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Mar 2025
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Sustainable fashion brand Reformation filed to IPO... thanks to the Gilmore Girls Strategy.America’s biggest events week of all time begins today… to avoid surge pricing, play chicken.The big winner of the Cannes Advertising Festival… is Kevin Durant’s loooong basketball legs.Plu ... Show More
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🔪“Scream Stream” - Netflix unhinged game. Levain Cookie’s à la Mode. Housing’s Warp Speed. +Golf Sand Surge
Netflix’s new video game stars Zoë Kravitz… but the game characters call your phone.Levain’s summer cookie sales are surging thanks to one hack… It’s the à la Mode Strategy.Congress just passed the biggest Housing bill in 30 years… and Wall Street landlords are shvitzing.Plus, th ... Show More
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