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Adorable 2-Year-Old Girl With Down Syndrome Shines in This Target Ad
Izzy Bradley, a 2-year-old Minnesota girl with Down syndrome, made headlines this week for appearing in a Target print campaign. Rocking a frilly pink-and-purple dress, Izzy poses next to an activity...
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This Homage to Famous Modern Directors Was Made Entirely With Stock Footage
Shutterstock has scoured its library of footage and music to compile a truly impressive tribute video to some of today's most visually iconic directors. Tracking shots, wide shots, old-school...
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This Is What Happens When a Bunch of Men Write Your Tampon Commercials
Periods can be confusing, and not just for those of us who only paid attention to the sex-talk part of 9th grade health class. Sketch comedy troupe Hammerkatz highlights that confusion hilariously...
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Can This Beer From CP+B Make You Suddenly, Incredibly Creative?
Science recently confirmed what we previously had only suspected—that alcohol, in the right amount, does tend to produce the most creative thinking. Professor Jennifer Wiley and her team at the...
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13 Dogs and a Cat Eat With Human Hands in Freshpet's Holiday Extravaganza
Videos of dogs eating with human hands are nothing new, but Freshpet is taking the joke to its extreme with a holiday spread featuring 13 dogs—plus a token cat. The meme is natural comedy, and the...
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Naughty, Bare-Chested 'Party Santa' Gets a DUI in South Dakota's Holiday Ad
'Twas the night before Christmas, and inside the jail, Randy the "Party Santa" sat drunken and pale. Earlier that night, after drinking whiskey and rye, Randy tried to drive home, and got a DUI. Such...
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SNL Takes a Cold, Hard Look at Santa's Secrets in 'Serial' Parody
SNL is on fire lately, and this weekend's episode was no exception. So many gems. From Mike Myers bringing back über-villian Dr. Evil to comment on the Sony hack scandal to a perfect mock ad for...
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This Sloth Sings for a Good Cause: Saving Americans From Too Much Work
Costa Rica is pulling out all the sloths to boost tourism. The Central American nation hired 22squared for its North American advertising, and the agency put together a digital campaign that features...
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Say It With Beer: Brewer Lets You Attach Video Messages to Its Bottles
Breaking a bottle over somebody's head is one way of using beer to deliver a message. Now, Andes has developed a less violent option. Just scan the QR codes—remember those?—on an Andes label to...
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Finally, There's a Twitter Feed to Track Brands Saying 'Bae'
Brands getting sassy and slangy with their tweets definitely created one of 2014's more dubious digital marketing trends, but the cuteness seems to be fading fast. For evidence, look no further than...
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The Top 10 AdFreak Stories of 2014
Nothing gets AdFreak readers excited quite like brilliant creative work—with the exception of spectacular creative failures. Our 10 most-read stories of 2014 are pretty good proof of this. Seven of...
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Matthew McConaughey Returns for Another Round of Strange Spots for Lincoln
Matthew McConaughey's oddly philosophical and rambling Lincoln spots were certainly some of the most talked-about (and parodied) ads of 2014. And now there's even more to mock or meditate on. In two...
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Erika Linder Locks Lips Like One of the Boys in Tom Ford Ad
Girls will be boys in today's fashion and modeling landscape, where gender-bending androgyny has made a strong comeback. Case in point: Tom Ford's latest video hawking his Lips & Boys lipstick...
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Are You a Writer Who's Easily Distracted? This Is the Computer for You
Writers looking to minimize distractions and get work done have come up with some unorthodox ways of staying focused. Whether it's a New Age writing retreat full of picturesque cabins out in the...
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Hasbro Put the D'oh! in Play-Doh on Christmas With This Penis-Shaped Toy
We posted our list of 2014's biggest brand fails in mid-December, but there was still time for a late entrant—Hasbro's Play-Doh, which slid in under the wire with a Christmas toy that some people...
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This Gay-Themed Taco Bell Ad Isn't Real, but Taco Bell Digs It Anyway
It's a sign of the times that some freelance directors can make a gay-themed spec ad for a major brand, and that brand not only doesn't go ballistic and have it taken off YouTube—it goes on the record...
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Sad the Holidays Are Over? This Verizon Ad Has the Last Laugh of the Season
For most of us—taste buds numb from eggnog, eyes bleary from festive lights—it's merciful that the holidays have ended. But the dude in this cute Verizon Wireless spot from mcgarrybowen just can't let...
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Ad Seeking Person Willing to Be Hit by Paintballs Daily Gets 10,000 Inquiries
2015 may have brought with it a new contender for world's best job—if you're a masochist. A British company has placed an ad looking to hire someone willing to get hit daily by paintballs. And the job...
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A Proud, Indignant Pickle Narrates This Strange Long-Copy Print Ad From...
DDB Stockholm and copywriter Magnus Jakobsson, masters of surreal McDonald's marketing, are back with another quirky long-copy print ad narrated by McDonald's food. You may remember their defense of...
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This Samsung App Helps Children With Autism Make Eye Contact
For all the griping and joking about the alienating effects of smartphone technology, it's worth remembering that ubiquitous mini computers can actually help people socialize—even people who struggle...
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