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Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
How to lose an Oscar in ten days

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Mar 11, 2026

How to lose an Oscar in ten days

Awards season is a branding game, where perception, strategy, and public narrative can matter as much as the performance itself.

Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
The myth of silent luxury has a return address

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Mar 4, 2026

The myth of silent luxury has a return address

Everyone is referencing Carolyn Bessette. Almost nobody understands what they're actually referencing.

Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
What the Winter Olympics gets right that brands keep getting wrong

Culture

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Feb 26, 2026

What the Winter Olympics gets right that brands keep getting wrong

A samba on snow, a wolfdog on the track, and what brands keep missing at the Winter Olympics.

Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
How Latin maximalism redefined America’s biggest night

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Feb 12, 2026

How Latin maximalism redefined America’s biggest night

Bad Bunny brought his whole world to the Super Bowl. 123 million people watched—some saw a spectacle, others saw home.

Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
How Trends Are Slowly Killing Your Creativity

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Sep 4, 2025

How Trends Are Slowly Killing Your Creativity

The branding trap nobody talks about until your ideas start looking like everyone else's.

Lucia Rivas Alfonzo
Lucia Rivas Alfonzo

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