HEAVY STUFF // Hims & Hers is all gloom. Maybe it’s the impending ban on GLP-1 dupes? This ad is dark. The soundtrack says it all. It’s quite the opposite of their ‘approachable’ brand. Healthcare branding is getting more daring but ‘grim, docuseries-trailer’ is not the right direction.

PERI PROTEIN // In an interview with Emily Sundberg, the co-founders of Perelel revealed they are launching a protein supplement for peri/menopausal-aged women. So smart. I’m bullish.

SOBER SPORT // Ever since the World Cup went sober, non-alc and sports have been having a moment. Athletic Brewing is now the official non-alc beer sponsor for Arsenal. Which, at a glance, feels like nothing. But 2 years ago, this would have been unheard of, so it’s well worth noting.

NOT ENTRY LEVEL // Many successful businesses have been built on college-town economies. So when Emily Sundberg pointed to a new group, Study Hotels, catering to parents wanting “to stay somewhere nicer than traditional ‘college town’ spots” it felt smart. The website needs love, though, dear lord.

METHYLENE BLUE // I don’t know much about this YET but my wellness guru, Jenny Evans, can’t stop talking about Methylene Blue. Typically, whenever she says something it’s huge within the year. Consider yourself told.

SILVER BOWL // Silvers are all over the Super Bowl. It’s only February and already my predictions are coming true. Hellmanns cast Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Uber Eats paired Charlie XCX with Martha Stewart (Martha is busy!). And Willem Dafoe and Catharine O’Hara teamed up for Michelob ULTRA. The theme? Silvers are funny, sexy, cheeky, sporty,... See more

SEEK DEEPER // I can’t not address Deep Seek 1) AI is about to get cheaper 2) Things are moving faster 3) It’s still anyone’s game (if you act now). But also, someone please tell OpenAI it’s time for brand building. Not Boring by Packy McCormick and I are aligned. It’s how they win.

YouTube-famous, ultra-conservative, MAHA-loving, Candance Owens, is set on ending the ‘taboo of being a trad wife’. But just because she has a job, doesn’t mean you have to want one. Ironically, the leader of the anti-Girl Boss moment is a Girl Boss

The second coming of the bookstore is bigger than reading. It’s about book clubs, readings, and good old-fashioned socializing. Photography was going to kill painting. Amazon > the bookstore. AI > humanity? Or maybe AI is the very thing we need to remember why we like being human?