A Tribe Called Quest: Electric Relaxation

Phife Dawg (aka Malik Taylor), a founding member of one of hip-hop’s seminal groups, A Tribe Called Quest, has died aged just 45 years old. The Queens-born rapper formed Tribe in 1985 with his childhood friend Q-Tip (aka Kamaal Ibn John Fareed), later joining forces with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and sporadic collaborator Jarobi White. The group—with strong ties to De La Soul, Jungle Brothers and …

Old Meets New: Celebrating Original Craft

From Intelligentsia to Brooklyn's The Hill-side, new takes on tradition and creation

Sponsored by Mount Gay Rum

Taste Talks—in partnership with Mount Gay—are featuring creative makers and craftspeople who are forging a new path in the spirit of the old ways, and celebrating their #originalcraft. From coffee experts Intelligentsia to Brooklyn’s own (and CH favorite) The Hill-side, these are exciting brands that are genuinely contributing—rather than just adding to the noise. Lone Wolfs Objets d’Surf Surf culture has gone through many changes …

How Income Inequality Led to the Creation of Monopoly

While Monopoly may be the world’s best-known board game, the story behind its creation has long been shrouded in mystery—until now. A man named Charles Darrow is usually the one credited as the game’s inventor, but as it turns out, a typist named Lizzie Magie originally came up with Monopoly as a way to teach the public about income inequality and its disastrous nature. The …