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GOOD MORNING!

I’m feeling very 😵‍💫.

Counting down the days until I’m in France, though! Who else is going to Cannes LIONS? Please invite me to things/link up, etc.

Everything is a fan edit.
Spotify will start reserving tickets for fans.
Inflation has hit adult content…
On the topic of adult content, the UN is going after Pornhub.
The guy who sued 27 women, Meta and GoFundMe because people called him clingy/psycho on ARE WE DATING THE SAME GUY? just had his case dismissed because his lawyer used AI to file non-existent citations, lol.
Kacey Lee Musgraves for Lee Jeans!
Alexa can now... generate custom podcasts for you??? This seems like a bad idea!
A comprehensive history of Everlane.
James Murdoch just bought half of Vox Media.
Too cute not to share: Nike tapped artist Ema Gaspar for their new kidswear collection. The lily of the valley Swoosh is everything to me!!!
Sorry, but you’re corny AND lame if you don’t think the Drake and Kevin Durant spot for Nike is hilarious. ICEMAN SEASON.
Speaking of Drake... Love him or hate him, his success largely comes down to how deeeeply in touch he is with (internet) culture. And his latest linkup proves it!
charli xcx is officially a YSL Beauty girlie.

𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓭𝓸 𝔀𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴
Lol. Schedule information here.

kasey@kaseyklimes
why is a skincare brand fixing my biggest frustration with NYC transit

Snobette @TheSnobette
The Ordinary is launching a free NYC bus line between Domino Park in Williamsburg and Prospect Park, cutting out the irritation of having to travel through Manhattan just to get between two parts of Brooklyn. The limited-run shuttle operates May 26 through June 9.
9:24 PM · May 19, 2026 · 930K Views
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Jack Brewster@jbruce218
@TheSnobette this is the most american thing ever: an economically populist skincare brand
1:27 PM · May 20, 2026 · 3.56K Views
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Crown Affair founder Dianna Cohen just launched a new video podcast: Take Your Time. Further proof that nowadays, every brand is a media brand (!)
Fortnite is officially back in the App Store! Plus, rumors are swirling that Fortnite Crew might include Disney+ soon (?)

Unfortunately, I’m addicted to not shutting up so good luck with that.
When anyone can make, the making of will be the premium. Refer to 9 on the list below.

Brian Solis@briansolis
The state of AI Slop in 4 charts. Source: @wapo washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
10:23 PM · May 20, 2026 · 16K Views
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Ladies, I present to you: the husband who uses AI so much you hate him, or the man who Claude Codes his way into generational wealth. The other digital options apparently include just being evil so…
I actually don’t want to hear from most brands in the comments. xo
Crazy list of acquirers here.
Bookmarking this to dive into! And this, from Foster Kamer.
You can sign up for a scream session at Carrie Lindsey.
Bernie Sanders is now on Substack.
I’m listening…

Max Tani@maxwelltani
From the @semafor media newsletter: Totei, a new magazine focused on the creative process, launches tomorrow. Puja Patel is the editorial director, Gaurav Kapadia is the founder. Pieces dropping tomorrow on Holly Herndon, Paul Carmichael, Susan Orlean, and more...
3:01 AM · May 18, 2026 · 10.2K Views
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Coach saw a 29%(!!!!) rise in sales in the last quarter.
Trust and believe the race soon will not be about who has the best model.

Alex Heath@alexeheath
Update: White House is postponing this (lots of CEOs couldn’t make it on such short notice)

Alex Heath @alexeheath
Tech CEOs invited to the White House tomorrow for the afternoon signing of Trump’s EO on AI safety, per sources: - Elon Musk - Andy Jassy - Sundar Pichai - Mark Zuckerberg - Satya Nadella - Tim Cook - Sam Altman - Dario Amodei - Marc Benioff - Nikesh Arora - George Kurtz -
3:32 PM · May 21, 2026 · 96.1K Views
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I mean, are you surprised?
I have so many feelings about this but I don’t have it in me to expound. But the gist of it is a lot of marketers don’t respect their audiences very much and need to go outside more and that’s why AI-gen fake products go viral as better ideas than the stuff coming out of brands.

Inflation Is Coming For Your Porn

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