ToxicSlurpee posted:

cakesmith handyman posted:

Compulsory dungarees for everyone comrade, then no one will complain about pockets, we will all have as many pockets as the state decrees we need.

Phlegmish posted:

Since the death of Karl Lagerfeld they've written a slew of articles about him, most of them with quotes from the man himself. When I read some of them I inevitably wonder why he was worshipped in the first place. He sounds like a total rear end in a top hat, and the fashion industry in general comes across as incredibly toxic.

Phlegmish posted:

the fashion industry in general comes across as incredibly toxic.

Phlegmish posted:

Since the death of Karl Lagerfeld they've written a slew of articles about him, most of them with quotes from the man himself. When I read some of them I inevitably wonder why he was worshipped in the first place. He sounds like a total rear end in a top hat, and the fashion industry in general comes across as incredibly toxic.

jojoinnit posted:

I'm looking at the little screenshot and I don't think I can bring myself to listen to him talk. He's like an uncanny valley mummy in a way that doesn't quite make sense. It's like he both had cosmetic surgery to prevent aging and also didn't.

jobson groeth posted:

In my pocket filled utopia, everyone is naked with pockets sown into their flesh. It solves the no pockets in clothes problems once and for all.

SatansOnion posted:

in both instances it’s probably because you can’t see their eyes at all behind those black lenses

Pastry of the Year posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVqgqzTUBxY&t=400s

at about 6:46 he asserts that Facebook is "a flawless object" and that he "got one as a gift in gold, in white gold"

when will the bidding begin on Karl Lagerfeld's white gold Facebook

Krispy Wafer posted:

Everyone is born with a natural pocket. Oh, you want to bum a smoke, sure let me just...be just a minute...need to root around a bit, ah, here it is. Don't want the cig anymore? Rude.

Ghost Leviathan posted:

Any links from those?

Pastry of the Year posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVqgqzTUBxY&t=400s

at about 6:46 he asserts that Facebook is "a flawless object" and that he "got one as a gift in gold, in white gold"

when will the bidding begin on Karl Lagerfeld's white gold Facebook

Phlegmish posted:

The one I specifically remember is actually nothing but quotes, but it's in Dutch:

http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20190219_04186673

Highlights include saying (in the context of #metoo) that models who don't want to deal with inappropriate touching should have become nuns instead. He wasn't just a weird plastic mummy-looking guy, he was a dick as well.

chitoryu12 posted:

In a time when e-cigarette usage by teens is becoming a major health problem, a company replaced the real mandated warnings with ads and quips in the same location and font.

Phanatic posted:

That’s a bit misleading. They didn’t replace the real mandated warnings with anything; they ran quips in a location where warnings eventually became mandated.

“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently requires a prominent warning about the dangers of nicotine for e-cigarettes. But just before that mandate, a 2017 campaign by e-cigarette maker blu included fake warnings in precisely the place the real warnings would eventually appear.”

Failure to anticipate the incoming moral panic might have been dumb, but they didn’t remove mandated warnings and replace them with ad copy.

quote:

Last year, Sony Music Entertainment entered a deal with Michael Jackson's estate for the rights to distribute the musician's recordings over the course of seven years. Now, in the wake of HBO's explosive documentary "Leaving Neverland," that investment could take a hit.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Sony paid $250 million for Jackson's music, allowing it to reap royalties from music streaming services and radio stations that play songs from the "Thriller" singer's catalog.
While figures from Spotify and Apple Music concerning Jackson's music in the wake of HBO's documentary won't be available until next week, in the past, the number of streams has increased for artists in the public spotlight, regardless of whether the news is good or bad

n January, after Lifetime aired its "Surviving R. Kelly" documentary series, the R&B singer's songs generated more than 4 million on-demand streams in the U.S., according to Billboard. This was a 116 percent increase in the number of streams that R. Kelly's songs had pulled in the days before the series aired.
"Leaving Neverland" aired on HBO in two parts on Sunday and Monday. The documentary detailed the accounts of two men who say Jackson abused them when they were children.

While online streams could get a bump, major radio networks could pull Jackson's songs from the air for the time being until listener sentiment about Jackson improves. So far, several radio stations in Canada and New Zealand have decided not to play Jackson's music unless it is part of a news story. In both cases, the networks that owned the stations cited a change in public opinion about Jackson for the removal.

jobson groeth posted:

quote:

“We are truly sorry for these results stated above. Negligence nor mismanagement nor woeful acts of God were not the reasons – much of this was the result of injustice! Managing a brand is not so different from caring for someone who becomes handicapped. Brands do not see or hear, so they are at the mercy of their owners or care providers who must preserve the dignity and special character that the brand exemplifies. It is important that LaCroix’s true character is not devalued intentionally − in any way. National Beverage Corp. is and will remain the preeminent innovator that adds zest and authenticity to the ‘sparkling water’ phenomenon in North America,” stated Nick A. Caporella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

“Additionally, gross margins were impacted by volume declines. Comparisons were further skewed by the adoption of the new tax act in the third quarter of the prior year, which included credits and rate reduction adjustments aggregating $11.3 million. Nothing herein mentioned has detracted from the ultimate value and future of our dynamic company.

There is no greater passion than the kind that creates the wonderful refreshment and contentment described as unique! No doubt, the sound and personality of the word LaCroix, coupled with the awesome experience of its essence and taste . . . is unique. One can be induced to purchase by cheapening price or giving away a product, but falling in love with a feeling of joy is the result of contentment. Just ask any LaCroix consumer . . . Would you trade away that LaLa feeling? ‘No way, they shout – We just love our LaCroix!’ I am positive they respond this way each and every time,” Caporella concluded.


Innovation should be new – but ours has the ‘essence’ to refresh and captivate with
FIZZ + Fun

“Patriotism” – If Only We Could Bottle It!

jojoinnit posted:

That man is on coke.

Pastry of the Year posted:

oh great





agh

Pastry of the Year posted:

oh great





agh

RandomPauI posted:

I want to see Arby's double down.

RandomPauI posted:

I want to see Arby's double down. To admit to wanting to do a low effort, cute thing without having to think much about it.

FutonForensic posted:

Huey Lewis & The News - It's Hip to gently caress Brands