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Meet Hologram Barbie, Every Girl’s First Personal Assistant
The latest innovation in Barbie might please geeky parents just as much as kids. Last weekend at the New York Toy Fair, Mattel unveiled Hello Barbie Hologram, a more lively--if less tactile--version of...
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Hotels.com’s ‘Winter Swear Jar’ Turns Obscene Tweets About the Weather Into...
Curses! Canadian winters are so bitterly cold and snowy! What the hell can frost-fatigued, wind-weary, drift-dodging Canucks do to get some relief? Well, damn! Now, they can check out the "Winter Swear...
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The New York Times Joins the Debate About the Truth in Minimalist Ads From...
In a world of fake news and alternative facts, The New York Times is asserting the primacy and importance of the truth--and the role independent journalists play in searching for it, and telling it--in...
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Ad From Richard Linklater Asks Texans to ‘Pee With LGBT’ to Fight a Proposed...
Are you down to pee with LGBT? As the Trump administration rescinds federal protections allowing transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity, the issue is likely to...
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This Air Filter Company’s Stylish Scarf Keeps You From Getting the Flu
Call it hypochondriac chic. If you're a fashionista who's also afraid of getting sick, an air filter company in Sweden has the perfect scarf for you. Trollh?ttan-based manufacturer Ultramare's business...
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This Agency Just Held a Funeral in Its Garden for Its Outdated Website
Ashes to ashes, rust to rust... Nossa, a prominent agency in the Portuguese digital ad scene, recently staged an unusual mock funeral service in the garden behind its Lisbon office. Staffers weren't...
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Will You #TrySomeStew? Chicago Man’s Friends Surprise Him With a Bus-Stop...
Chicago social sciences teacher Ryan Stew may not have a girlfriend, a place of his own, or a winning fantasy football record. But at least he still has his friends. Even if they're jerks. Stew's...
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What Do Women in Other Markets Really See When They Watch a Nike Ad? We Asked...
In a recent Nike ad about equality, created by Wieden + Kennedy, a conviction-laden voice says, "Opportunity does not discriminate." In the background, Alicia Keys croons, "Change is gonna come." With...
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Trump Lashes Out at New York Times Ad Set to Air on the Oscars Tonight
The New York Times was hoping to start a dialogue with its new brand campaign from Droga5. But it couldn't have expected that the president himself would weigh in just three days after the work broke....
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Hyatt Joined a Parade of Brands Celebrating Cultural Differences With This...
Add Hyatt to the list of brands taking a stand against bigotry. The hotel chain is out with a new ad from MullenLowe, which aired on the Oscars, that simply but effectively juxtaposes fear with...
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Why Bayer Recruited 1,800 People Named Smith From Fort Smith, Ark., for Its...
First aid for a heart attack includes chewing aspirin--a fact Bayer is leveraging in a new campaign to get more people to carry the pills, just in case someone nearby needs them. But rather than focus...
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Parents Throw Tantrums When Kids Steal Their Candy in Easter Ads From Peeps
If you're the kind of person who delights in the anguish of others, you might find your daily guffaw in this new Peeps campaign that features a lot of crying, moaning and shrieking. But the despair is...
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Burger King’s Awesome New Ads Show Actual BKs That Caught Fire From...
We've seen ad campaigns here and there through the years that intentionally put the client or its products in an unflattering flight--think, for example, of the great Harvey Nichols "Shoplifters"...
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Stephen Colbert Replaces Truth With Trump in Spoof of The New York Times’...
Droga5's ad for The New York Times that aired on theAcademy Awards is making waves--even the 45th president of the United States noticed it--so of course the late-night comedians have to use it as...
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Droga5’s New Uniqlo Ads are a Delicious, Diverse Romp Down Advertising’s...
Last year, for its LifeWear line, Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo launched its first-ever global ad campaign. Created by Droga5 New York, "Why Do We Get Dressed?" was an elegant meditation on that very...
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Maya Angelou’s Voice Infuses This Colorful, Empowering ‘This Girl Can’ Sequel...
Even in death, Maya Angelou is making ripples with her poetry. After her rich and nourishing vocal cameo in Apple's "Shot on iPhone" campaign last year, her voice returns to us as the backbone to "This...
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Cards Against Humanity’s Founder Sent His New Game, About Hitler’s Enablers,...
Three intrepid game designers just sent their latest board game, called Secret Hitler, to all 100 U.S. senators, because "although the game takes place in 1933, we thought you and your staff might...
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A Transgender Bride Makes the Most of a Rainy Wedding Day in This Defiant,...
During Sunday's Oscars telecast, as American ads celebrated young creativity and unity in times of division, one campaign running in Canada took a different tack. In a spot starring transgender actress...
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Lady Gaga, Pharrell and Ellen Bring the Love in Revlon’s New PSA
If your definition of love is Lady Gaga in blonde bangs, you might enjoy this 30-second PSA that debuted on the Oscars telecast. Directed by Hollywood A-lister Brett Ratner, the black-and-white spot...
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Zara Throws a Bizarre Curveball in ‘Love Your Curves’ Ad With No Curves
Zara, the clothing company, is taking heat for an ad that says, "Love Your Curves," over an image of two models without curves. Zara actually has a line of jeans called "Body Curve Jeans," so it seems...
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