Emboldened by certain recent legal maneuverings in the ad business, I’ve decided to file a complaint against AdFreak. Though I haven’t actually been terminated, most people who’ve worked with me agree that’s probably just a clerical oversight, so I wanted…
There’s a new friendly face in the neighborhood around Greene Street and Canal Street in New York: this hand-painted, lollipop-licking Grand Theft Auto gal. As Kotaku points out, she is “sure to be a hit with parents and nuns,” particularly…
Don’t get me wrong, those phone calls from Dwight Schrute, Optimus Prime and the scary Ring girl are cute, but I’ve often wondered how much further viral stuff can go before we’re basically abusing the people we send it to….
Marketers of fattening foods should distribute a billion reprints of a new study that says being overweight maybe isn’t so bad. The lead of the Washington Post’s summary of the findings: “Being overweight boosts the risk of dying from diabetes…
Here’s some vintage Godzilla footage, complete with bad dubbing and that awesome monster roar and Akira Ifukube score, as the surly saurian destroys a Japanese temple and shills for Yellow Tail wines. The creature’s big scaly tail turns bright yellow…
Ah, this Apple spot takes me back. Way back. Those were strange times, when computers looked like mini microwave ovens and Kevin Costner was known more for his leading man’s charm than his questionable career choices. And while we’re on…
Wonderbra apes Cadbury’s gorilla ad in this enjoyable spoof, and attempts to improve on the original by featuring a much less hairy drummer and lots of gratuitous boob-bouncing. The Cadbury’s spot was a Glass and a Half Full Production. Here,…
As if there weren’t enough ad people on Facebook already, now TBWA is planning to storm the gates, possibly having just heard about this thing called “social networking” that the kids are into. In his weekly missive to employees, TBWA…
I no longer have to sneak aboard a freight train to enjoy traveling this great country of ours inside a giant ad. I can just buy a ticket on the Acela Express from Boston to Washington, D.C., which will soon…
Thailand is apparently littered with bizarre ghosts, making it easy for a lightbulb company like Sylvania to stay in business. Who wants to turn off the lights with these freaks running around? In particular, you wouldn’t get much sleep with…