping small and supporting local businesses, I find that larger retailers always reel me in with their seasonal Friends & Family sales. The prices are just too good to resist, so every now and then I indulge—and by indulge, I mean place an absolutely...

What were you up to in 2004? Perhaps celebrating the release of Shrek 2? Steeling yourself for Bush’s second term? Wearing jeans under a skirt? Maybe even drinking a Pepsi Blue for the very last time before it was discontinued? While I can’t—nay, won’t—bring back the jeans-under-skirt trend, I do have some good news… Read more... #SoftDrinks #CrystalPepsi #ThePepsi #Pepsi #DietDrinks

LGBTQ history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality in ancient civilizations. Ancient Egyptian royal servants Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, who lived c. 2400 BCE, are believed to be the first recorded same-sex couple in history, so you get the perspective. But many oblivious people refuse to believe that being homosexual, bisexual, queer, and transgender are as old as history itself. In fact, some delusional people would go as far as to think they've spotted actual mistakes in movies, books, and media that speak of LGBTQ existence in the past. And thanks to the wonderfully colorful corner...

It should come as no surprise that Zendaya arrived on the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood red carpet in nothing less than a jaw-dropping design. Known for being aaria-label="Eunice Johnson (opens in a new tab)" href="https://americacomesalive.com/ebony-fashion-fair-eunice-johnson/" target="_blank">Eunice Johnson. Roach details on Instagram that the blue puff sleeve look, which included a black skirt for a sleek finish, was from his personal archive. “We pay homage,” he wrote on Instagram. “I’ve been waiting to share this look,” Roach continued in his post. This is not the first time the dynamic fashion duo has paid their respects to Black fashion queens. In...