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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 4 MIN

No. 83: Crowds queued for days. Tear gas flew. The drop is ungovernable now.

from The Pattern · host Mike Litman

Culture Pulse: 74. Tear gas at a watch launch. Gucci in Times Square. Microsoft killing togetherness. Scarcity marketing just hit its ceiling. The Pattern, 18 May 2026. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-05-18.html

Culture Pulse: 74. Tear gas at a watch launch. Gucci in Times Square. Microsoft killing togetherness. Scarcity marketing just hit its ceiling. The Pattern, 18 May 2026. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-05-18.html

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No. 83: Crowds queued for days. Tear gas flew. The drop is ungovernable now.

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Culture Pulse: 74. Tear gas at a watch launch. Gucci in Times Square. Microsoft killing togetherness. Scarcity marketing just hit its ceiling. The Pattern, 18 May 2026. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-05-18.html

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