Hasbro’s New Discovery Cable Channel
PAWTUCKET, R.I., and SILVER SPRING, Md. – Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) will join to turn Discovery Kids... Read more.
NASCAR Pepsi Throwback with Dale
Pepsi throwback? Or not. Or is it somewhere in the middle, slightly interesting but that’s about it. To celebrate new Pepsi Throwback, Jeff Gordon is driving... Read more.
Arctic Roll Big Hit In U.K.
A British favorite frozen dessert has returned, the Arctic Roll. The Financial Times reported April 29 that since its re-release in December by Birds Eye, sales... Read more.
Davey and Goliath Still Around
Yes, the do-gooding clay duo of UHF television days are still around, courtesy of Nashville-based publishing company Tommy Nelson. Davey and Goliath were produced... Read more.
Marion Richardson Script, the Classic British Italic Handwriting Series
Here is a cover from a Marion Richardson handwriting book that came from The Everett School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Everett was the predecessor to Cape Henry... Read more.
Motel Safari in Tucumari, New Mexico
Tucumari, N. M. – Restored American motels keep popping up, a witness to the American need to preserve some of the more interesting parts of the American roadside,... Read more.
Missing Those Station Wagons? I Miss Dad’s Opel Kadett
We know that CAFE fuel standards are the culprit in killing off bigger cars in the U.S., but its manufacturers who are responsible for killing off the word STATION... Read more.
Let Them Sell Cupcakes, Jewelers Selling Records
We ran across an old record catalog from the 78 era, and noticed that it came from a jewelry store in Norfolk, Virginia. The jewelers D. P. Paul, still (I think)... Read more.
Killing Chief Pontiac Won’t Make GM Tribe Happy
DETROIT – Not that I really like Pontiacs these days. They’ve not been interesting for a long time. But now, there are serious discussions that GM will... Read more.
Mr. Bubble History Returns with Village Company
CHASKA, Minnesota – Great brands bring personality to commodities to products like soap. Perhaps the best example of such a brand is Mr. Bubble. If the packaging... Read more.