Culture
featured-image

Chrissy Teigen Apologizes for Hateful Tweets

Back in May, model and reality TV personality Courtney Stodden accepted Chrissy Teigen's apology for previously bullying her online. In 2011, Stodden had made headlines after getting married to 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at the age of 16 at the time."[Teigen] wouldn't just publicly tweet about wanting me to take 'a dirt nap' but would privately DM me and tell me to kill myself," Stodden shared in an interview. "Things like, 'I can't wait for you to die.'" Teigen tweeted: "I'm mortified and...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Mon, 14 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
featured-image

C4SC x APOC Store Are Raising Funds To Tackle Racism and Discrimination

APOC Store, an online marketplace for fashion, design and art, has teamed up with Creatives 4 Systematic Change (C4SC) on a fundraiser dedicated to helping the AAPI community.The upcoming initiative will feature the work of more than 60 designers and artists from APOC Store as well as other independent designers. Each creative will donate one piece of item each to an online raffle, which customers can enter for £10 GBP (approximately $14 USD) for the chance to win some of the offerings. Instead...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Sat, 12 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
featured-image

One Year Later, Nike Breaks Down $140M USD Investment in America's Black Community

Around one year ago, Nike Inc. pledged to invest a total sum of $140 million USD in America's Black community, in a joint commitment with Jordan Brand and Converse. The footwear giant has now released a breakdown of its investment so far, as well as its future plans.At the time of the initial announcement on June 5 2020, an official statement from Nike Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe explained that, "the Nike Inc. family can always do more but will never stop striving to role model how a div...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Fri, 11 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE
featured-image

From Shakespeare to RuPaul Charles: A Brief History of Drag

Since RuPaul's Drag Race began airing in 2009, the art of drag has slowly yet steadily entered the mainstream. No longer appreciated solely by the LGBTQ+ community, drag queens have become some of the world's most venerated pop culture icons, fronting magazine covers, music videos and ad campaigns.However, drag hasn't always been a widely accepted practice. In honor of Pride Month, HYPEBAE CN is shining a light on the history of drag and and its roots in the LGBTQ+ community. Before RuPaul Char...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Thu, 10 Jun 2021 HYPEBAE