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Return of The Cars
After more than two decades, Ric Ocasek and The Cars are back.
Above, video for their new single Sad Song. Album drops May 10, 2011.
It’s a big jump over from the Todd Rundgren-led New Cars experiment.
Found via Perez Hilton, of course
Moderne Benz
Advertisement for Benz Automobiles by Adalbert Roth, 1928.
Found via Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Luminance
‘Originally made by the Czech type designer Carl Pracht in 1941–43. Having a rather calligraphic style both in regular and italic, MRF preferred it to be more straightforward and modern-looking.’
Another incredible type package by Stefan Hattenbach. Snag it here.
Sela
Advertisement produced by Itai Bachar for Russian clothing company Sela.
‘In the Snow’
Shirley Manson’s In the Snow. Demo track from her unreleased solo album.
‘And what is this?’
‘In Kazakhstan we only have pepper and whole nuts in supermarkets’
While trying to understand the US, Borat Sagdiyev ends up in a large supermarket and asks a lot of questions.
This is my absolute favorite scene from Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006).
And it wasn’t even in the movie – it can be found as a ‘deleted scene’ on the DVD.
‘avarice’
‘Sugary motion graphic piece inspired by a poem from Irish author Tony Curtis.’
Video by Fan Sissoko of the Dublin-based firm Stef&Fan. Check out the other cool stuff at their site.
Music: Birdy Nam Nam’s 2009 track, From Here to There.
Drawing every building in New York
‘It starts to feel a bit like TETRIS’
Australian James Gulliver Hancock is drawing every building in NYC. But it’s a bit more than that. Blog here.
In the video (at bottom) he explains his approach.
Found via Flavorwire
Dr Pepper’s (original) secret formula (maybe)
‘Poking through antiques stores while traveling through the Texas Panhandle, Bill Waters stumbled across a tattered old ledger book filled with formulas.’
The Dr Pepper company says this ain’t it. Others think otherwise.
The formula in the ‘Castles’ ledger purchased by Bill Waters contains (among legible ingredients) ‘gentian root, sweet flag root, mandrake root, wahoo bark, cinnamon bark, cardamom, coriander, cloves, diluted alcohol, syrup, glycerin’ and is labeled, ‘D Peppers Pepsin Bitters.’
Like another pharmacy invention, Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper’s secret flavoring formula is the subject of much conjecture.
Time frame and location are all right. More info here and here.
The ‘D Peppers Pepsin Bitters’ page from ‘Castles Formulas’
The birthplace of Dr Pepper: Morrison’s Old Corner Drugstore, Waco, TX
1960 advertisement (top) found via Jon Williamson
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