After spending 40-plus hours a week with coworkers, is it really necessary to attend your office holiday party? And does it look bad if you don't go?

Before our own holiday party, we asked our staffers to weigh-in.

So long, MetroCard: December 31st marks the last day New Yorkers will ever be able to buy a new MetroCard or refill an existing one.

Fast Company visited the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn to speak with Jodi Shapiro, museum curator behind the “FAREwell, MetroCard” exhibit.

Fast Company’s 2025 Brands That Matter list recognizes 121 companies—including 10 standout CMOs—that have demonstrated an ability to connect their business to their fans and culture more broadly.

Read the full list of honorees: bit.ly/4oFQ11m

A Gen Z employee emailed his boss asking for time off to recover from a breakup.

A screenshot of the email has gained over 14 million views since it was posted, sparking the debate: is heartbreak a legitimate reason to take time off work?

We asked our staff members to weigh-in.

Something is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene that’s making Americans furrow their brows.
 
The Republican representative from Georgia is suddenly making more sense—even to her detractors. 

Sarah Bregel discusses the motivation behind MTG's rebrand: bit.ly/4iafpKQ

In a new report, Anthropic detailed a “highly sophisticated espionage campaign” that deployed its AI tools to launch automated cyberattacks around the globe. 
 
The attackers targeted government agencies, Big Tech companies, banks, and chemical companies, and succeeded in “a small number of cases.”

Earlier this week, "Vogue" announced that it is folding its sister publication "Teen Vogue" into Vogue.com. Now, the internet is mourning the loss of a rare publication that let young people speak for themselves.

Over 55,000 runners will be hitting the streets for the NYC Marathon on Sunday. Finishers will take home something truly unique.
 
For the first time, this year's medal represents the elevation of the course itself.
 
Ahead of the race, we spoke with one of the designers: tinyurl.com/4rfvsenb

Ventured through the NYC subway to film this debrief on Friend AI’s expansive, controversial marketing campaign for @fastcompany.com

Edit by @katcaulderwood.bsky.social

Journalist Mario Guevara was held for three months in a Geo Group-owned detention center – the nation's largest for-profit jailer of immigrants – before being deported to El Salvador today.
 
Fast Company took a closer look at Geo Group's operations: bit.ly/3WrLd3D

For Keke Magazine, I wrote about author Jennifer Weiner and her unique take on the beach read. By intentionally exploring the gradients of womanhood via her protagonists, there is prescient-like quality to Weiner’s body of work.

Read the full story: www.kekemagazine.com/how-jennifer...

Covering the National Day of Action protest at Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska organized by Hands Off 🧵

This Midwesterner spent a semester in Los Angeles, clutching her copy of "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" as she white-knuckled her way through the city's traffic.

Read all about it ⬇️

www.kekemagazine.com/joan-didions...