Word: blurs
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Behind the Music. In 1995, Elastica's self-titled debut CD topped the British charts with a caustic but catchy blend of late '70s new wave and '90s pop. Front woman Justine Frischmann's romantic relationship with Damon Albarn, the lead singer for the Britpop band Blur, attracted even more attention in the British press. Then Elastica's single Connection became a big hit in the U.S., and the album eventually sold a million copies worldwide...
...visual counterpoint to the chain's trademark yellow zigzag. Above the order counter, in yellow neon script, were the words "Quality you can taste." Framed posters dotted the walls; off to the right, a series of renderings of In-N-Out outlets from bygone eras in the colorful-blur style of that great populist artist, Leroy Neiman. On the way to the bathroom, a display case of souvenir merchandise - not sold here, please order by phone or fax. (No web site; how wonderfully retro!). I picked up a catalog...
...visual counterpoint to the chain's trademark yellow zigzag. Above the order counter, in yellow neon script, were the words "Quality you can taste." Framed posters dotted the walls; off to the right, a series of renderings of In-N-Out outlets from bygone eras in the colorful-blur style of that great populist artist, Leroy Neiman. On the way to the bathroom, a display case of souvenir merchandise - not sold here, please order by phone or fax. (No web site; how wonderfully retro!). I picked up a catalog...
...dilution provision in the current federal trademark statute enables the holder of famous marks to prevent the registration or use of marks that would not confuse consumers but that either blur or tarnish the famous mark," Fisher said...
...years, my job has taken me to 40 states. Throw out the obvious exceptions--the San Franciscos and Ann Arbors, the Chicagos and Charlestons--and I can count on one hand the places I have any distinct recollection of. The rest is a low-slung, conglomerized blur of obliterated history--of forgotten downtowns ringed by cake-box superstores with aircraft-carrier parking lots and terrific discounts on six-packs of socks...