Today we know Amazon as one of the big 5 technology companies in the U.S. Jeff Bezos started the company in his garage in 1994, and today it’s the most valuable retailer in the U.S. Some people reading this article; may have an Amazon Prime account, own a Kindle, have an Echo device in your […]
Month: March 2021
Wait, there was an Aunt Jemima restaurant chain?
Earlier this year they announced that the Aunt Jemima pancake mix/ syrup brand changed its name to Pearl Milling Company. Aunt Jemima is a brand name that drips of a racial stereotype. Many know the infamous brand, but did you know the brand spawned a restaurant chain in the 1950s and 1960s? In 1888, Chris […]
The legal theory that made Domestic Violence acceptable
Our human society loves its traditions and norms. We follow traditions even when we don’t know the origins of said traditions. If it was good enough for our parents, grandparents and ancestors, it can’t be wrong, right? There are many “mores” that we consider morally wrong today, yet they are still in practice in our […]
Forgotten: Carolco
Carolco Pictures was an independent motion picture production company. Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna found it in 1976. They purchased the name Carolco from a defunct company in Panama; the name had no meaning. Carolco came to prominence in Hollywood with the release of its movie First Blood, starring Sylvester Stallone in 1982. Kassar and […]
