How To Advertise (Part 2) - LIFE in 1983
The aesthetics of Pax Americana in LIFE Magazine's 1983 Year in Pictures and the woke reimagining of iconic brands
Comrades: The 80s were a vibe.
1983 was the year before the real Yuri Bezmenov gave his famous speech about ideological subversion. It was also the year that Yuri Sr. arrived in America. Many immigrants who came in the 80s lament how much the country has deteriorated since then. I recently bought a copy LIFE Magazine’s 1983 Year in Review at a garage sal…