“In the 1940s, cigarettes would be shown in classy situations, endorsed by celebrities - real A-list Hollywood stars in America - the ads would make claims about tobacco quality or manufacturing science and, bizarrely, some brands had what almost amounted to health claims.” RealWould BeAmericaStarsQualitySituationHollywoodClaimsListsBrandsAdsCigaretteManufacturingTobaccoHollywood Stars Author:Peter York
“Each civilization may choose one of two roads to travel, that is, either fret itself to death, or pet itself to death. And in the course of doing one or the other, it eats its way into the Universe, turning cinders and flinders of stars into toilet seats, pegs, gears, cigarette holders and pillowcases, and it does this because, unable to fathom the Universe, it seeks to change that Fathomlessness into Something Fathomable.” WayMayDoeTwoUniverseCoursesStarsCivilizationSeatsPetCigaretteToiletsGearsFathomPegTwo RoadsToilet SeatPillowcases Author:Stanislaw Lem