Sunday, 27 December 2020

"You were born a daughter" - a retro Nike print ad

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This post is to share the retro Nike print advertisement below. I came across these images on a blog called ShoeGirl Corner  while looking f...
Saturday, 26 December 2020

Is Nike’s Just do it the worst tagline ever? Or the best?

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Just do it. By Serena Williams. Say you were Nike’s Chief Marketing Officer.  Say you were searching for a tagline that would define you...
Sunday, 20 December 2020

Was VW Phaeton the worst brand name ever?

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A VW Pheaton rolling out of its "Transparent Factory" Say you were a big company’s Chief Marketing Officer.  Say you were searchin...
Saturday, 12 December 2020

Atal Behari Vajpayee, please meet Cliff Richard: a fellow bachelor boy from Lucknow

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Vajpayee mural in Lucknow Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was unquestionably one of Lucknow’s greatest citizens.  Vajpayee was a freedom...
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Sunday, 6 December 2020

Did Don McLean anticipate the 2020 Biden-Trump election?

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I was reflecting on the weirdness of Donald Trump refusing to concede to Joe Biden and the words that came to mind, unbidden, were: “The pla...
Saturday, 5 December 2020

Victory to Kamala Harris! Or...Jaye Jaye He Mahishasura Mardhini Ramyaka Pardhini Shailasute!

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  See the picture above?  Meena Harris  (Kamala Harris’ sister Maya’s daughter) tweeted it a few weeks ago.  It has to be my favourit...
Saturday, 14 November 2020

Why we gamble on Deepavali

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Goddess Lakshmi Deepavali's Presiding Deity It is Deepavali today. We’re going to play cards in the evening. We always have. It’s  a tra...