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Brass Plum is an in-house brand from Nordstrom, a Seattle based fine department store. Brass Plum caters to young women / juniors and has clothing, accessories, jewelry, and shoes. Brass Plum is now known by the acronym BP. Shoe bop is often seen in pop culture through books and music as a way to show off a pair of shoes through dance or other means of highlighting them in art and display.

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Bob Marley and the Wailer’s “Redemption Song,” which contained the lyrics “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds,” appeared on Uprising, the band’s 1980 album. Its lyrics spoke of a person taken into slavery who was fighting for physical and mental freedom from his oppressor.

The lyrics to the song were based off of a speech given by Jamaican civil rights activist Marcus Garvey in Nova Scotia in 1937. The speech was published in The Black Man: A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion.

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The 1964 film A Hard Days’ Night starring the Beatles was a comedy focusing on four musicians held captive by their increasing popularity. Work began on the film shortly after the Beatles’ musical debut on The Ed Sullivan Show as an attempt to carry their success from the United Kingdom to the United States. This button is based on a still shot from the movie.

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Portugal is the world’s top exporter of cork for wine bottles, and it is appropriate that this cork-patterned button doubles as a bottle opener. The colorful patterns mimic traditional Portuguese embroidery, with phrases like “amor” (“love”) and “beijinho” (“little kiss”).

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The Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was built in 1904 by George Boldt, and was the largest hotel in the city at the time, with 19 floors and 1,000+ rooms. Located on Broad Street, the hotel has the nickname “Grande Dame of Broad Street.” Known for its impressive French renaissance style, The Bellevue has a large 11,000 square feet ballroom that features ornate light fixtures designed by Thomas Edison. The hotel has been featured in Philadelphia-set movies including Rocky III. As of 2025, the hotel is operated by the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

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Arden Theatre Company was founded in Philadelphia, PA by Terrence J. Nolen, Amy Murphy, and Aaron Posner, and produces plays in a variety of genres and styles. The theatre started small, and has expanded its reach over time to include classes for children and theater outreach for the entire Philadelphia community. 

The "I love" and "I heart" logos have become iconic in pop-culture and have been imitated in many forms around the world.

The original form of the "I heart" and "I love" logos was the I heart NY logo created in 1977 by Milton Glaser for an ad campaign created by advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. The marketing campaign was sought by then-Deputy Commissioner William S. Doyle to increase tourism in the state of New York. The campaign was a wild success. The original sketch of the logo is permanently on display at the MOMA.

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The University of British Columbia is a public research institution in Canada that was established in 1908 and has campuses in British Columbia, Vancouver, and Kelowna. It is the oldest university in British Columbia and it is currently rated in the top 20 among public universities worldwide. The university ranks highly in ecology, economics, mathematics, and computer science programs. There have been 3 Canadian prime ministers educated at the University of British Columbia.

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The official flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen red and white alternating horizontal stripes with a separate blue section in the top left corner with 50 stars representing each of the states of the USA.  Also known as Old Glory, the Star-Spangled Banner, and the Stars and Stripes, this version of the flag was adopted on July 4, 1960 and is the longest-used version of the flag.

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The official flag of the People’s Republic of China consists of a large star in the top left corner with 4 starts to the right of it.  The color red represents the communist revolution and the stars represent the unity of the Chinese people under the Communist Party of China.  A flag was commissioned by the Preparatory Committee of the New Political Consultative Conference and designs were submitted by Chinese citizens.  On September 29th the new flag was unveiled after the committee chose Zeng Liansong’s design with a few modifications.

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Morocco is a North African country located in the far west of the continent overlooking the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country's flag was all red, but they added a green pentagram, which is referred to as the "Seal of Solomon", in 1915 to distinguish their flag from other Arabic nations. Morocco never adopted the French flag even though they were a French colony until 1956 when the country established independence.