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Pampers Crafts Emotional Ode to Newborns, and Resistance Is Futile
Pampers is doing a good job of cornering the baby schmaltz advertising market. A new spot from the diaper brand focuses on the whirlwind of new experiences—challenging and delightful—that parents face...
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Without Men, Women Would Be Uncivilized Pigs, Says Fashion Site's Shocking Ad...
Here's one way to get attention with a gender-themed advertisement. The fashion website Parisian Gentleman just unveiled its first commercial, and it has an unusual premise indeed: It posits that in a...
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Jack Black Dishes on His Childhood in Google's Illustrated Love Letter to...
When Jack Black was a kid in Hermosa Beach, Calif., he left a special message for the Tooth Fairy: Rather than money, he wanted Farrah Fawcett's phone number. That's just one of the funny anecdotes...
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These Super Bowl Ads Recreated in Lego Are Actually More Fun Than the Real Thing
Just when we thought we were Super Bowl'd out, we find something that makes the takes the magic of this year's ads and reimages it—IN LEGO! British animation house A+C Studios is behind the Brick...
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HTC's Absurd Rap Anthem Is So Joyously Bad, You Have to Love It
"We own the universe. Galaxy is overrated." If you enjoy that level of hyperbole from a scrappy smartphone underdog like HTC, you're going to love the brand's ridiculously self-indulgent new rap video,...
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Here's the Extended Version of Nationwide's Dead Child Ad, as Imagined by...
Thanks to Sunday's downer Super Bowl spot, we all learned that Nationwide isn't exactly on the side of the angels. Now, the divine comedy of this "extended cut" parody from Funny or Die and director...
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This Demented Parody of '90s Ads Goes From Goofy to Horrifying in Seconds
The 1990s were quite the magical decade. And for those of us who were lucky enough to have been around then, we remember the weird commercials that peppered our Saturday morning cartoons. "Every '90s...
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Anna Kendrick Meets Amy Schumer, and Won't Soon Forget It, in MTV's New Ad
We know how much you love Anna Kendrick, so here she is in yet another commercial where she gets to be funny and charming—this time at Amy Schumer's expense. Schumer is hosting the MTV Movie Awards in...
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Poo-Pourri Flushes All Rivals With the Most Popular Radio Ad of the Super Bowl
While you were loving and hating the Super Bowl TV commercials on Sunday, there was a whole other game going on—the radio ads on Westwood One. And now, AdFreak has an exclusive look (or rather,...
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McDonald's Finally Selling Bottles of Big Mac Secret Sauce, but They're Going...
For a company no one actually likes, people sure are interested in McDonald's food. This interest often takes shape as vulgar curiosity and conjecture about specific menu items. I still remember...
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SI's Swimsuit Issue Finally Includes a Plus-Size Model, at Least in Its...
This year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue will make history by featuring a plus-size model—in its advertising, anyway. The gorgeous model, Ashley Graham, will not be posing in the editorial...
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Satirical Filmmaker Matthew Frost Has the Camera Turned on Him, and the...
Matthew Frost is the filmmaker behind delightful satires like Lizzy Caplan's sendup of pretentious hipster clichés. Now, he's getting a taste of his own medicine, thanks to a tongue-in-cheek profile...
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Common Follows Up His Super Bowl Voice Work for Microsoft With This NBA Ad
Common is a busy man these days, winning a Golden Globe (for the song "Glory" from Selma), getting nominated for two Grammys and an Oscar (also for "Glory"), and providing the voiceover for two...
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Want a Short-Sleeve Dress Shirt Covered in Poo Emojis? Of Course You Do
This is truly a golden age for the poo emoji, that fecund swirl who's become the messaging embodiment of all things odious. For proof, look no further than Betabrand's popular "Poo Emoji Button-Up...
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Trojan Mocks 50 Shades of Grey with Ad About an Average Couple Trying to Get...
Trojan is jumping on the 50 Shades of Grey movie hype bandwagon. But the condom brand doesn't seem all that impressed by the franchise's BDSM-light theme. A new two-minute slapstick ad (directed by...
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Mars Bar (Finally) Brings Together Dogs, Pan Pipes and the Miami Vice Soundtrack
In case you doubted that absurdist advertising is now the go-to approach for candy companies, this new spot for Mars Bar should be a good reminder. Created by U.K. agency AMV BBDO, "Winning" features...
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Chipotle Is Asking Fans to Write Haikus, and Some of Them Are Truly Impressive
Chipotle has come up with a pretty clever way to get people to express their deep love for burritos. Today, Chipotle is running a social media campaign asking people to post a haiku on Twitter or the...
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Truth's Tinder-Themed Anti-Smoking Music Video Baffles, Delights and Terrifies
Truth is out with a new anti-smoking ad, and it's a long way from stacking body bags outside the offices of tobacco companies."Left Swipe Dat," created by 72andSunny, features a parade of young pop...
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An Egg McMuffin Rises With the Sun on This Tasty McDonald's Billboard
You probably remember McDonald's famous, Grand Clio-winning sundial billboard, created by Leo Burnett almost a decade ago, which used the sun's shadows to suggest what you should be eating and...
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Natalie Portman, a Runaway Bride, Gets a Helicopter Rescue in Miss Dior Ad
In this attractive new Miss Dior ad, Natalie Portman outdoes Julia Roberts' runaway bride by nabbing a helicopter after she ditches her groom at the altar. Portman's escape, soundtracked by Janis...
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