Culture · 7 min read
Thomas Rivière
Articles
Culture · 7 min read
Puck-RedBird: Why a Newsletter Can Be Worth $250 Million
Culture · 7 min read
Tim Curry Dies at 80: Rocky Horror Loses Its Eternal Icon
Culture · 6 min read
The United Kingdom Wants to Sell Creativity as a Strategic Industry
Culture · 6 min read
Dolce & Gabbana Meets the Banking Wall: When Independent Luxury Discovers the Price of Debt
Culture · 6 min read
Google Makes Preferred Sources Clickable: Publishers Seek Survival in the AI Era
Business · 6 min read
Walmart Finally Embraces Apple Pay: The Decision That Changes the Global Payment Battle
Culture · 5 min read
Yorlingo Wants to Make English More Accessible to Haitian Creole Speakers
Built for Creole and French speakers, Yorlingo turns English learning into an interactive experience combining lessons, quizzes, competitions and community.
Culture · 6 min read
Romantasy and Luxury: BookTok Opens a New Door for Brands
With Sarah J. Maas's return and the expansion of Fourth Wing, romantasy is becoming a cultural industry that luxury can no longer watch from a distance.
Culture · 6 min read
Shein at $26.5 Billion: Fast Fashion Goes Public With Less Magic
Shein is preparing to price its Hong Kong listing at around $26.5 billion. For fashion, that price tells less of a triumph than of a brutal climate shift.
Culture · 7 min read
Stability AI Raises $76 Million: Music Chooses to Buy Into Generative Imagery
Stability AI has raised $76 million from Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Electronic Arts, and AMD Ventures. The round captures generative AI's move toward rights, licenses, and professional workflows.
Culture · 6 min read
Death of Philippe Bouvard at 96: The Immense Legacy of a French Voice
Philippe Bouvard passed away at the age of 96 at his home in Cannes. The creator of Les Grosses Têtes and Le Petit Théâtre de Bouvard leaves an immense mark on French radio, television, and press.