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I love you, dear readers! Happy Valentine’s Day :)
A massive fluffy red heart pillow hung from the aircon vent (and blocked all cooling) in yesterday's Uber. From lurking in the shadows as...
Why is stock-bashing Claude following the Coke Vs Pepsi script?
Claude released some cute ads for Super Bowl. The ads take potshots at ChatGPT for introducing ads into the AI chats. You chuckle because you...
Kanye and Sydney say Sorry. Very Loudly. Is this marketing?
Kanye West released a full page print ad in the Wall Street Journal apologizing for using Nazi symbols and promoting white supremacy.Instagram vs PrintYes,...
Marketing’s uh-oh year
I have slipped on the icy streets of Davos. It never fails to surprise that private enterprise has managed to attract billionaires and heads...
It’s 2026 and we still don’t have flying cars. So much for predictions!
In the 1970s kids were regularly asked to write essays about life in 2000 or 2020 and I totally predicted we'd have flying cars...
Bots don’t like Zoya Akhtar’s movies. Or your ads.
I hardly know what Kim Kardashian does these days. Rajnikanth's birthday was a mere blip in my consciousness. If you want to know about...
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I'd like to thank the bots for getting this email into your inbox. Without their support this attempt to connect with you, dear human,...
Travis Scott and the Kaam Chor Event
Just back from taking the teen and friends to the Travis Scott show in Mumbai. Before we go further a quick quiz: Travis Scott is:A....
Barilla, Bugs, and Me
My teen can tell pasta brands apart in a blind taste test, not me. Anyway, much like Maggi is the default noodle, Barilla has...
601st Issue! What Maggi & Betty teach us about AI luxury
Luxury is when a person has lavished care into the creation of something that you enjoy. When we buy a handwoven product, we are...