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Yamaha Celebrates 70 Years with New Logo and Kando Philosophy

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2025 marks the 70th anniversary of Yamaha Motor, a milestone that highlights the company’s enduring commitment to innovation, trust, and emotional connection with its customers. To commemorate this occasion, Yamaha has introduced a new corporate logo, maintaining its iconic three-tuning forks symbol. This marks the brand's first major redesign in 27 years, reflecting the brand’s ability to evolve while preserving its identity. Additionally, a special 70th-anniversary logo has been unveiled, inspired by the race number plate of the YA-1, the company’s first motorcycle, launched in 1955. To celebrate its legacy, Yamaha has also released a tribute video, reinforcing its core philosophy, "Revs Your Heart," which embodies the brand’s mission to inspire and excite its customers through high-quality craftsmanship and innovation. Founded on July 1, 1955, by visionary Genichi Kawakami, Yamaha Motor entered the motorcycle industry with bold ambition. Its debut model, the 125cc, two...

The Gorge – A Love Story That’s Not Just a Love Story (But Also a Bit of a Mess Which Still's Worth Watching)

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Ah, Valentine’s Day. A time for overpriced chocolates, forced romance, and dodging all those smug couples on Instagram. But this year, Apple TV Plus decided to play Cupid in a way no one saw coming—by launching The Gorge, a film that is technically a love story but also a high-calibre, conspiracy-riddled, sniper-fueled, existential crisis of a film. Romantic, right?  At first glance, you might think Apple buried The Gorge in a Valentine’s Day release schedule busier than an Italian motorway at rush hour, up against the likes of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and Paddington in Peru. Surely, they wanted it to fail. But the plot twist—it’s actually rather good. Not perfect, mind you. It stumbles, crumbles, and occasionally falls flat on its face, but it does so in a way that’s oddly charming.  Directed by Scott Derrickson (who clearly decided to throw logic out the window and just go for it), the film follows two snipers—Levi (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy)—who are t...