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Clocking? Kissing Dad? Glub Glub? YouTube Announces 2014's Next Big Viral Trends
YouTube is going all out for April Fools' Day today, revealing which outlandish trends will go viral for the remainder of the year—based on the premise that YouTube itself masterminds the site's...
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Filmmaker Still Getting Paid to Wander the World, This Time in a J. Crew Suit
Viral filmmaker Casey Neistat continues to milk brand marketers for a personal travel allowance in his new clip for J. Crew's Ludlow Traveler suit, which he wears around the globe while offering vague...
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'Dumb Ways to Die' Creates a Lovably Lethal Greeting for April Fools'
In case you thought April Fools' was only about fake products and glaringly obvious gags, here's a nice palate cleanser. The adorable, ill-fated blobs from Dumb Ways to Die are back with an April 1...
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Cats React to Viral Videos in Surreal Friskies-Branded Spoof
Forget about kids and teens, how to do cats feel about watching other felines online? In a bit of branded self-satire, YouTube megaproducers The Fine Bros. partnered with Friskies to create Cats React...
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King's Hawaiian Rolls Are So Light and Fluffy, You Can Inhale Them From...
Energy BBDO's new ad for King's Hawaiian bread rolls is sucky, though not in a bad way. The rolls are so light and fluffy, you see, you don't even have to reach for one with your hands—you just...
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Want to Hook Up, but Lost for Words? This App Will Write Your Craigslist Ad
Craigslist personals haven't been the same since the spambots and professional escorts moved in, but now there's Collective Love, a service that can help us remember the site's glorious,...
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April Fools' Day 2014: The Best of the Brand Hoaxes
Happy April Fools' Day! This year, all the usual brand suspects are joined by a host of tech companies and startups in trying to throw you for a loop—a near impossibility these days. And in an odd...
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Brazilians Pose Nude to Protest Widespread Belief That Rape Is Justified
We've seen #nomakeupselfies and #cockinasock, all in the name of cancer awareness, but the latest in viral activist hashtags is #EuNaoMereçoSerEstrupada, which translates to #IDontDeserveToBeRaped. In...
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Dad Obsessed With Indie Movies Tells His Girl the World's Worst Bedtime Story
From the folks who brought you "Mandible," perhaps the most twisted film-festival promo in history, comes a sequel that's also messed up—if less visually gruesome. RPA and Tool's new spot for the 15th...
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Cancer Charity Dares Young Men to Wax Their Balls on Camera
Most cancer charities want to highlight how easy it is to check yourself for lumps or other danger signs, but Testicular Cancer Canada decided to grab some attention by getting guys to do it the hard...
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Subaru Gets Trashy With Trailer for Grindhouse-Style Movie
Subaru is going for the lowest common denominator of dudes with this new grindhouse-style trailer for a movie that hopefully will never really exist. The title, The Ride of Her Life, is only slightly...
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Oh, If Only MOO Cards Were Really Printed Like This
Digital printing house MOO is run like one of those Acme factories from an old Warner Bros. cartoon in a fun new video from agency KesselsKramer. Highlighting the versatility of the company's new...
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Self-Storage Company Boxes Up the Year's Most Brain-Melting-est Ads
Thinking of storing your stuff in the cloud? Well, if you aren't sure what the cloud is, Public Storage would like a word. Want to hang on to the perfect scale dollhouse in your backyard? You'd better...
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Sorry, Cats. Cravendale Falls in Love With a Cute but Creepy Cookie
Barry the Biscuit Boy splashes onto the scene in a slam-dunk spot for British dairy Cravendale, a cautionary tale from Wieden + Kennedy in London and production house Blinkink. The heady mix of...
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Jesus Joins Che Guevara, Genghis Khan and More in Online Investment Ads
You wouldn't think Jesus would be too concerned about his investment portfolio these days, but online trading service Kapitall has tapped Him as a spokesman anyway in a campaign featuring...
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Evil App of the Day: SkinneePix Makes Your Selfies Skinnier With a Tap of a...
Looking a little plump in that vacation selfie? That's what a few too many poolside margaritas and a nasty sunburn can do. Care to slim that down before you share with the world? Sure, there's an app...
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Nicole Kidman Loses Her Pants, and About 30 Years, in Jimmy Choo Ad
Hiring celebrities to model for fashion ads and then rendering them unrecognizable is all the rage. Not long ago, we saw a very ambiguous Jennifer Lawrence pose for Dior. Now, Nicole Kidman stuns in...
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Air France Brings Back the Glamorous Getaway in Set of Gorgeous Posters
The marketing mavens behind Mad Men are tapping into the golden age of air travel with their promos for the drama's upcoming final season, and now Air France too is trying to keep the dream of...
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Gary Busey Likes Amazon Fire TV Because You Can Talk to It Like a...
Gary Busey's at his manic, unhinged best in WongDoody's spot introducing the $99 Amazon Fire TV set-top box. Everyone's favorite gnarled, Oscar-nominated lunatic begins, "If you're like me, you like...
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Adding Social Media Icons to Edward Hopper Paintings Makes Them Extra Sad and...
There's a level of ironic beauty that occurs when the new age finds itself so insightfully injected into iconic works of art. Ukrainian artist Nastya Nudnik has done just that in a series titled...
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