Category Archives: Annals of Globalization

What McDonalds Can Learn from Ford and the Vatican

Posted on August 12, 2005 by Tony

Why burn the stars and stripes these days when the more transcendent – and ubiquitous – symbols of all things American these days are the Nike swoosh or the golden arches of McDonalds? A dwindling coterie of Iranian firebrands may … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Simply Wants to Blend in

Posted on July 1, 2005 by Tony

This story was first published on TIME.com in January, 2002 Extract: Like the Romans before it, the empire of the Golden Arches has finally succumbed to the indomitable spirit of Asterix the Gaul. As of Wednesday, Ronald McDonald has been … Continue reading →

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Colonel Sanders Keeps His Head

Posted on June 27, 2005 by Tony

Published in the sadly departed Japanese food culture magazine Eat in May 2001 This time around, the Colonel kept his head. Local police in China’s Hunan province had been braced for the worst during the Hainan spy-plane standoff earlier this … Continue reading →

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The Globalization of Footie

Posted on June 26, 2005 by Tony

A version of this story was published on TIME.com in July, 2004 Fenian, moi? Celtic’s Guinean defender Bobo Balde Visitors to Ibrox Park, home of Glasgow Rangers, might have been more than a little gobsmacked recently to see the home … Continue reading →

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