Tag: Became
How Brooks Brothers became the de facto clothing brand on Ivy League campuses, Wall Street, and inside the White House
Brooks Brothers: 200 Years of American StylePresidents from Kennedy to Trump have worn Brooks Brothers. Brooks Brothers is America’s oldest clothing brand, established in 1818. Brooks Brothers was the first to […]
How Clothing Made From Milk Became the Height of Fashion in Mussolini’s Italy
In 1909, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti—a member of the Italian literati who had studied in Egypt, France, and Italy—published his radical Futurist Manifesto, a document whose exaltations of technological disruption ignited the Italian […]
How social media became the driving force of protests
Over the last few days, ‘jallikattu’ has been a trending topic on Facebook with over 1 million posts on the subject. The hashtags ‘#WeDoJalikattu’ and ‘#JalikattuProtest’ continue to get traction. […]
How Israel’s digital libraries became a success
At a time when the Indian government has been largely focusing on imparting education through digital means, Israel, which had a similar kind of Internet reach a few years ago, […]
In his 90s, Shimon Peres Became Social Media Star
TEL AVIV—In the course of his eventful life, Shimon Peres wrote 11 books, won a Nobel Prize and served as Israel’s prime minister twice and its president once. In his […]
The Philadelphia 76ers just became the first American sports franchise to acquire an eSports team
It’s been a rough few years for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers. Former general manager Sam Hinkie asked everyone to “trust the process” as he traded away decent players and stockpiled […]
How Jed Hughes Became The Sports Industry’s Most Valuable Connector
There is a key distinction between being intelligent and having wisdom. Intelligence, for the most part, can be acquired early and often in one’s life. Wisdom only comes from experience […]
How Canada’s Prime Minister Became A Super-Hero
A forthcoming issue of Marvel’s “Civil War II: Choosing Sides” series features on its cover a smiling, well-toned Justin Trudeau sitting at the corner of a boxing ring. Even in […]