Cup of Joe

Miles Hyman Studio

Do you know where the phrase 'Cup of Joe' come from? There are quite of few theories out there like the one on Quartz which explains that 'Joe' comes from the name Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the US Navy under Woodrow Wilson. "Daniels tried to imbue the navy with a strict morality. He increased the number of chaplains, discouraged prostitution at naval bases, and, most controversially, banned the consumption of alcohol." Subsequently, the purchasing and consumption of coffee rose.
 "A cup of coffee became disparagingly known as ‘a cup of Joseph Daniels,’ and as legend has it, this was soon shortened to a ‘cup of Joe,’” according to biographer Lee Craig.

 The website Snopes has an interesting list of theories (which includes the one above) and thinks the most likely explanation is that 'Joe' comes from the "corruption of one or two other slang words for coffee: java and jamoke" (jamoke is a compression of java & mocha). 

Why not grab a cup of joe and have a read!

Stefano Vitale

Miles Hyman

We spotted this Miles Hyman piece as a large ad 

today on the sunny streets of Brooklyn

Eric Bowman

Eric Bowman helps celebrate

Land Rover's 65th with this retro illustration

"A Nod to Nouveau and Deco Design"

Robert Rodriguez has several works on 
exhibit in "A Nod to Nouveau and Deco Design" 
at La Galeria Gitana in San Fernando.

The show runs through March 16th.

To view more of Robert's work click here.

AKA!!

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Canadian Controversy over Robert Rodriguez art

My art has inspired controversy! Wow.

Retro ad edition, seen on subway in Toronto
Guerrilla adbusting. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Description:

Woman in retro-sixties outfit, painted as if by Norman Rockwell, bending over, smiling, wearing very short skirt. Ad says “for legs that beckon”. She’s in front of a bunch of cakes. On her chest and waist someone has stuck a sticker saying Retro sexism. There’s another sticker on her butt. Transcript: “Hey Ladies! Don’t kids yourselves. Your gams are for glaring at – pure decoration. Your legs are NOT for kicking ass, standing tall or marching. Like a slab of meat or a tasty cake treat, you are an object to be consumed and don’t assume otherwise. If you are wise you will do everything you can to look pretty because that’s all that matters.”

Spotted at the St. Andrews subway station in Toronto, August 26, 2010.

I really didn't love this piece, but somehow, it looks better in this little print. A slight bit more contrast than I had made it, and now it really looks 50's. And they flopped it, I wonder why? My art creates a scandal on the Toronto subway system, I am so proud. Kind of like a playboy centerfold's parents must feel about their daughter.
-Robert