Nineteen years after Jawed Karim uploaded the very first YouTube video, the platform remains the most dominant social media force by a sizable margin, especially among teenagers, as Engadget noted in March. YouTube is also constantly tinkering with its design, recently making changes to its TV-optimized app, with a clear focus on making the viewing experience more interactive, added The Verge. Creators are also evolving the look of their videos. As The Washington Post noted, the editing style that made some of the biggest influencers famous may have peaked.

Ellen Weinstein, a New York-based illustrator whose work is regularly seen in major media such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and more, will launch her third children’s book this Saturday. Five Stories is about five children from five different cultures and in five different decades, who grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City. This vibrant celebration of immigrants and the multicultural richness of New York City offers tan...