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Marketing Agencies Fail For Three Simple Reasons
It still shocks me that you need a license to cut hair or deliver milk in the U.S., yet no license is required to manage hundreds of…
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Berlin's Peec AI more than doubled revenue to $10M ARR in six months. Its product helps brands show up in ChatGPT.
TL;DR Berlin’s Peec AI hit $10M ARR six months after a $21M Series A at $4M. It helps brands optimise for AI search results. Peec AI, a…
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How Quentin Bisch Became a Fragrance Industry Darling
Quentin Bisch, the Givaudan master perfumer,has such a varied repertoire of greatest hits you’d think he could embody any character in a…
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Before His Murder, a Rabbi Addressed the Danger of Hatred
Rabbi Eli Schlanger, killed in the Bondi Beach massacre, reflected on the destructive power of words and deeds for a forthcoming book.…
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How Raghu Rai Captured an India in Transition
That picture, “Burial of an Unknown Child,” became the defining image of the disaster, a depiction of tragedy so viscerally infused with…
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The Verve and Confrontation of Lisa Yuskavage’s Naked Ladies
The history of art is littered with naked ladies, of course, from Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” to Ingres’s “Grande Odalisque” to…
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What Jack Kerouac Left Behind
Six months later, in February, 1943, most of the men Jack sailed with that summer—including Glory and the pastry chef—were killed when the…
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What’s Missing from Belle Burden’s Best-Selling Memoir, “Strangers”
Margaret Ryznar, a visiting professor at Brooklyn Law School who specializes in trusts and estates, had a somewhat different view on the…
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Russia's Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory
Ukraine said it hit Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied part of eastern Ukraine. Source link
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Trump’s Egregious Abuse of an Egregious Delegation
Congress never should have given away the power to appropriate unlimited settlements. Source link
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Paul McCartney Explores His Ever-Present Past in ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ a Delightful Return to Wings-Era Form: Album Review
Paul McCartney is a master of the fake-out. The first feint around his new album, “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” came when he released “Days…
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An Elegant Wedding with Chinoiserie Details and Subtle Disney Touches
The couple had a color palette of an elegant, dusty grey blue paired with creams and ivories for the ceremony. For the reception, they…
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A Refined Wedding Blending Traditions at Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel
A clean White & Green Natural palette, inspired by the surrounding landscape. Very elegant, soft, and dreamy, with a mix of classic…
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Waymo suspends all freeway rides over safety
Waymo said that it’s pausing its robotaxi services on freeways in the U.S. as it updates its software to improve performance around…
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Shuffle Board: PVH Revamps Leadership, Banana Republic Lands CEO
Brands Gap Inc. America’s largest specialty apparel company, Gap Inc., has named Donald Kohler, based in San Francisco, as global brand…
Culture
Stop Selling Hype, Start Serving Real Value
Too many agencies try to sell smoke. They pitch gimmicks, hide behind shiny cars, and talk about secret sauces. The truth is simple: if…
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5 weekend habits that separate high-output founders from burned-out ones
By Friday night, most founders are carrying around a week’s worth of unresolved decisions. Customer fires, investor updates, hiring…
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Dana White Thinks Everyone Is a Fighter—Especially Donald Trump
Why would that be? If your parents put you in martial arts when you were young, your parents had money. Martial-arts training isn’t cheap.…
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An Intimate Black-Tie Wedding at Live Aqua Cancún with a High-Energy Hora Loca
Classic black and white with soft ivory accents Vona and Anibal, luxury wedding videographers based in Washington, D.C., celebrated their…
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London’s Fresha hits unicorn status with KKR-led $80M raise
The London-based beauty and wellness booking platform has joined the UK unicorn club at a $1bn-plus valuation, in a deal that lands while…
Culture
Why Is It So Hard to Be Ordinary?
Society as a whole is shaped by the relentless pursuit of excellence in every domain. Cars and houses get bigger and bigger. Grades…
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“I Love Boosters,” Reviewed: A Socialist-Surrealist Shoplifting Fantasy
As an aspiring designer herself, Corvette has a complex relationship with Christie: infuriated though she may be by Christie’s racist and…
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Another California tech company lays off thousands
The layoffs bludgeoning the tech industry continued this week as artificial intelligence reshapes the industry. Mountain View-based…