Category: ICON

Toblerone Drops Iconic Design Due to Rules on ‘Swissness’

March 6, 2023
Business & MarketsCompaniesdesignICONtoblerone
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GENEVA—The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as they move some production to Slovakia. Mondelez International of Deerfield, Illinois, which owns the Swiss-born brand, said Monday that it’s in the process of adapting the packaging of Toblerone products to conform…

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Driver and YouTube Star Ken Block Dies in Snowmobile Accident

January 3, 2023
AccidentchampionshipEntertainmentEntertainment NewsICONmotorsportMotorsportsrallySports
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The world of motorsport paid tribute to American Ken Block, the professional rally driver whose daring stunts made him an internet sensation, after his death aged 55 in a snowmobile accident. Block’s Hoonigan Racing team confirmed his death in a statement on Instagram on Monday. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer, and an icon. And…

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Film Review: ‘Icon’: Rookie Director Tony Ahedo’s Understated and Life-Affirming Coming-of-Age Drama  

July 29, 2022
Arts & CultureBrightDevon HalesFilm & TVICONParker PadgettTony Ahedo
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R | 1h 46min | Drama, Romance, Coming-of-Age | 01 August 2022 (USA) Although part of the “Teen Flick” genre, coming-of-age movies tend to be far more dramatic and insightful than their low-brow counterparts. When done right (“American Graffiti,” “Stand By Me,” “The Last Picture Show,” the John Hughes films from the 1980s), these productions can also appeal to older audiences, who…

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How Icons and Symbols Create Hope and Purpose

May 12, 2022
Arts & CultureArts & TraditionBrightICONLife & Traditionsymbol
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Canadian icon carver Jonathan Pageau is bringing symbolism back to life. His brilliant icon carvings hark back to a bygone world that seems relevant only to Christians, yet the icon represents the pinnacle of a symbolic world we’re all immersed in. Pageau sees symbolism as an antidote to the nihilism that pervades our world. “St….

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