Marilyn's Photos - Sep 5 2025 - Neopolitan Ice Cream

 

I don't know if there are Neopolitan ice cream bricks in the store anymore.  What a beautiful sight they were - stripes of chocolate strawberry and vanilla.  Is there a specific order they should come in - chocolate then vanilla then strawberry?  that's my guess - vanilla in the middle. I don't know when the transition was made to tubs from bricks.  It must have been after I gort the ice cream maker and didn't look at ice cream in the supermarket anymore.  I  guess by the 1980s we were into tub storage - more effective for preserving the quality of ice cream, efficient for stacking, etc. And the neopolitan ice cream brick - it is definitely still here in sandwich form.   It is popular - there are lots and lots of pictures and they all look yummy.

The newspaper today tells me that American Eagle sales of jeans soared with the Sydney Sweeney controversial ads.  Shares have jumped in value.  It is their most successful campaign ever with record numbers of new customers.  There's lots of editorial opinion on this with right-wing and conservative notables making the most of the anti-immigration, racist and even pro-eugenic messages in the ad.  The polling companies have made lots of money on this too - surveying to find out how the campaign has landed with the American public.  An expert put it this way:  “Brands can further normal ideas to normal people and not feel bad about it anymore. I suspect brands that have been chasing social justice through advertising, which only served to tank sales, are relieved as well,” she concluded.  Her conclusion was that "hotness" sells.   And more "hotness" is on the way with their campaigns. Travis Kelce is the other ambassador for their jeans.  He's now in the top Royal couple in the U.S. with his engagement to Taylor Swift.    Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca