I have not lived in America enough because I literally don’t know what this means.

Sources for every answer.

“But the world we inhabit now is so markedly different. New technologies cheapen and undermine every basic human value. Friendship, family, love, self-worth—all have been recast and commodified by the new digital world: by constant connectivity”

“Many immersive installations and product debuts this year asked attendees to slow down, pause and consider the magnitude or subtlety laying before them.”

coolhunting.com/design/milan-d…

grommas-dietz.com — One super power I have acquired over the years is looking at a portfolio for 5 seconds and knowing exactly where they are based. I saw Grommas Dietz and I thought Berlin but it turns out they are from Bremen. I still consider this a win.

after 10 years of optimization and growth hacking. I am personally very happy to see that proper ad copy writing is back.

“To be truly countercultural in a time of tech hegemony, one has to, above all, betray the platform which may come in the form of betraying or divesting from your public online self.”

documentjournal.com/2021/01/the-in…

a fun morning to dive into the Nike running archives.💥

peachtree50.com/the50/peachtre…

'Suddenly, it's the 1970s once again. Well, at least, there are enough '70s vibes in the air that folks have already begun sounding Y2K's death knell.'

highsnobiety.com/p/70s-fashion-…

We do need to discuss the primary colors trend 🍏💛🎈🔵

Ladies and gentlemen, we got to bring the youngest ones in:

Women’s soccer and the WNBA are among the least popular sports for Gen Alphas, though larger shares of the youngest generation are “avid” fans of those sports than all US adults marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/0…

+ his conclusion: “I was on calls with 9 layers of hierarchy and noticed that the most junior people often had the most knowledge” 💥💥💥

Awesome read. Love that instead of bringing in external consultants to reorg he talked to employees directly as the experts they are.

wsj.com/business/autos…

‘Is there a market for a £360 replica football shirt? One luxury brand thinks so’ theguardian.com/fashion/2024/a…

“I do think that there are a lot of people who are very curious or enamored with restaurant culture right now.”

On the rise of the chore coat in American restaurants 👉

nytimes.com/2024/04/19/din…

This seems/is really bad.

In the end, this was the vibe shift.