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The Humiliating True Story Behind Bridgestone's 'Reply All' Super Bowl Ad
Remember that 2011 Super Bowl ad for Bridgestone Tires with the guy running all over town to keep people from reading an errant "reply-all" email? Turns out it was inspired by a nightmare that...
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Outdoor Faucet Penises Promote Drag-Themed Play in Denver
Putting the wild in wild postings, Gyro's Denver office recently made clever use of outdoor faucets around town to promote the drag-themed theater show Drag Machine at the city's Off-Center theater....
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JAM With Chrome Brings Agoraphobic Rock Stars Together
Hey, Google Chrome, are you ready to rock?! The answer is a resounding "Sort of!"—thanks to an interactive Web app called JAM With Chrome, which uses Google's browser and various leading-edge...
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This Christmas Ad With Super Mom: Sexist or No?
British supermarket chain Asda stirred up some controversy with its new TV spot in which a mom literally makes Christmas happen by herself. The company even apologized for it last week. Well, kind of...
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Romney/Ryan Face Tattoo Looking Less Awesome in Retrospect
We've written before about the perils of tattooing one's face with commercial signage that could sooner or later become obsolete—making you, like the product or service advertised, an embarrassing...
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Striking Billboards and Bus Ads Tell L.A. That 'Arts Matter'
Product advertising banished from some Los Angeles buses and billboards in favor of a thoughtful campaign supporting the arts?! What's our consumer society coming to? The "Arts Matter" effort by...
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Man to Hitchhike Mostly Naked Across Canada for Charity (and an Underwear Brand)
Starting Wednesday, a walking, talking, pants-less billboard named Mark McIntyre will begin hitchhiking mostly naked across Canada. He will make the journey from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Truro,...
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David Beckham's Latest H&M Ads: Less Skin, More Porn 'Stache
Most of the time I say, "Screw you, H&M!" Screw your pseudo-celebrity ad campaign with the laconic, tone-deaf Lana Del Rey. And screw your limited-time, impossible-to-get discount duds from...
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Fenton the Dog's Viral Video Remade in Grand Fashion for New Ad
A year ago today, a 13-year-old boy uploaded a hilarious video of his cursing father chasing their dog Fenton—who himself was chasing a pack of deer—through London's Richmond Park. The man's incessant...
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Why MTV Doesn't Play Music Videos Anymore
This video explaining (in a crude and not brand-sanctioned way) why MTV doesn't play music videos anymore has been making the rounds this week, because clearly the ex-music network's transformation...
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Anthony Bourdain Is Super Pissed at Travel Channel Over Chrysler Footage
He was leaving anyway. But Anthony Bourdain's eight years with the Travel Channel are ending on a sour note after the celebrity chef noticed, while watching the final episodes of No Reservations, that...
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Nick Offerman Reassures Insecure Movember Men: 'It Gets Fuller'
Nick Offerman is back with some well-timed encouragement to men growing their 'staches for Movember (and men's health). While they may be subject to taunts like carney-ride operator, ugly Geraldo or...
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Seattle Design Firm Needs Your Help to Fight Disney, Target
Heading toward the second year of its legal battle against Disney and Target, a small Seattle design firm needs help to keep the fight going. In September 2011, the owners of Modern Dog found out that...
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Man 'Cleans His Lenses' in Public in Marc Jacobs Ad
Dude, cut that out. Right now. It's unseemly, wrong and so very public. And as any purveyor of fine eyewear will tell you, wiping your sunglasses on your shirt is just plain dumb. You'll scratch the...
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Pharma Brand Helps Downtrodden, Like Petraeus and Romney, to Self-Medicate
How nice of Help Remedies, the pharma boutique with the crazy advertising, to send David Petraeus some headache medicine this week. And how nice it was last week when Help sent Mitt Romney some...
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Brand Turns a Facebook Photo Album Into a Stop-Motion Film
Luxury good maker Alfred Dunhill is hardly the first brand to use its Facebook page to create ads rather than just showcase them, but its digital flipbook for last week's Nippon Rally, a vintage-car...
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Samsung Gets Overly Attached Girlfriend to Play a Possessive PC
It. Does. Not. Compute. Or does it? Laina Morris, who became an overnight sensation with the Overly Attached Girlfriend video she made for Justin Bieber, stares wide-eyed and creepy from your screen...
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PETA Gets Itself in Yet Another Hairy Situation
PETA's print ads are known for their insipid, lad-mag use of sexuality, but the visuals themselves are decent most of the time. Its new "Fur Trim" ad with Joanna Krupa can't even claim that much....
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Greg Jennings Is Going Nowhere in His Latest Old Spice Ad
Old Spice feels more like Skittles in this latest "Believe in your smellf" spot from Wieden + Kennedy for the brand's Champion line. This time, speedy Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings...
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Paula Broadwell Stars in This Infomercial for a Crazy Futuristic Weapon
You can add another title to the growing list of Paula Broadwell's roles—that of infomercial star. The biographer and alleged mistress of David Petraeus endorses a futuristic weapon called the Kriss...
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