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🧵 How Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ Slogan Was Inspired by a… Death Row Inmate?

The surprising (and kinda creepy) origin story of Nike’s iconic phrase.

Aug 12 •

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🧵 The Max Headroom Hijacking

The Night TV Lost Its Mind

Jul 15 •

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🧵 How to Be Gaslit by a Digital Pet

Emotional Design or Just Straight-Up Manipulation?

Jun 10 •

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🧵 Who Gave Helvetica So Much Power?

A history of the world’s most boringly dominant font

May 20 •

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🧵When Sony Made a Fake Hipster Blog to Sell PSPs

and the internet roasted them for it.

May 6 •

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🧵 The Day MySpace Died

How We Lost 12 Years of Internet History Overnight

Apr 15 •

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🧵 Why The Room Became the Best Worst Movie Ever

The story behind Tommy Wiseau’s so bad it’s good cult classic.

Mar 25 •

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🧵 The Monster Energy Conspiracy Theory That Convinced Boomers It Was Satanic

Ah, Monster Energy. The drink of choice for sleep-deprived college students, extreme sports fanatics, gamers running on pure adrenaline, and me - a…

Mar 4 •

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🧵 The Happy Face: The icon of the 70s

From Local Ad to Global Symbol

Feb 18 •

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🧵 Paw Prints in Medieval Manuscripts

When cats left their mark on history - literally.

Feb 4 •

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🧵 The Banana Taped To Wall Saga

Another interesting story for you - the great banana-art saga of 2019 - arguably the most meme - worthy moment in contemporary art history!

Jan 21 •

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🧵 The Rise of Deranged PowerPoint Parties

(And Why They're Actually Brilliant)

Jan 7 •

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