Top of The News
by Tanya Gazdik
"Pattie Gonia backpacked 100 miles down the California coast in drag, raising funds for outdoor nonprofits," according to "USA Today." Read the whole story

DEPARTMENT STORES
by Sarah Mahoney
With its fourth straight quarter of gains, Macy's is proving the department store format still has a pulse. Kohl's isn't. Read the whole story

BRAND COLLABORATIONS
by Sarah Mahoney
The collaboration debuts as both brands navigate big changes, including surging revenues, a C-suite shakeup, and yes, a government raid. Read the whole story

DELIVERY SERVICES
by Teresa Buyikian
The "Deliver Us To Futbol" campaign marks the first time DoorDash, Deliveroo and Wolt have come together for an international marketing effort. Read the whole story

BEVERAGES
by Teresa Buyikian
Brand's contest, "The Bayou Bach," provides one all-expenses-paid bachelorette party in the Louisiana bayou Read the whole story

AUTOMOTIVE
by Tanya Gazdik
The exhibit "speaks to the courage required to imagine beyond expectation," says Genesis Motor North America's Tedros Mengiste. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Les Luchter, Staff Writer
Music-video-like spot illustrates the lyrics to the Blink-182 songs by showing hospital folks bringing "warm blankets" and "French braiding" a patient's hair. Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
The shootout is between WPP and Publicis Groupe. North America, which shifted to Publicis last year, is not part of the review. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Dave Morgan, Featured Contributor
McDonald's is actually opening new stores in war zones of the largest and most horrific war that Europe has seen in 80 years. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Randy Gudiel
Somewhere along the way, brands started optimizing more for feeds, formats, and recommendation systems than for actual human behavior. Read the whole story