All posts tagged: 1970s

Watch La Linea, the Popular 1970s Italian Animations Drawn with a Single Line

Watch La Linea, the Popular 1970s Italian Animations Drawn with a Single Line

Published by José Betancourt

Sim­plic­i­ty is not the goal. It is the by-prod­uct of a good idea and mod­est expec­ta­tions. Thus spake design­er Paul Rand, a man who knew some­thing about mak­ing an impres­sion, hav­ing cre­at­ed icon­ic logos for such imme­di­ate­ly rec­og­niz­able brands as ABC, IBM, and UPS. An exam­ple of Rand’s obser­va­tion, La Lin­ea, aka Mr. Line, a beloved and decep­tive­ly sim­ple car­toon char­ac­ter drawn with a sin­gle unbro­ken line, began as a shill for an Ital­ian cook­ware com­pa­ny. No mat­ter what he man­ages to get up to in two or three min­utes, it’s deter­mined that he’ll even­tu­al­ly butt up against the lim­i­ta­tions of his lin­eal real­i­ty. His chat­ter­ing, apoplec­tic response proved such a hit with view­ers that a few episodes in, the cook­ware con­nec­tion was sev­ered. Mr. Line went on to become a glob­al star in his own right, appear­ing in 90 short ani­ma­tions through­out his 15-year his­to­ry, start­ing in 1971. Find many of the episodes on YouTube here. The for­mu­la does sound rather sim­ple. Ani­ma­tor Osval­do Cavan­doli starts each episode by draw­ing a hor­i­zon­tal line in white …

Trump’s Iran speech ignores risks of a return to the 1970s

Trump’s Iran speech ignores risks of a return to the 1970s

Published by Sam Flores

Demonstrators hold posters of Ayatollah Khomeini outside the American Embassy which is occupied by ‘students following the Imam Khomeini’s line on November 16, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Hulton Archive | Getty Images President Donald Trump is taking a triumphal tone as he plans to address the nation Wednesday night about the Iran war. But there is reason to worry that the conflict and its economic consequences for Americans may get worse before they get better. If so, Trump will struggle to shake off the damaging political legacy of the war. In that he would join a long line of U.S. presidents going back to the 1970s who have seen their tenures defined by energy crisis and inflation — the economic scourge Trump has called a “nation-buster.”  “The oil shock of the ’70s was planted in the maybe subterranean part of our brains,” said Jay Hakes, a presidential historian who led the U.S. Energy Information Administration in the 1990s during the Clinton administration.  “It was there for a long time because it was …

Freddie Mercury’s colour-clashing 1970s living room was the epitome of ‘more is more’

Freddie Mercury’s colour-clashing 1970s living room was the epitome of ‘more is more’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Queen has long been considered one of Britain’s most iconic bands, having been formed in London in 1970. The English capital is in the DNA of the band best known for hits such as ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, and their frontman, Freddie Mercury, lived there throughout his career. Back in 1969, the rockstar, who sadly passed away at the age of 45 in 1991, resided in a flat in Shepherd’s Bush. That year, he gave an interview to the Daily Express, with a photo being captured from the interaction. Inside Freddie Mercury’s living room © Getty ImagesFreddie Mercury took fans inside his Shepherd’s Bush flat in 1969 Freddie, who was born Farrokh Bulsara, was seen playing guitar while sitting on the sofa in his living room. The most striking element of Freddie’s space was his use of clashing prints. The walls were adorned with a geometric print paper, typical of 1970s homes, and he used a tartan throw to make his leather sofa more comfortable. The living room …

UK Warned It Could Face Energy Crisis Similar to 1970s Amid Iran War

UK Warned It Could Face Energy Crisis Similar to 1970s Amid Iran War

Published by Sam Flores

Fuel nozzles are out of order at a petrol station in London, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. British military personnel have begun delivering fuel to gas stations after a shortage of truck drivers disrupted supplies for more than a week, leading to long lines at the pumps as anxious drivers scrambled to fill their tanks. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) The UK could be on the cusp of an energy crisis comparable to the chaos seen in the 1970s, according to a former deputy governor of the Bank of England. Iran continues to restrict the number of oil tankers which can travel through the major shipping lane, the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation against the US-Israel strikes from last month. As the conflict continues, the global economy is facing a period of uncertainty – and energy bills are expected to rise, pushing up the cost of living. The government is considering supporting some energy bills for targeted households once the current energy price cap lifts in July. As fears grow over what lies ahead, former deputy governor of …

People Born In The 60s & 70s Are Proud Of 10 Things That Younger Generations Are Embarrassed Of These Days

People Born In The 60s & 70s Are Proud Of 10 Things That Younger Generations Are Embarrassed Of These Days

Published by Jenni Sidey

Today’s society is many ways built on a platform of constant stimulation and comfort. Because things were so different in the past, people born in the 60s and 70s are proud of several things that those in younger generations are embarrassed by today. While embarrassment isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it prompts the discomfort that creates growth, many young people hide from it today out of fear of social pain. They’re facing an epidemic of loneliness, so, of course, any feeling or experience that makes them feel like an outsider feels like a personal attack. However, people in older generations aren’t as likely to be afraid to face challenges and discomfort in these ways. People born in the 60s and 70s are proud of 10 things that younger generations are embarrassed of these days 1. Not documenting every part of their life Fizkes | Shutterstock.com While there’s an element of status and attention that younger people seek by curating a specific social image online and posting their lives, privacy is a value that many people born …

10 classic 1970s dinners every British kid survived on – including 1 that made a comeback

10 classic 1970s dinners every British kid survived on – including 1 that made a comeback

Published by Daniella Wilson

From crispy pancakes to frozen oven chips, the 1970s were a time when there were exciting new food products launched all the time, thanks in part to rising numbers of people owning their own freezer and a growing demand for convenience foods. Meanwhile, this decade was a time when supermarkets like Tesco and Sainsbury’s were growing rapidly across the UK, offering a much wider choice than local stores, while the increase in television advertising meant food brands could market directly to children. If you were a seventies kid, here are some of the most popular dinners you may fondly recall eating week in and week out – and you’ll still find some of these choices in supermarkets today… © Alamy Stock Photo These were an instant children’s favourite Findus crispy pancakes Findus launched Crispy Pancakes in 1970, and they became an instant children’s favourite, filled with mince or cheese and ham. While they were discontinued by Findus in 2002, they were brought back to supermarkets by Birds Eye in 2019. © Alamy Stock Photo This …

Being Raised In The 60s & 70s Made People Better Humans In 10 Ways Kids Today Will Never Understand

Being Raised In The 60s & 70s Made People Better Humans In 10 Ways Kids Today Will Never Understand

Published by Jenni Sidey

As social norms and society change, so too do parenting standards and expectations, so it’s not surprising that many parenting styles, virtues, behaviors, and priorities from the 60s and 70s have shifted for modern parents. Parents now care about different things as they manage different struggles, changing the way they approach raising kids. From giving kids the opportunity to engage in healthy, unstructured play to letting them solve conflicts with friends on their own time, being raised in the 60s and 70s made people better humans in certain ways that kids today will never understand. While modern kids may be more digitally savvy and emotionally self-aware, old-school behaviors and values are sabotaging traits like patience and empathy. Being raised in the 60s and 70s made people better humans in 10 ways kids today will never understand 1. They learned the art of patience PeopleImages | Shutterstock.com Delayed gratification and the art of waiting, especially for young kids at impressionable stages, can often bolster positive outcomes like patience later in life. They’re not taught to feel entitled to …

IEA Head Warns Iran War Sparked Energy Crisis Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks, Ukraine Fallout

IEA Head Warns Iran War Sparked Energy Crisis Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks, Ukraine Fallout

Published by Jenni Sidey

The head of the International Energy Agency intensified his apocalyptic warning about the global energy crisis, stating early Monday that the US-Israel war with Iran has sparked a shock far greater than the twin oil crises of the 1970s and the turmoil from the war in Ukraine combined. US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury has entered its fourth week, and emerging from the fog of war is the understanding that 44 energy assets across the Gulf region have been severely or very severely damaged by either U.S. and allied forces or by Iranian forces, according to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, who spoke at a media event in Australia on Monday. “This crisis, as things stand, is now two oil crises and one gas crash put all together,” Birol warned at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. So far, the conflict has removed 11 million barrels of oil per day from global supply, which is more than the two prior oil shocks combined. There are concerns that repairs to QatarEnergy’s damaged LNG facility could take …

4 Expert Reasons Good Husbands Today Drift Apart From Their Wives That Were Not As Common In The 60s And 70s

4 Expert Reasons Good Husbands Today Drift Apart From Their Wives That Were Not As Common In The 60s And 70s

Published by Jenni Sidey

Even good husbands drift. Not because they don’t love their wives. Not because they’re bad men. And not always because of betrayal. But because modern marriage carries pressures and expectations that simply weren’t as common in the 1960s and 70s. Back then, marriage roles were more clearly defined, for better or worse. Today, husbands are expected to be emotionally fluent, financially steady, deeply present fathers, supportive partners, and self-aware communicators. That evolution is powerful, but according to experts, it also creates new internal struggles many men carry. Those unspoken tensions can slowly widen the emotional gap between partners. Here are four ways even good husbands today drift apart from their wives for reasons that weren’t as common decades ago, according to experts: 1. They often normalize small private worlds instead of radical transparency Intimacy thrives on transparency. But in today’s culture of personal autonomy, even good husbands sometimes justify keeping small parts of their inner world private, whether it’s shame, embarrassment, or something that feels too vulnerable to say out loud. What feels like harmless …

How the AI boom was enabled by a 1970s economic revolution

How the AI boom was enabled by a 1970s economic revolution

Published by skeptic

Artificial intelligence is accelerating a global economic revolution that began back in the 1970s. Researching the impacts of AI on different sectors of society highlights an important parallel moment in history: the creation of the “service economy” in the US. In 1972, amid a period of global turmoil, a group of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) economists sought to reinvent how nations thought not only about wealth but the very purpose of society. They did this by proposing a broad new category of commerce: services. It seems hard to imagine now, but until then economists had perceived and measured trade largely in terms of goods alone. Money was made by exchanging tangible, physical products (wheat, guns, butter). To become a rich nation, the wisdom went, you needed to add unique value to your raw materials (crops, iron) by turning them into more complex products (processed foods, steel) that gave you a competitive advantage over other countries. Instead, this new category of services lumped together a diverse range of “intangible” jobs and social goods …