Somebody please, buy me a donut.
On This Day, June 4th, in 1942: Glenn Wallichs started Capitol Records. Wallichs “invented” the art of record promotion by being the first record company owner to send free copies of label’s new releases to radio stations in hopes of gaining airplay. Capitol Records was, of course, home to The Beatles for decades, as well as artist like The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Glen Campbell, Steve Miller, Dr. Hook, Bob Seger, Tina Turner and Heart.
Giving Blood is Fun!
They may be cute, but they thirst for blood. These official mascot characters are tasked with recruiting blood donors in Japan. The blood donation mascot of Iwate prefecture is Kokoron-chan , whose name is derived from the word “kokoro” (heart). She was designed to evoke an image of peace, warm-heartedness and blood.
Have you perhaps been looking for a way to combine the art of Japanese paper folding with the footprint reducing practicality of recycling and the endless, low cost fun of your Netflix subscription? Then your search has ended! Look no further than a website called simply NetFlix Origami, where you can learn to make the cute little items below, among others.
More rad posts about the West Coast will be on the way next week, once I recover from all this fine sun and delicious food. Happy Mother’s Day!