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Jordan Boeder2023/07/122 min read

The Rebrews Are in: Ranking the Best Beer Brands

The year 2023 marks the 500th anniversary of Reinheitsgebot, the German beer purity law, which mandates that beer is only to be made with four ingredients: malt, hops, yeast, and ...
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Jordan Boeder2023/05/171 min read

Got Plant-Based Milk?

On September 24th, 2021 we reported a bowel-shattering statistic: One in five Americans describe themselves as lactose intolerant. That’s right, 20% associate dairy with ...
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Brendon Ellis2023/01/192 min read

This Is Your Brain on Brand

When you hear the word superhero, who comes to mind first? If you’re like most people, you probably think of Superman or Batman. Apologies in advance to all the triggered Marvel ...
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Cory Manento2022/12/071 min read

Why So Blue, Twitter Blue?

Things have been pretty eventful in TwitterLand since Elon Musk took over the company on October 28th: The mass firings, the new paid subscription service (or maybe not?), banning ...
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Brendon Ellis2022/08/171 min read

Streaming Service SmackDown!

The TV streaming platform competitive landscape is a WrestleMania of the techy-entertainment elite. It’s a true proving ground where the likes of recent contenders like Amazon and ...
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Cory Manento2022/06/221 min read

Jesus, Take the (Toyota-Branded) Wheel

If your only exposure to American history came from primetime basic cable commercials, you’d think Lincoln and Washington were best known for offering sweet sweet deals on a ...
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Jordan Boeder2022/02/161 min read

King of Disney Songs

If you are anything like us at Gradient, it is not enough just to enjoy something, you must rank it. Rank it in a systematic way with such fervor and detail that you become ...
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Stefan Musch2021/05/201 min read

Price ≠ Hype

Like any decorated athlete who signs a multi-million dollar contract only to disappoint on the field (*cough* Michael Jordan’s attempt at baseball *cough*) or a musician whose ...
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Kyle Block2020/07/021 min read

To Each Their Own

The previous edition of Trendlines explored how Americans’ favorability of select brands was affected by the steps brands took (or didn’t) in the wake of protests over police ...
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