Post by Melissa Blum

in today's Cultural Gems email…  ☕ Starbucks launches a ChatGPT-powered app that recommends drinks based on your mood  💸 Young people in China are setting Kris Jenner as their profile picture to manifest wealth 🎥 Four of YouTube's earliest stars open up about fame, burnout, and a constantly shifting algorithm  👀 Synthetic media [aka AI] is moving so fast that experts' best advice is a five-step checklist — and even that feels shaky  📱 Netflix is getting a TikTok-style vertical video feed on mobile, because no streaming platform can resist the scroll  📚 Fan fiction has quietly become one of publishing's most powerful pipelines — and brands are just starting to notice  🎪 Coachella's biggest moment didn't belong to a headliner — it belonged to YouTube, and that shift says everything enjoy!