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POV-driven analysis and commentary on what's happening in the industry.
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Human taste will save your brand soul
Why the brands that matter next will be the ones that couldn't have been prompted into existence.
May 21, 2026
Culture
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4 women were right about something small. Then it sold for billions.
Corporations could replicate it in a lab by Tuesday. They paid anyway. So what were they actually buying?
May 20, 2026
Culture
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Meet the Gredes: the power couple building modern luxury’s infrastructure
While the headlines chase celebrity, Jens and Emma Grede are building the infrastructure that converts that attention into a machine for scaling relevance into value globally.
May 12, 2026
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The $20 smoothie and the weaponization of wellness
A $6.8 trillion industry built on ancient practices, a growing class divide, and an empty space that neither side of the market has figured out yet.
May 7, 2026
Culture
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Blake Lively: Anatomy of a slow-motion fall
When a perfectly curated image starts to slip, everything that once felt under control begins to unravel. For years, it all seemed seamless—until it didn’t. This is how a fall unfolds in real time.
May 6, 2026
Culture
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LUX: Rosalía’s stage as a living gallery of art and power
The Spanish artist whose shows sell out in minutes has created a paradox: a mass spectacle that functions as legitimate fine art without ever stopping being a concert.
Apr 29, 2026
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Stop copying campaigns. Start stealing questions.
You know the meeting. Someone spent the weekend scrolling. By Monday morning they'd already decided what they wanted to look like.
Apr 21, 2026
Culture
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What the Biebers actually built at Coachella
While the internet debated Justin’s set, Rhode quietly ran a parallel play — turning Coachella into a multi million dollar brand moment for the couple.
Apr 21, 2026
Culture
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Skin doesn't lie, even when your brands did
How K-beauty didn't just change what we put on our faces — it changed what we demand from any brand that asks for our trust
Apr 15, 2026
Culture
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The new rule of beauty: don't look done, don't admit It
On the quiet rise of surgical results and the language designed to hide them.
Apr 9, 2026
Design
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The runway heist: stealing soul for your packaging mockups
What Moschino's "Argentina" runway can teach about the difference between packaging that looks expensive and packaging that feels alive.
Apr 7, 2026
Culture
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The end of Noma's controlled narrative
René Redzepi spent twenty years building the mythology of the world's greatest restaurant. It took thirty-five former employees to dismantle it.
Apr 2, 2026
Culture
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The culture of cancellation has a sequel
The internet that destroys a reputation in 72 hours is the same internet that documents the comeback. It was always building the audience for both.
Mar 25, 2026
Culture
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Your algorithm and the manosphere have more in common than you think
Louis Theroux went inside the manosphere and found lonely young men being sold significance by salesmen. The uncomfortable part isn't what he found. It's how familiar the model looks from the outside.
Mar 18, 2026
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Athletes stopped being the product. They became the platform.
From David Falk's 1985 royalty clause to Flau'jae Johnson's equity stake — why the commercial relationship between brands and human attention is being permanently repriced.
Mar 12, 2026
Culture
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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.
Mar 11, 2026
Culture
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The myth of silent luxury has a return address
Everyone is referencing Carolyn Bessette. Almost nobody understands what they're actually referencing.
Mar 4, 2026
Opinion
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The Scarcity Playbook: Why "sold out" stopped working
There are two ways to build scarcity into a brand. One burns hot and exhausts itself. The other compounds quietly for decades. Most strategy sessions are still asking for the wrong one.
Feb 26, 2026
Culture
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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.
Feb 26, 2026
Opinion
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The dirty secret about boycotts: most of them don't work
How Goya gained 22% in sales while 75% of social media screamed boycott, Bud Light lost its throne by apologising to everyone, and the brands actually winning stopped caring what the internet thinks
Feb 19, 2026
Opinion
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When your brand becomes the ritual
Why Strava owns the run, Beauty of Joseon owns the morning sink, and Guinness owns the wait.
Feb 12, 2026
Culture
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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.
Feb 12, 2026
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Creator-led ads are changing how brands show up at the Super Bowl
As Super Bowl LX approaches, brands are splitting strategy between broadcast credibility and creator-led distribution.
Feb 6, 2026
