Great Scott! Any Back to the Future fan is excited to be living in our modern time. Although we don’t have any (real) hover boards, legitimate power laced Nikes or self-drying clothes, we do have a Cubs team that is vying to make a run for the World Series (can you say Kris Bryant and Jake Arrieta?) […]
Tag: Throwback Thursday
Will Lammily Shake Up the Barbie World?
The biggest shopping season of the year starts in one week. Children are finalizing their wish lists, and parents are researching products, prices and the lot. While millions of little girls and boys will surely get their hands on some dolls this holiday season, some might be unwrapping a truly new doll: Lammily, or what […]
Throwback Thursday: Multicultural PR Disasters
The United States is headed towards being a majority-minority nation within the next three decades. This has major implications for brands, as the new majority-minority will wield incredible buying power (the Hispanic market alone is expected to hit $1.5 trillion in 2015). Lots of companies are acting on this trend, creating targeted marketing and public […]
Throwback Thursday: Hispanic Celebrities Before They Were Famous
Hispanic entertainers and actors have contributed significantly to the world of American arts and entertainment. Since yesterday marked the end of Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 – 10/15), let’s look at a few Hispanic celebrities before they were famous for today’s Throwback Thursday. Shakira Before Shakira was an international pop superstar, she tried her hand at acting. […]
Throwback Thursday: Latin American Influence on American Foods
While the sitcom Seinfeld may have been marketed as a show about nothing, that didn’t mean the show didn’t offer audiences any relevant information. Take for instance a 1992 episode where George Costanza alerted viewers to a very important fact: salsa had overtaken ketchup as the most popular condiment in America. Since 1992 mayonnaise has taken the title of number […]
Throwback Thursday: September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001–the day that changed the country, the world (or at least our view of it)– still weighs on our American memory 13 years later. Today, plenty of Americans will take the time to stop and recollect where they were right when they found out about the attacks, when they realized the magnitude of […]
Throwback Thursday: MLK Copyrighted His Dream
Fifty-one years have passed since the historical March on Washington, but Americans everywhere still know Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.” But how […]
Throwback Thursday: Female Firsts
Lately, the media and social media have shed a lot of light on pro-feminism and antifeminism movements. With the help of UN Ambassador Emma Watson, the UN Women helped stand up for women’s rights to laugh in public when the Turkish deputy prime minister said in a controversial speech that women should not laugh in […]
Throwback Thursday: Target and its “Multicultural Tips”
Most companies espouse the virtues of diversity in the workplace and make a concerted effort to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and also showcase their multifaceted workforce. However, just because a company chooses to hire workers of different ethnicities, that doesn’t mean they necessarily understand how to respectfully treat these workers or that the workers […]
Throwback Thursday: Pottermore Brings Fans Back
Sixteen years ago, a tale of an eleven-year-old wizard captured the minds of children and young adults across the world. At the time, not many could have predicted just how big of a deal this scrawny boy with untidy black hair and circular glasses would be one day. But alas, Harry Potter, with eight movies, […]
Throwback Thursday: Disposable Cameras
Taylor Swift, the singer of every teen’s favorite break up songs, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal earlier this week where she explored the possible future of the music industry, but one thing she said had a great influence on me to throw it back (and no, it had nothing to do with […]
Throwback Thursday: Uncle Sam
It’s the Thursday before the Fourth of July, and I honestly can’t get America off the brain. Maybe it’s because of all the patriotism Chicago’s citizens exhibited during the U.S. Men’s National Soccer team’s work during the World Cup, or because after being in the working world and witnessing certain unfortunate global truths around the […]