Does a pound of history amount to a hill of beans? Starbucks seems to think so. It’s pushing the history angle pretty hard in its 40th anniversary marketing campaign.
April 20, 2011
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Category Archives: Ambient History
February 27, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Briefly Noted for February 27, 2008
A Year Before is a WordPress plugin allowing users to display titles of articles posted n number of days ago. Its developers suggest using it in a “historical corner” to show “what happened in your blog e.g. 30 days, 6 … Continue reading
December 22, 2007
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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“Gone Too Soon”
More from the grocery check-out. I suppose I understand the pairing of John-John and Diana. But John Lennon and John Ritter?
July 23, 2007
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Synchronicity
So the picture is horrible, but the show was great. Friday night I was fortunate enough to catch The Police in Hershey, PA, and I have to say it was one of the best reunion concerts I have seen. As … Continue reading
May 8, 2007
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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When It Rains, It Pours
I was refilling our salt shakers last night when I noticed this little tidbit on the side of the can. It turns out my can is part of a series. In addition to the 1956 Umbrella Girl, Morton’s is printing … Continue reading
March 26, 2007
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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History on the Corner
To commemorate 30 years of Star Wars, the United States Postal Service has started painting its blue corner mailboxes to look like R2-D2, the lovable droid who first appeared in 1977. I was three years old when A New Hope … Continue reading
March 13, 2007
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Finding History at Home 2
Today in Digital History Hacks, Bill Turkel imagines a not-so-distant future of “history appliances”: Imagine wandering into your living room after a day of work. You sit down in your chair and turn a dial to 1973. The stereo adjusts … Continue reading
December 15, 2006
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Finding History at Home
A couple months ago, my friend Rob sent me a link to a great piece in the Washington Post that I somehow forgot to post. “A Homer’s Odyssey” reports the efforts of Greenbelt, Maryland resident Mark Opasnick to preserve and … Continue reading
November 3, 2006
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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No Second Troy
Last night I stayed out a little too late for a Thursday, but that doesn’t mean I slacked off completely. I spent the evening at the Rock and Roll Hotel listening to No Second Troy, a local band whose guitarist … Continue reading
October 10, 2006
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Haul This
Last night Jeremy mentioned an article from Slate about GM’s use of images of Rosa Parks and other historic persons and events to sell Chevy trucks. Here’s another article from the New York Times. Commentary on the ad—which also features … Continue reading