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May 2025

Be Amazed, Be Terrified
· Veo3 & Runway latest · an OpenAI bromance · One shot at life · Hallucinatory summer reads · an Indian PS5 game ·
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
Of the Old, the New & Wonder
· Airbnb’s invitation · Oh, HBO · More ads, please! · Studios & creators · Netflix om nom nom ·
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
Playing Games & Feeling Well
Streaming, sports, toys, gaming, sales, logos, jewelry, some not-quite-meditation.
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
Buddies, Boxing, Bots & Branding.
· The Great Amazon Rebrand · Whatsapp & F1 · Bot Farms: Power & Poison · The Tariff Shadow ·
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

April 2025

Bad Man, Bad Blood
· Rights for AI? · Plastic Blood · Nice Shoes for Bad People · AI, colonialism & anarchy ·
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
Evolving with Creators
· The Brown Dog · The Worst Children’s Library · The Creator Trajectory · Meta & Books of No Value · Gaming in real life ·
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
Real, Reel & Really?
This is the Colour Bar- where creativity, content, culture, tech, brands & humanity collide.
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
Change for Creatives
Generational obsolescence? Marketing sans purpose? Musical lessons with fries? To be cringe is to be... free?
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)
AI dubs & K-pop flubs?
Has K-pop plateaued? Are we on the brink of a new age of international films? Is 'uneasy' good for an ad? Have you ever thought of how your name has led…
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Abhishek Rao (Shakey)

March 2025

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