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NBCUniversal is launching the streaming platform “Peacock,” an homage to its iconic branding.

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“For us, it’s the perfect nod to the legacy without being too on the nose,” said Bonnie Hammer, chairwoman of the upcoming streaming service. “From my point of view, it screams that we are proud and we are bold.”

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Bstroy, an edgy, self-titled “neo-native” streetwear brand, has perhaps taken the edge too far with an apparel line that draws on the epidemic of mass shootings.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cOoPkBZl4/

The move was immediately slammed online.

Paper wrote:

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