Diego Segura
@diegosegura
designer, writer, founder. currently obsessed with monetary theory, high finance, corporate law, regretting dropping out of high school, and sudoku. author of a 2018 book, “the dropout manifesto.”
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In Hawaii, where insured property losses exceed $3 billion dollars, homeowners face rising insurance premiums as a result of climate disasters. Californians are familiar with this pain: State Farm and Allstate have already stopped offering homeowner policies in the state due to a combination of government-imposed rate caps, expensive reinsurance,... See more
America’s Carbon Bill Is Coming Due
Sure, a television show or movie can still make you a star. But advertising campaigns make stars generationally rich—and developing one’s own brand can make them fuck-you money
The Tao of Shemarya
Independent brands — even those with significant backing — were boxed out by luxury’s biggest players, whose heft gave them a major edge in distribution and marketing, where they enjoy greater leverage with multi-brand retailers, mall owners, real estate developers, magazines, influencers and other key players in the fashion ecosystem. In 2019,... See more
The Nine Lives of Proenza Schouler
“we can't **outspend** these people is what makes me most alarmed
how do you overcome that? what changed, if anything? what leverage can be applied on ad spend and shows?
it might just be storytelling
it's like the old granddad authors who have a pitiful enough looking face for tiktok that their books start flying off the shelves in support
That was seen in March when violence erupted across India during Ram Navami, which marks the birth of Ram. Over 20 people were injured in different parts after groups of Hindus marched through Muslim neighbourhoods waving saffron flags and swords as they danced and shouted along to anti-Muslim songs blasting from loudspeakers.
One of the songs with... See more
One of the songs with... See more
Pooja Chaudhuri • YouTube is Autogenerating Videos for Songs Advocating the Expulsion of Muslims from India - bellingcat
They sort of combined Clinique and Supreme. The Clinique side was that it was this easy, relatively affordable, but still aspirational beauty system that could feel like it was meant for a [younger] generation. The products were effective if not insanely innovative. And the packaging and aesthetics around it felt completely of-the-moment and cool.
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Amy Odell • Inside the Rise of Emily Weiss's Glossier
the image maker of the future will probably be the person who has the most highly sought-after taste and always gets it right.
Claire Koron Elat • The New American Dream Is Sponsored by Meta: ANA VIKTORIA DZINIC
“As media and tech analyst Benedict Evans writes, the industry moves through cycles. ‘People will bundle different Substacks into single subscriptions (and then print them out and mail them once a month - ho! ho!), and unbundle verticals from the NY Times or Instagram.’ It’s all magazines? Always has been. ”
In another YouTube-generated video, Shukla sings: “Leave India if you are scared of saffron”. The Hindu right-wing has appropriated the colour saffron, which is often prevalent in demonstrations against Muslims.