It’s been one month since the hit TV series Mad Men aired its last episode, but its effect on the TV and advertising landscapes will resonate for a long time. In honor of the hole that its absence left in viewers’ hearts, today we take the show’s iconic characters through a time warp out of the ’60s, […]
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Throwback Thursday: Kurt Cobain Revamped
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we take a look at how a recent documentary puts an original and refreshing spin on a rock legend’s well-known tale. It’s been almost 30 years since Kurt Cobain first arrived on the music scene with his band Nirvana, bringing with them grimy flannel shirts and a rebellious attitude. […]
Throwback Thursday: Thank Edison for Music
“Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche The way that we consume music has changed so much throughout time, especially in the past decade. Often, because technology is not only readily available but a fabric of our society, we overlook the luxuries of having access to so much media, information and data. […]
Throwback Thursday: The History of Art
Hey, Our Space readers! Welcome to Throwback Thursday where today we are tackling the topic, art and design. Those of you who have been around for awhile have often heard me say that regardless of our advances in technology, aside from any app or program that can aid the process, creativity and art can never […]
Throwback Thursday: Best Old School Children’s Toy Ads
Before I became interested in the advertising business but after I’d grown out of the demographic for children’s television networks, I flipped to Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon during a commercial break and was surprised when I realized that nearly every commercial shown on those networks was for a toy of some sort or another. As […]
Throwback Thursday: Phone Fever Flashback
For most, smartphones are essential to their daily lives. Whether they’re used to stay updated with friends through social media, catch up on daily news or simply call or text friends and family, smartphones has literally changed how people communicate, interact and behave with others and their devices. Yet, not long ago smartphones didn’t even […]
Throwback Thursday: Renting from Block to Box
Renting a movie used to be an accepted process, consisting of driving to the local video store, selecting the movie, paying $6.99 for a 3-day rental and returning home. But ever since the largest movie entertainment rental company in the United States and U.K. filed for bankruptcy merely twenty-five years after its founding, the process […]
Throwback Thursday: Christmas in July
It’s July 25 and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… or not. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is in full swing. But, in the land down under, it’s the middle of winter (hence, Christmas in July). We in the Northern Hemisphere might feel like this: Originally an […]
Throwback Thursday: Apartheid and Mandela Day
Who doesn’t love a challenge? Today, as a part of the UN ratified annual Mandela day, every single person in the world has a challenge: give 67 minutes of your day to make this world a better place. A bit ambiguous, but I’m always up for a challenge (and coming up with creative solutions). […]
Throwback Thursday: Buddy Holly: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Inspiration
Before The Beatles, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton ever played, rock ‘n’ roll was revolutionized by Charles Hardin Holley (professionally known as Buddy Holly), an American singer-songwriter whose success was tragically cut short in an airplane crash on February 3, 1959 in Iowa. The deadly plane crash also took the lives of […]
Throwback Thursday: Must-See July Movies
This year’s summer blockbuster season has seen plenty of hits, most notably when Iron Man 3 became the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time back in May. As we move into those sweltering July summer days this Throwback Thursday, let’s look at some upcoming movies and some past July releases that took the box office by storm. […]
Throwback Thursday: This Day in History
Remember, Remember the… sixth of June? Well since it’s Throwback Thursday, don’t mind if I do. Well, some of us might remember June 6 in its historical context: The Battle of Normandy aka D-Day. In case you were asleep in history, never actually got to WWII in class or simply can’t remember the details, I’ve highlighted […]