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...gold-plated gramophone eight times, a record record. Among other categories, he captured album of the year (Thriller), record of the year (Beat It) and best male pop vocal (Thriller). The sylphlike Prince of Pop even dominated the show's commercial breaks. His two eagerly awaited Pepsi-Cola ads made their debut during the 3½-hr. telecast. There was an unusual extra thrill for his tirelessly squealing fans when the soft-spoken superstar removed his dark glasses just once, explaining, "My friend Katharine Hepburn told me I should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 12, 1984 | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

Michael Jackson's fiery mishap renews concerns about safety The elaborate $1.5 million commercial for Pepsi-Cola was being taped in front of 3,000 fans at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Four times Singer Michael Jackson glided down a staircase toward Jermaine and his three other brothers as a pyrotechnic display was set off behind them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Too Much Risk on the Set? | 2/13/1984 | See Source »

AILING. Michael Jackson, 25, top pop-record and video performer (Thriller); from second degree scalp and back burns after an exploding smokebomb canister ignited his hair during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola commercial. A Los Angeles doctor who treated the singer said that he might need reconstructive surgery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Feb. 6, 1984 | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

Villa Banfi's leap into winemaking at a time when large corporations like Atlanta's Coca-Cola are getting out of the business seems at first surprising. But Villa Banfi's products may be the right wines at the right time. American demand for Italian wines is strong despite a worldwide glut that has hurt growers in California, West Germany and France. In 1982, Italian labels accounted for 59% of all table wine imported into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fresh Plantings: Villa Banfi builds on success importing Italian Wine | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

...Italy boosted exports to the U.S. by 250%; it now accounts for more than half of all imported wines sold in the U.S. Meanwhile, in Italy as in France, domestic consumption of wine has steadily decreased. "This generation," notes Agriculture Department Wine Specialist Rex Dull, "wants le Coca-Cola and le whisky." In the U.S., prices of foreign wines are substantially lower in large part because of the strong dollar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: And Now Good Wine Aplenty | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

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