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See the 100-Year Evolution of the Coca-Cola Bottle
Coca-Cola officially turns 100 this year. While the familiar fizzy drink has been around since 1899, the brand patented its logo in 1915, and has since undergone many redesigns and milestones. To celebrate the historic century, Coca-Cola compiled an extensive timeline of the iconic bottle’s transformations. Some highlights include:
1923 – Coca-Cola releases a six-pack carrier package as a response to an increase in home refrigeration
1950 – Coca-Cola becomes the “first commercial product” to cover “TIME” Magazine
1960 – Coca-Cola introduces the can
1993 – Coca-Cola releases the plastic bottle
2012 – Nendo creates the “Bottleware” art piece with recycled Coca-Cola bottles
2015 – Coca-Cola officially turns 100 years old
Also documented are the bottle’s appearances in vintage advertisements throughout the years: billboards, posters, printed ads from Cuba, China, Japan, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Spain… What really caught our attention were the Nelson Rockwell illustrations from the 1930s.
The High Museum in Atlanta joins in on the celebration with the exhibit, “The Coca-Cola Bottle: An American Icon at 100,” now on view through October 2015. Learn more here.
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'Blurred Lines' and its blurred profits
None!$16,675,690
That's how much "Blurred Lines," the biggest hit of 2013, made in profit. More than $5.6 million went in Robin Thicke's pocket, and Pharrell got more than $5.1 million. Poor T.I. got just $704,774 for his guest verse. Usually these details are top secret, the Hollywood Reporter notes, but they've come out in the ongoing legal battle over the song's alleged similarity to Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give it Up."
270 percent
It’s tough to be a Ukrainian right now. Ukraine’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 30 percent, up from just over 19 percent. But with the country's currency collapsing, and with many Ukranians moving to more stable currencies, some estimate the country's real annual inflation rate is more like 270 percent.
3,370
The number of political scientists living in the District of Columbia, 120.5 more than one would expect based on the average across all 50 states. The Pew Charitable Trusts used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to calculate the jobs that are most disproportionally represented in each state.
$521 million
The estimated value of Florida-based Keiser University, a former for-profit college that was sold to a nonprofit in 2011 amid an investigation from the state's attorney general. But the nonprofit is also owned by the school's founders, the Keiser family, and the University uses several big-ticket services, facilities and vendors family members own a stake in, the New York Times reported. Keiser is far from the only school to go non-profit following a nationwide crackdown on for-profit institutions.
2 companies
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, partners with private prison companies to house undocumented immigrants in prison-like facilities around the country. These days, just two companies, Geo Group and Corrections Corp. of America, control around three-quarters of the private prison industry.
24 hours
If you're from the Southeast, chances are you're familiar with the Waffle House franchise. You may have also come to depend on the fact that the chain prides itself on being open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Well, now the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) depends on that fact, too. Using Waflle House restaurants as a kind of community thermometer, the current head of FEMA, administrator Craig Fugate, was said to have coined what’s called the Waffle House Index. There are three measures in the index: green, yellow and red. Green means the restaurant is open as usual, yellow means it’s on a limited menu, and red means the restaurant’s closed.
Among CEOs, women are outnumbered by men named John
Advertising is built into 'House of Cards'
None!Netflix has released the new season of “House of Cards." If there’s been one criticism of the show, it’s that it’s too heavy on product placement.
One plus for brands: viewers can’t fast -forward through product placement, says John Murphy, who teaches advertising at the University of Texas at Austin.
“It’s part of the story line, and therefore it’s potentially much more valuable exposure than a traditional 30-second spot,” he says.
The brands are definitely making money. But the shows? Unlikely, says Abram Sauer, founder of the Annual Product Placement Awards at Brandchannel.com.
“I would be shocked, personally, to learn that any money was paid to Netflix in any form,” he says.
Sauer says a lot of times brands pay with props instead of cash. Like, if there’s a bar scene, the brewer will bring in everything needed to make it look like a real bar. For a show, that can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
March 2, 2015
Icesheet #4727
Photograph by Murray Fredericks, National Geographic
A constellation of orbs, rings, and halos hangs above the Greenland ice sheet in this picture by Murray Fredericks, who spent months photographing the islands remote beauty. The optical phenomena seen here occur when ice crystalssuspended by powerful winds called piteraqsrefract sunlight.
ICESHEET #4727, 22 AND 46 HALO, TANGENT ARC, PARRY ARC, CIRCUMZENITHAL ARC, AND PARHELIC CIRCLE
See more photos from the March 2015 feature story End of the Earth.
Read more about what its like to photograph nothing on Proof.
Fendi Fall / Winter 2015 Runway
None!is she wearing a sleeping bag?
A big win for net neutrality
None!On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on new so-called Open Internet Rules. If the vote passes, the new rules will classify internet service providers—both broadband and wireless—as common carriers under what's called Title II.
What this means in english is that the FCC will be able to regulate internet companies, making sure they deliver all data from the web to the user at equal speeds. This would be a big win for net neutrality advocates. The most famous of them being Columbia University Law professor Tim Wu, the guy who coined the phrase in the first place. So what does he think about all of this?
Warren Buffett eats like a six-year-old
None!Warren Buffett is about to issue his 50th annual letter to investors in his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway.
Mr. Buffett's observations are always a highlight of the financial year, but fun fact: Despite being 84 years of age and one of the richest men in the world, he apparently eats like a six-year-old.
He has five Cokes a day — sometimes, they're Cherry Cokes. He also indulges in Utz's Potato Stix. And for breakfast? Chocolate ice cream.
Where To Go This Weekend | February 2015, Last Week
None!porn fest in BK
We’re deep in the grip of cold season, so the weekend couldn’t have come at a better time. Between imbibing plenty of TheraFlu and resting, we’ll be checking out a few events. Read on for our curated round-up of the events you should be attending on your free days.
See our other mini travel guides here.
LONDON: New Oi Polloi Store
Celebrating 12 years, Oi Polloi opens its first store outside of its Manchester hometown in London’s Carnaby district. Spanning 1,170 square feet and two floors, the store offers a selection of brands including new additions Sassafras, Fjallraven, Orslow and Engineered Garments.
1 Marshall Street, London
BROOKLYN: Porhub’s NYC Porn Film Festival
This weekend, Brooklyn welcomes New York City’s inaugural porn festival, presented by Pornhub. Among the most recognizable names who have created or participated in short films are Tila Tequila and Miley Cyrus. Sure, it’s a bit of an unorthodox way to spend a weekend, but why not? Learn more here.
389 Melrose Street, 11237
NEW YORK: New Museum Triennial
Currently on display at the New Museum, the Triennial show is a signature international exhibition displaying the work of early-career artists from around the world. This third installment of the exhibition is entitled “Surround Audience,” and features 51 artists from over 21 countries. Learn more about the exhibit here.
235 Bowery
STOCKHOLM: New Sandqvist Store
Bag and small goods maker Sandqvist proudly opened a third retail space in Sweden’s capital city. The space was designed by architect Fridrik Nilsby of Dawn of Ideas and features rich materials like pine wood and concrete.
Jakobergsgatan 9
NEW YORK: Ryder Ripps at Red Bull Studios New York
28-year old Ryder Ripps examines the effect the Internet age has on human relationships in a site-specific installation titled “ALONE TOGETHER.” The half sculptural work, half performance piece features six performers along with six video interviews that are meant to exemplify the a paradox of being interconnected while feeling utterly alone. Find more info here.
220 West 18th Street
NEW YORK: Saint Laurent’s Temporary Boutique
Saint Laurent opens a temporary NYC boutique to compensate for renovations at the 3 East 57th street flagship location. Located just across the street from there, the temp space showcases men’s and women’s ready-to-wear and accessories in an architectural concept designed by Hedi Slimane.
3 West 57th Street
COPENHAGEN: Club Monaco Pop-Up at Noma
Club Monaco launched a pop-up shop at Copenhagen’s world-renowned restaurant, Noma, pairing Michelin star-rated food with the brand’s understated luxury aesthetic. Look out for a fine selection of garments and homewares, up for sale through March 13.
Strandgade 93, DK-1401
SAN FRANCISCO: House Industries Velo Exhibit
Following the release of a typographical series inspired by cycling, House Industries present a two-week exhibit dedicated to the culture surrounding bicycles. They’ll be taking over Rapha Cycle Club for this, so expect to see lots of custom bikes.
2198 Filbert Street
HANOI: New Prada Flagship
Prada recently opened the doors to its new Hanoi store, marking the first Prada to open in Vietnam. The single-level store overlooks Hanoi’s August Revolution Square in the Hoan Kiem District, and features both men’s and women’s clothes and accessories in a series of distinct corners. Look out for Prada’s signature green velvet, leather sofas and black and white tiles.
Ly Thai To Street, Trang Tien Ward
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February 27, 2015
The Pinnacle
Photograph by Chris Prescott, National Geographic Your Shot
We were near the summit of Sgurr Dearg, [also called] the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a famous feature of the Cuillin Ridge on Scotlands Isle of Skye, shooting a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of 'The Ridge, writes Chris Prescott of the Cut Media short film featuring trials cyclist Danny MacAskill.
MacAskill grew up on Skye and wanted to make a film that showed off the beauty of the island. A traverse of the full Cuillin Ridge is considered one of the classic mountaineering challenges in the U.K. The film was shot over two weeks and meant transporting a lot of filming equipment onto the ridge every day. Fortunately we were very lucky with the weather!
The shoot on the Inaccessible Pinnacle was one of the key moments of the film and meant a 3 a.m. start in order to get the best light and catch the cloud inversion. This was taken at around 6 a.m. in the middle of summer, and the sun was still low in the sky. I used the shadow of the pinnacle to block the sun and create the halo effect around Danny. It was taken handheld using a 17mm lens and a graduated neutral density filter.
Prescotts image recently appeared in the Your Shot assignment Behind the Adventure.
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Basso Collection by Warby Parker
None!if i wear these will it make me look smarter? maybe i can take a photo that is in focus.
February 26, 2015
Winter Lodgings
Photograph by John Warner, National Geographic Your Shot
A solitary beaver pauses at dawn on its way home from a night of chewing off tree branches, newly within reach under the weight of freshly fallen snow. Your Shot member John Warner explains that the beaver, a mate, and two kits appeared late in the fall on Montanas Lake Elmo and hastily built a lodge before the winter freeze.
Warners picture recently appeared in the Your Shot assignment First Light.
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The best part of waking up ... is no longer Folgers
None!125
That's how many episodes "Parks and Recreation" aired over seven years, wrapping up Tuesday night with an hour-long finale. The critically acclaimed sitcom was never a ratings giant, but it enjoyed a long run thanks to a combination of factors unique to the television business. Vulture has a good case-study.
$2,700
That's how much adjunct professors in the U.S. make on average per course taught. Thousands of adjunct faculty—often part-time, and underpaid without benefits—are planning demonstrations on Wednesday as part of National Adjunct Walkout Day. The American Association of University Professors says as many as three-quarters of professors in the U.S. are not on a tenure track.
$312 million
That's the reported second-quarter profit for Campbell Soup Company, which is down from the reported $361 million in profit from the same period a year ago. Campbell's has seen sales of traditional soups slip in recent years. It's why the company is exploring other products like organic baby food.
138,324 percent
That's how much coffee pod sales increased in the past ten years, about 30 percent annually these days. The pods, popularized by Keurig's single-cup coffeemakers, are leading a surge in low-end coffee sales both at home and in cafes, the Washington Post reports.
Washington Post
$4.7 billion
Whole Foods Markets' sales last quarter, a four-year record. The upscale grocer may be pulling out of the sales slump and stock price tailspin its seen in recent years, Quartz reported, thanks in large part to lowering its prices.
85 countries
That's how many countries Gemalto, a Dutch SIM card maker, operates in. As reported by the BBC, the company says that the NSA and GCHQ likely did hack into it systems as alleged by the documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Elaborating on two specific attacks, Gemalto said fake emails were sent to a customer that appeared to come from an employee, and a hacking attempt was made to spy on messages sent between workers in their French office.
February 21, 2015
Flashes of Summer
Photograph by David Liittschwager, National Geographic
Fireflies flash and streak through a Tennessee summer night, putting on a spectacular light show to seduce prospective mates. The summertime ritual is one of the most familiar examples of bioluminescence on land.
See more photos from the March 2015 feature story Luminous Life.
The statistics behind those Oscar acceptance speeches
None!1.68 million black men
During his Oscar acceptance speech, John Legend stated, "We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today than there were under slavery in 1850." Vox looked into the numbers behind the statement, finding that 1.68 million black men are currently under correctional control, not including those who are in jail serving short sentences or are awaiting trial. That's more than the 872,924 black men who were enslaved in 1850. While the growth in overall population in the U.S. makes the statistic slightly misleading, Vox points to other equally alarming studies on how incarceration affects the lives of black men.
80 cents
Speaking of the Oscars, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner Patricia Arquette used her acceptance speech to call for equal rights and pay for women. As Fusion reports, she has a point. Women still only made 80 cents to a man's dollar in 2014 — a slight improvement over previous years that's credited to the recession hitting men harder.
$14.5 billion
That's the value of the deal in which Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. will pay $10.1 billion for Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. As reported by Bloomberg, Salix is soon expected to get approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea.
$19,483,430
That's how much Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has raised for his re-election campaign thus far. That's four times the amount raised by his opponents (see chart below). Like any election, it helps to know rich people. And as some are pointing out, this new electing funding structure may be no better than the old, infamously-corrupt Chicago political machine.
179 apps
That's how many Android apps ask for only access to users' network connectivity and access to the power data, meaning no GPS information is provided. But that doesn't mean these apps can't figure out where you are. New research shows that location can be determined by how your phone is using power — the further away a signal, the harder the phone has to work. As reported by the BBC, even though activities like listening to music and using social media also contribute to battery loss, the researchers were able to create an algorithm that discounted these factors.
How Photoshop changed the way we see everything
None!worth the click thru for the vid
Woolpower 400g Knit Caps
None!hey wife can you knit that?
If Captain Planet were a hat, he’d be one of these 400G Knit Caps from Woolpower. They’re made in Sweden out of wool from sheep that grazed the earth. They’ll keep your head protected from wind and water. And, their fit is straight fire. Pick one up in red or black for $45 and be Read more »Op-Ed | The Return of the Roll Neck in Menswear
None!FUCK YEAH TACTINECKS ARE BACK BABY. i am totally going to rock black on black on black.
(From left to right: Hermès, Bottega Veneta, Sandro)
If you’re into menswear, you know all about the roll neck. Maybe you call it a polo or a turtle, but whatever you call it, you know it’s a loaded item; heavy is the neck that’s covered in wool. While items like cargo trousers have been disliked at certain points in time, the roll neck jumper is hated. It’s an active vehement disgust, far removed from the mild distaste people have for other items of clothing. Three years ago, if someone threw some Paul Newman’s BBQ sauce on you and shouted “Polo neck prick,” you just had to go home and re-evaluate your clothing choices. But over the last few seasons we’ve seen men start wearing the roll neck again, and shockingly, people are responding with a nod of appreciation instead of a throw of condiments.
The roll neck has been trying to make a comeback in menswear for a good few years now. People wrote about them, acknowledged the dangerous territory you were stepping into and tried to throw a few style icons in roll necks to ease you into the process. But, while seeing pictures of Steve McQueen, Robert Redford and Richard Roundtree in roll necks let you know that people had once worn them and looked cool, it didn’t do much in the real world. The problem with drawing inspiration from style icons is that it only works if the people viewing it have the same references. So, while you left the house and thought McQueen, they walked past you and thought French mime artist, or worse, Tom Cruise.
The Cruise effect on the roll neck cannot be overstated. For a few years, Cruise and the roll neck were practically inseparable. Unfortunately, it was during Cruise’s more, shall we say, unhinged years. It was the Cruise effect — and the perceived shithousery of the item itself — that led Hadley Freeman, back in 2008, to encapsulate the roll neck for men into this quote:
“There is just something about a polo neck that makes a man look self-righteous, smug, puffed up with his own delusional arrogance. Well, he’d have to think he can get away with wearing fabric up to his chin and not resemble a ’70s university lecturer.”
But times have changed, and the roll neck is no longer so unbearable. For instance: a glance at the catwalk shows of the last few weeks were filled with roll necks, whether it be styled under a shirt or worn solo. While the runway isn’t meant for literal takes on outfits (see: Rick Owens, rocking out with his… you know the rest), the sheer deluge of looks with roll necks makes you get accustomed to them. The cumulative effect of the last few seasons has been a resounding, “Roll necks, they’re not so bad, right?” But the return of the roll neck has little to do with menswear and everything to do with womenswear. To be specific, everything to do with one brand in womenswear: Céline.
(Getty Images/AFP)
There’s no need for us to go on about the impact of Céline. There’s more than enough people who’ve done that already. But what is interesting is that the Céline look has trickled down to the high street, and a key component of the Céline look is the roll neck. The roll neck as Céline saw it is slightly different from the roll neck we’re used to in menswear: It’s softer, a little gentler around the neck and not as restrictive as the types Cruise specialized in. All in all, it was just easier to wear, and people wore it. It became a viable option in womenswear again, which left many a man — including this one — thinking, “That looks cool, I’m stealing that and no one will be any the wiser.” The Céline influence on menswear was recently covered by Alex Fury in the Independent, who said that he’d been attempting to dress like Phoebe Philo. And, having looked at the styling of several catwalk shows, he’s not the only one. Céline’s influence on menswear is also noteworthy because, in a Purple magazine interview with Tim Blanks, she said that she knew nothing about menswear**.
So, if you’ve recently decided to start wearing roll necks again because you saw a woman look amazing in hers, you need to do the right thing and become a Philophile. Without her, you’d just look like a guy who sends artistically shot pictures of his meat and two veg on Tinder.
(From left to right: Damir Doma, Issey Miyake, Wooyoungmi)
*High street = UK equivalent of stores where everyone would shop; the kind of shop that’s available in the mall. I’m English, forgive my use of local terms.
**The interview also divulges that she did create a men’s coat for her artist friend James White, an item that J.W. Anderson would probably actually stab someone to get his hands on.
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