Peeking over the edge of culture (Vol. 2)
Interesting things I saw in the wild lately…
Music i’m enjoying right here
“I think a 42-year-old and a 15-year-old could have the same humor and style,” he expressed, going on to explain how “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” was a huge hit to him as a teen, but there was a distinction in taste compared to older rap fans. “Now it’s like, people be on Twitter, 25 years’ age difference, talking about the same thing.” - Tyler, The Creator via NYTimes Magazine
Timothee Chalamet live stream promoting his new movie Marty Supreme directed by Josh Safdie
Timmy’s second experimental live stream, this time promoting Marty Supreme. Amazing performance art, bizarre, weird and artistic. Timothee understands how to generate real buzz and hype rather than just telling people to “WATCH THIS MOVIE”.
Burberry Fish and Chip Shop featuring Olivia Colman and Nara Smith’s husband Lucky-Blue Smith.
Extremely British, great storytelling and acting. Continuing Burberry’s recent quintessential British series.
Ben Stiller launched a soft drink company, called… Stiller’s!
Incredible branding (by Barrel NY), website and launch video.
Amelia Dimoldenberg (Chicken Shop Date) launched a production company called Dimz Inc. and a new content series with F1 ‘Passenger Princess’
Erewhon are now selling their famous $25USD smoothies as smoothie kits, shipping USA-wide
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Elliot Grainge, CEO of Atlantic Records discusses the modern music industry with Billboard. He is the son of Sir Lucian Grainge (CEO of Universal Music Group)
Insightful conversation about the modern music industry. AI, rights-holders, growing artists and more is disucssed. Worth the listen.
Bret Easton Ellis x Stone Island
No notes, just very cool
Oatly released their “REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF TASTE”
Interesting to understand drink trends aroudn the world, what’s happening now and what’s to come…
“Predicting what’s next in beverage culture. Flavours, numbers, trends (and guesses).”
Alison Roman interview with Semifor
Loved learning about Alison’s career and life updates, her thoughts on AI and themes around her new book.
This woman surveyed 1000 ‘straight men’ via Tinder DM’s asking “What is your most controversial opinion?”
I love the idea of trend reports via platforms like Tinder DMs lol some wild stats here…
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Funny Librarian x Crashout TikTok
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Festival Running Interview TikTok
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Cameron Winter covered Bruce Springsteen for an Xbox Commercial
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Pitch Music and Arts Festival launched with a new direction and video
Saw this Nike poster. I love the tagline ‘Only One Way. To Find Out’. Invariably, the answer? ‘Just Do It’
I thought this was interesting…
Great roundup! Thanks Harry!