Lockdown Update Day 112
First up... Cronk! Came across this thread a few weeks ago, and it was just delightful:
In 1883, a drink called "Cronk" started advertising in the Calgary Herald. See if you can spot their ads. pic.twitter.com/yg3dMRDkY6
- Paul Fairie (@paulisci) June 21, 2020
And now there's been a development:
The Guardian:
'Cronk rules everything around me': long-lost beverage resurrected after 120 years
Odd ads for Dr Cronk’s Compound Sarsaparilla Beer, once wildly popular, went viral on Twitter. Now a Canadian brewer is bringing it back
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In corona news:
Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive
Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage - a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
(Personal note: I think we're our own red flag.)
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And it's 15 years since the London bombings. I'm not sure how to feel. 15 years is a long time, but I still remember it vividly; worrying about LJ friends that I knew lived in London, messages flying back and forth if anyone had heard from so-and-so... And having lived in London for 3 years, using those tube stations on a regular basis, it made it all feel much more immediate.
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Today's art is the 7 July Memorial:
Website here, if you want to know more about the design.
ETA: Completely managed to forget that this icon is a product of that attack...
In 1883, a drink called "Cronk" started advertising in the Calgary Herald. See if you can spot their ads. pic.twitter.com/yg3dMRDkY6
- Paul Fairie (@paulisci) June 21, 2020
And now there's been a development:
The Guardian:
'Cronk rules everything around me': long-lost beverage resurrected after 120 years
Odd ads for Dr Cronk’s Compound Sarsaparilla Beer, once wildly popular, went viral on Twitter. Now a Canadian brewer is bringing it back
~~
In corona news:
Coronavirus: Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive
Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale
Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage - a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.
(Personal note: I think we're our own red flag.)
~~
And it's 15 years since the London bombings. I'm not sure how to feel. 15 years is a long time, but I still remember it vividly; worrying about LJ friends that I knew lived in London, messages flying back and forth if anyone had heard from so-and-so... And having lived in London for 3 years, using those tube stations on a regular basis, it made it all feel much more immediate.
~~
Today's art is the 7 July Memorial:
Website here, if you want to know more about the design.
ETA: Completely managed to forget that this icon is a product of that attack...