My news feeds are full of panicked posts about the death of free speech, and for good reason. But, I have some bad news: we are not in the canary phase anymore, and haven’t been for quite some time.

Or: Yes, I do have thoughts about Russell Wilson's public campaign to convince Ciara to have a fifth baby.

This week, Wired dropped a longread about a venture capitalist who embarked on a harassment campaign against her surrogate after her fetus died, and there’s A LOT to unpack.

It’s the long weekend, and I present to you an extra-long list of And Did You Hear About recommendations

Playing mas, and participating in the island's Jab Jab culture, gave me new insight into Carnival and what it really means to free up yourself

'Too Much Fashion: An Ode to Black Creative Resilience,' which was co-curated by Ilene Sova and Byron Armstrong, is on now at United Contemporary