-When Ryan Fey left his L.A. agency, Omelet, in 2017, he pivoted from chief brand officer to “Grill Dad,” landing a show on the Food Network with friend and colleague Mark Anderson as a couple of grilling buddies. Since then, the two have carved out a niche in the food world and have now written a cookbook, The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written by Two Idiots (The Grill Dads). The book will be released today and is available on Amazon. Mark and Fey, as they go by professionally, are on a press tour for the book. Check them out on the Today Show on June 9, as well as on Instagram @thegrilldads.
-Adweek talked with creative agency Giant Spoon about the massive portal it opened up to the Upside Down on the Empire State Building for the Netflix hit show Stranger Things.
-Electric scooters have gone from hated menaces to a viable transportation alternative with a greener mission.
-Insurance provider The General is moving on from its relationship with Highdive, hiring Energy BBDO as its new agency of record.
-Adweek talked with several independent agencies in states at the center of restrictions on abortion to gather their thoughts on policy changes in response to the impending Supreme Court decision.
-Discover and TBWA\Chiat\Day LA have launched a stunt with an Old West flair to call attention to a cash back rebate on gas, sending several riders on horseback to gas stations in suburban L.A.
-McDonald’s teamed up with Webtoon, a digital comics platform to create “Drawing on Heritage,” a series featuring AAPI artists sharing personal stories about their cultural experiences.