tech, startups, internet

Interview with Klarna’s CEO.

As I wrote above, Sebastian’s company has made news this year (a PR effort on their part?) with their AI applications. They do seem to really be on the forefront. He shares details, though is admittedly cagey when it come […]

oh, chicago

Chicago’s food halls have entered a new era.

“Chicago’s food halls were not built to be busy only three days a week during lunchtime. With Loop office occupancy rates still sagging from the pandemic, the businesses once predicated on vast numbers of customers are being forced to forge […]

fun facts

Card Against Humanity sues Elon Musk for $15 million.

“We have terrible news. Seven years ago, 150,000 people paid us $15 to protect a pristine parcel of land on the US-Mexico border from racist billionaire Donald Trump’s very stupid wall. Unfortunately, an even richer, more racist billionaire⸺Elon Musk⸺snuck up […]

fun facts

How humans wrestle against rivers.

“They naturally move, and this can have serious consequences for humans and politics, to the point of getting presidents killed. Today, we’re going to go deeper to understand why rivers move, how humans have tried to wrangle them, and what […]

fun facts

Steve Ballmer talks through the US federal budget.

“He discusses taxes, mandatory and discretionary spending, the federal deficit, as well as spending on Medicare, veterans, social security, and more. Get the data straight from the source, so that you can have the information you need ahead of the […]

fun facts

Buy, borrow, die – explained.

I knew games like this existed, yet I am still in shock at how this one works. “Actual “buy, borrow, die” planning is enormously complicated. If that weren’t the case, the ultrawealthy wouldn’t have to pay private wealth attorneys like […]

thoughts of food

Banza’s redesign of their mac & cheese line.

“What Banza did next should surprise most marketers – they abandoned their RTB and chickpea messaging. But Bazna realized that the category driver in mac & cheese, unlike plain pasta, is indulgence and the chickpea messaging was holding them back. […]

thoughts of food

Can processed & deli meats be healthy?

Dr. Robin Berzin of Parsley Health: “I realized what an important issue this was to discuss after seeing the reactions to an Instagram story I posted with a photo of a meal I often prep for my kids: High-protein chickpea […]