July 26, 2026 The Toronto Tempo president explains how she’s building a WNBA franchise like a startup BY Robert Safian The Toronto Tempo arrived in the WNBA this season with record-breaking attendance, a 53-point single-game performance from a star player, and the weight of being the league’s newest franchise. As the season pauses for All-Star Weekend, … Continue reading The Toronto Tempo president explains how she’s building a WNBA franchise like a startup
July 04, 2026 What a Democratic America 250 might have looked like BY Hunter Schwarz The opening of the Obama Presidential Center last month had an all-star lineup of performers, a bipartisan guest list, and speeches encouraging the country to rise to its highest ideals. On social media, some Democrats called it the real America 250. … Continue reading What a Democratic America 250 might have looked like
June 03, 2026 Gwyneth Paltrow’s puzzling dairy substitute—arugula—takes off like a rocket on social media BY María José Gutiérrez Chávez Gwyneth Paltrow is back making headlines. But this time, instead of a questionably scented candle or overpriced piece of home decor, it’s a surprising superfood that’s flooding social media. The actress and founder of lifestyle brand … Continue reading Gwyneth Paltrow’s puzzling dairy substitute—arugula—takes off like a rocket on social media
Consumers often prefer AI-generated content when it is unlabeled, but trust drops sharply once they learn AI created it. By Pamela Parker Published on June 1, 2026 The pressure to produce more content, faster, with fewer resources is real. And AI has been the obvious answer — 74% of marketers are already deploying or … Continue reading Consumers like AI content until they know it’s AI
The cross-channel ad ops problem is real and mostly ignored. Here’s what it’s costing performance marketers — and what’s actually changing. By AdPlus Published on May 21, 2026 Ask any paid media manager how their Monday morning starts, and you’ll hear some version of the same story. Google Ads. Meta. LinkedIn. TikTok. Reddit. Pull … Continue reading Your campaigns span 12 channels. Why does it feel like 12 jobs? by AdPlus
Google is currently struggling to define words like disregard, stop and ignore The search engine’s definitions have been replaced with AI Overviews. By Ian Carlos Campbell Updated: May 22, 2026 Karissa Bell for Engadget Google appears to be running into some hiccups after the company began rolling out its updated, and even more AI-focused search … Continue reading Google is currently struggling to define words like disregard, stop and ignore
May 20, 2026 Why a Murdoch buying Vox and New York magazine might not be like an episode of ‘Succession’ BY Joe Berkowitz The sale of a marquee digital media company on Succession, the HBO series that ran from 2018 to 2023, was always going to end badly. When Kendall Roy—heir apparent to a fictional media … Continue reading Why a Murdoch buying Vox and New York magazine might not be like an episode of ‘Succession’
May 02, 2026 This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA BY Justin Pot You may or may not have ever realized it, but for more than six decades, the CIA published an incredible resource called The World Factbook?. It was a free reference guide to all the countries on Earth, along with several non-state … Continue reading This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA
April 17, 2026 ‘Bouncing back’ is a myth. Here’s what real resilience looks like BY The Conversation When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still. One hand rested on the bathroom counter. The other hovered near the flat space where her breast had been. The … Continue reading ‘Bouncing back’ is a myth. Here’s what real resilience looks like
April 01, 2026 I ate lab-grown salmon. It was nothing like I expected BY Thomas Smith What do you do if you want to eat fish, but you hate the idea of harming wild animals? Or if you’d like a nice lox and bagel, but you’re concerned about mercury and microplastics—or the broader climate risks of … Continue reading I ate lab-grown salmon. It was nothing like I expected
