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• Oct 12, 2026What Compounds Part 2 - Alex AthanasiouWhy the brands that thrive in the AI age will be hosts. Part 2 of 2.The Usual is a column about the strange business of bringing people together, by COLLINS Managing Directors Eron Lutterman and Alex Athanasiou . This week, Alex writes about why…
• Oct 1, 2026What Compounds Part 1 - Alex AthanasiouWhy the brands that thrive in the AI age will be hosts. Part 1 of 2.The Usual is a column about the strange business of bringing people together, by COLLINS Managing Directors Eron Lutterman and Alex Athanasiou . This week, Alex writes about why…
• Sep 29, 2026SeptemberLife update + 10 jobs in media + 4 great peopleHey, it’s Jake. I always open these posts with an idea or something I’ve been thinking about. If it’s alright with you, this time it’ll be more of an update on what I’m up to.…
• Aug 12, 2026July & AugustWhat happened to all the hosts? Plus 6 job openings and 5 people to watchThe physical infrastructure that once housed 3rd Spaces didn’t go anywhere, there’s wonderful spaces all over the city ready to usher in new social infrastructure. Our modern…
• Jul 7, 2026WTF is a Creative Technologist? with Tina TarighianMarrying art and work, getting creative at Google, and the long road it took to arrive thereThere’s a type of person every major company is currently desperate to hire, and they look a lot like Tina Tarighian. As a senior creative technologist at Google’s Creative Lab in…
• Jul 6, 2026JuneMy time at Cannes Lions and COLLINS HouseI spent last week at Cannes Lions. It was my intention to write this on the plane home, decided to sleep instead. Forgive me. Cannes Lions is an award ceremony concentrating…