You know how I love symbolism, national identities and the ‘branding’ of nations so I was pleasantly surprised to see that the BBC is reporting on Iraq’s freshly unveiled updated flag. Apparently, the stars were removed because they signified Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party and the script was given an updated typeface because the old script [...]

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Are we about to see a dangerous precedent set at this year’s Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl has long been the biggest night in advertising, not only in terms of dollar costs for air time, but also for the sheer volume of eyeballs who watch the ads ‘for fun’. However, political ads have never aired [...]

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