In this week’s Our Take: A tea brand wants to be appreciated. As art. Aldi heads off a new ‘worldwide’ campaign. AI stores up trouble. And ripped-off writers get some large language payback. VIEWING A BREWING CHAGEE’s latest ‘Sip A New Classic’ campaign treats tea less like a drink and more like an exhibit, borrowing … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: Nat Geo explores a minimalist campaign, TikTok is the new film school, PR in the age of AI, and for some brands, the afters might come first. LESS CAN EXPLORE MORE Sometimes the strongest image is no image at all. To launch its new Museum of Exploration in Washington DC, … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: the haircut that could save your life, why holiday memories taste like crisps, can AI still count as art, and the golfer who doesn’t exist. A safe trim Melanoma Focus has launched The Life Saving Haircut, a campaign that equips barbers with a simple guide to help recognise potential signs … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: fake sites aren’t even pretending anymore, activists poison AI, the armpits with the most views in the world, and Reddit loves you. FAKE MY LIFE South Korea has a new digital phenomenon. “Dopamine sites” simulate real-life experiences without any of the reality attached. The first is FoodNeverComes. You browse until … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: Pride takes a fall, bots take over the net, AI cuts through (buildings), and AI gets barred from a Dublin pub. PRIDE UNDENTED Corporate Pride support is collapsing in 2026. Sponsorships are down across New York, Orlando, Pittsburgh and beyond. Phoenix Pride has filed for bankruptcy. You know why. The … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: a World Cup cover-up, influencers ejected from Indonesian island, football fans lose visas, win TVs, and a burger brand gets smashed. IT’S THE COVER-UP THAT GETS YOU (ATTENTION) The denim brand Levi’s is pretending not to be Levi’s. And it’s working brilliantly. Due to the strict FIFA sponsorship restrictions, the … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: a VHS-only film release rewinds the clock, Phoebe Bridgers puts phones in pouches, tiny electric cars become Twitch stars, and Cash App commercialises a viral wand joke. REWIND AGAINST THE MACHINE If the world is ending soon, at least Robert dos Santos is making us rewind before it does. The … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: An extraordinary bus gets stopped, an app gives fast messaging the bird, pinterest predicts sportswear, and how religion could divide us. Again. Bureaucracy Beats Brand’s Bus Skincare brand The Ordinary, known for its transparency and commitment to affordability, launched a free branded bus in Brooklyn after identifying the lack of … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: Spotify’s ballsy branding sparks reaction, Columbia brings back the secret rave, legends of metal launch a bloody campaign, and modern movies’ bland colours fall flat. SPOTIFY’S ICON-IC DISRUPTION When Spotify temporarily swapped its iconic green app logo for a shiny disco-ball version last week, the internet reacted exactly how you’d … Read more
In this week’s Our Take: celebrities turn taste into status, AI chatbots unionise against bad bosses, Gen Z rejects AI-generated music, and heartbreak becomes the internet’s newest songwriting genre. WHY TASTE SIGNALLING IS EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW Somewhere along the line, having a favourite Wong Kar-wai film became hotter than having a six-pack. Celebrities are taste … Read more