Justin Bieber’s ‘Swag’ Is Well-Guided, Heavily Guarded and Searching for Something Deeper: Album Review

Justin Bieber‘s seventh studio album landed on streaming platforms last night seemingly out of thin air. In one day, the pop superstar quietly launched a new fashion brand Skylrk (after publicly stepping down from his previous one, Drew House), and with no drawn-out promotional run, announced his first album in fourContinue Reading

Omnicom confirms the pending exit of influential Annalect chief Slavi Samardzija

By Ronan Shields and Michael Bürgi  •  July 11, 2025  • Ivy Liu Slavi Samardzija is exiting Omnicom’s Media Group’s Annalect in September, with sources interpreting the CEO’s exit as indicative of pending changes within the holding company’s technology and analytics division.  Separate sources familiar with the developments, all ofContinue Reading

Trump’s immigration raids roil LA. How it plays out could matter in other cities.

Los Angeles has become ground zero for America’s immigration face-off. Continuing confrontations on the streets over deportation enforcement have advanced to the courtroom. Last week, the Trump administration sued the city over its “sanctuary” policy. Immigrant advocates, joined by the city, are suing to challenge the legality of the federalContinue Reading