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Worth Your Attention

COACHELLA IS THE INFLUENCER OLYMPICS @isabella.lauren if you’re not in the industry but curious about how it works! #coachella #coachella2026 ? original sound – isy PUBLICITY DOESN’T TRANSLATE INTO SALES @jasonkpargin #books #booktok #booktoker ? original sound – Jason Pargin, author – Jason Pargin, author ORBÁN Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anne-applebaum-hungarys-surreal-post-reality-campaign/id1447684472?i=1000760527015 I know you’re time-challenged. I know […]

Ackman/Universal

This is all financial engineering. The best explanation I’ve read is in the “Wall Street Journal”: “Is Bill Ackman’s Deal for Universal Music Really Worth $63 Billion?” https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-04-07-2026/card/is-bill-ackman-s-deal-for-universal-music-really-worth-63-billion–WYWiZPspSu6UibG7trfl?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1 You don’t need an MBA to understand all this, yet it still might be above your pay grade. Ackman wants to sell Universal’s stake in Spotify, add […]

Kanye In The UK

He’s got a right to perform… But it’s one thing to do two shows at SoFi and quite another to headline the Wireless Festival in the U.K. Yes, yes, Kanye admitted he was bipolar, he gave that as an explanation of his antisemitic behavior, I gave him credit for that, but that does not mean […]

Anybody Can Get Publicity

We are all looking to make it. And we employ signifiers, status markers, to indicate that we’ve crossed the threshold, that we are no longer trapped amongst the great unwashed, that finally we are SOMEBODY! And one of the main ways you felt settled, that you were not only on your way, but part of […]