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Cola Wars: Declassified
The 1980s marked the high point of a decades-long rivalry between two enormously powerful institutions, a rivalry that resulted in untold casualties, hardship, and tooth decay. The Cola War has died down, but the legacy of paranoia and hysteria still remains. Until recently, much of the history of this hard-fought battle for the taste buds of America and the world went largely unreported. Advertising campaigns and cola reformulation were just the public side of this vast global caffeine-fueled battle.
Homecourt Advantage
In basketball, the mark of a truly great team is the ability to dominate in one's home arena - maintaining the "home court" advantage. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, perhaps the greatest team of all time, lost just one game at the United Center during the entire season. The Harlem Globetrotters displayed such dominance as well, remaining unbeaten against the Washington Generals at home for a full 17 years between 1969 and 1986.
Words from the Top
To the Mother it May Concern
It has become increasingly apparent from our recent correspondence that you view me as an unloving, disdainful son. This is evident from the fax I recently received titled "Top 25 grievances attributed to my unloving, disdainful son." In it you cite remarkably specific instances in which I supposedly behaved in an uncouth manner. Most of these "grievances" are in fact based on gross misinterpretations of my intentions.
Urinal Art
"Hypocrites! All of you! I'm taking my urinal and getting out of here."
At the turn of the century, a group of artists tried to banish pretentiousness from the art world by opening a museum which would exhibit any work by any artist. To test this resolve, one particularly janky member of the group entered as his work a urinal. Pulled at the last second, this distinctive piece eventually found its way to the San Francisco Museum where my friend C.J.
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