From a 16th Century meme, to the LV Pre-Fall 2020 campaign, sustainable influencers and the Italian Art Crime Squad, we’ve got all the links for you to check out this week #breadcrumbs

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CULTURE

• A 16th Century meme ️

• The man behind everyone’s favorite daily podcast

• Anticipating the world’s newest, great tennis rivalry

• FAM! Come and get your “youth slang” education with Eugene and Dan Levy 

• Attn Brands: nobody wants or needs a trailer for a Super Bowl commercial

• Lizzo’s brand of positivity is for everyone 

 

ART & FASHION

• Sci-fi novels and B-list movies… but make it Louis Vuitton  

• Are sustainable influencers Instagram activists? Double tap to find out 

• “Set Knowledge Free” gets a rebrand 

• It’s fashion month! And a new era of opulence in menswear is upon us. Rejoice!

• Will the Epstein mansion become a museum? Asking for the Frick Collection 

• Italian Art Crime Squad is just as cool as it sounds 

 

TECH & SCIENCE

• The deeply flawed metrics of “screen time”  

• The surge of new plastics literally nobody asked for 

• Google Ad or Search result? Squint and you can’t tell the difference

• Still clueless about TikTok? Start here

• Snapchat, still clawing at relevancy has scored a daily 2020 Olympics content segment

• U.S. water is full of carcinogens and the EPA is moving TOO SLOWLY

• Sry, but no, you can’t hit the panic button if tonight’s Tinder date was a half hour late and won’t stop talking about their ex 

  

NEWS & BIZ

• A nation on lockdown as virus death count rises

• Turns out, cash does rule everything around NYC 

• Trigger warning: claustrophobic commute nightmare

• Netflix beat Wall Street forecasts. So why did its stock fall?

• Monica Lewinsky, an unlikely impeachment commentator

• Shopify is coming for Amazon ️

 

THE CHARLES 

• Happy Birthday Jiwon & Natasha!