| Napoli stars including Man Utd transfer targets Dries Mertens and Koulibaly strip off with dancers for bizarre calendar
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 FOOTBALLERS are hardly shy in front of a camera as Napoli stars proved when shooting the club's new calendar this week. Big name players including Manchester United targets Dries Mertens and Kalidou Koulibaly stripped off and posed with a number of dancers for the Serie A side's 2020 offering. Bare ambition: Napoli's players have been getting comfortable in front of the camera The bizarre promotional video sees the duo joined by other Napoli players in striking poses with the barest of fabric to protect their decency. Napoli, who pick a different theme for their calendar every year, say this years choice of cohesion and brotherhood is designed to show the international background of the club. "Napoli fans are not just Neapolitan or Italian, but also Spanish, Mexican, Senegalese and from many other countries" head of operations, sales and marketing Alessandro Formisano said of the campaign slogan 'One City. One Club. One World.' The launch of the calendar comes in the same week that Napoli, who sit seventh ...
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| Seven graphic design projects that aimed to change the world in 2019
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 From influencing voters to making veganism mainstream, graphic design can change people's behaviour. We've rounded up seven projects for our review of 2019 that demonstrate the persuasive power of good graphic design. Useless is a digital directory for London's zero-waste shops Ethical creative agency Nice and Serious developed Useless, an online platform that directs Londoners to their closest zero-waste shops and offers tips on how to reduce reliance on plastics. Its easy-to-use functionality and aesthetics are what makes Useless useful. Co-founder Tom Tapper explains that as a creative agency, Nice and Serious was well placed to create a resource that doesn't feel cumbersome to use and that communicates information in a clear and contemporary way. The site's design is playful and vibrant, and uses bold colours and simple illustrations to put a serious message across. Find out more about Useless › British Army calls on "snowflakes" and "millennials" in recruitment drive A 2019 British Army recruitment ...
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| 'Naughty kid from Brent' Sterling stars in new Nike ad with kids from Wembley
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 RAHEEM STERLING has gone back to his roots to have a kickabout with local kids. The England international grew up in Brent – within sight of Wembley's famous arch – and always dreamed of pulling on a Three Lions shirt. Raheem Sterling grew up within sight on the Wembley archThe England international starred in an advert with kids from his area Now he is hoping to inspire others to do the same as he partners with Nike and local authorities to provide coaching clinics in schools. In an advert to promote the drive, Sterling opens by saying: "The thing is, when you're a naughty kid from Brent you do things you're not supposed to do." The 25-year-old looks back at his old school and pitches he first learned his trade as he stars alongside kids from the community he grew up in. He added: "Brent means everything to me – growing up there, having friends from different backgrounds, learning about different cultures and taking that with me. "It was always my dream to play in the Premier League, play for England. ...
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| VIDEO: Inside the Sold-Out Schitt's Creek Pop-Up in New York
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 Fans can dress up as fashion icon Moira Rose and take a picture by her wig wall. Or sit with real menus at Cafe Tropical. And smell the rose votive candles (and purchase them, of course) at a real-life Rose Apothecary. When the beloved Pop TV show Schitt's Creek announced its first-ever pop-up in October...
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| Was Bowflex an Unexpected Beneficiary of the 'Peloton Wife' Ad?
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 Perhaps thanks to that holiday ad highlighting the trials and tribulations of a stereotyped, societally acceptable Peloton Wife on a $2,400+ stationary bike, Bowflex's motivational ads with regular people that launched this summer are getting noticed again. Twitter users expressed how much they related to or appreciated the Bowflex ads from the summer, directly comparing...
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| Nestle Pushes More Sugar Products Off Portfolio in Latest Sale
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 In yet another sign that the consumer goods industry is trying to accommodate changes in consumer taste, Nestle just parted ways with H?agen-Dazs. In a deal worth $4 billion, Nestle announced plans on Wednesday to sell its U.S. ice cream division to Froneri, a joint venture Nestle formed with private equity firm PAI Partners in...
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| Stan Richards, 87-Year-Old Founder of The Richards Group, Names Successor
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 Dallas-based The Richards Group has a new leader at the helm. Stan Richards, who founded the independent agency 43 years ago, has appointed Glenn Dady as his successor. According to the agency, 87-year-old Richards "has no plans to retire," but is handing over management duties to Dady. Moving forward, Dady will serve as principal and...
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| Twitter Trust and Safety Council Eyes Expansion, Reorganization
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 Twitter provided an update Friday on the Twitter Trust and Safety Council, which the social network established in February 2016 to help advise it as it develops products, programs and the Twitter rules. Director of public policy strategy Nick Pickles said in a blog post that after speaking with the current members and internal discussions,...
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