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  1. bad commercials
    Kendrick Lamar Is Totally Misusing His Influence in Awkward Reebok CommercialTo pimp a butterfly, indeed.
    By Dee Lockett
  2. fairness
    News to No One: Tom Ford Objectifies EveryoneIncluding himself.
    By Véronique Hyland
  3. gallery
    Richard Prince’s Complete Fashion Series Opens in New YorkThe complete set of images from the early ‘80s is now on display.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  4. supply and demand
    Would You Pay $450 for Some Slightly Used Neil Young Supreme Posters?A guy is taking ads off the street and marking them up on eBay. 
    By David Shapiro
  5. advertising
    Nationwide Bought Dead-Kid Super Bowl Ad Solely to ‘Start a Conversation’How dare you suggest they wanted to sell insurance.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  6. literally who
    What the Hell Is Mortdecai?So many questions about this movie.
    By Abraham Riesman
  7. urban ouchfitters
    For 2015, Urban Outfitters Brings You Thigh Gaps and SchadenfreudeA banned ad in the U.K.
    By Maggie Lange
  8. cats
    Watch Taylor Swift Hallucinate a Ton of CatsSo many Merediths.
    By Lindsey Weber
  9. hummus wars
    The Other Front in the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Hummus Ads“You’re either a member or you’re not,” says the slogan.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. Rust Cohle Would Like to Sell You a LincolnSo this is what all his True Detective philosophizing was about.
    By Anna Silman
  11. advertising
    Who Knew the KIA Hamsters Were Such Little Pervs?Creepy.
  12. ‘The New Yorker’ Profiles ‘Mad’ Magazine as an Anti-Smoking Ad PioneerThe New Yorker ran an excellent article last week about Mad magazine’s big anti-smoking push during the ‘60s, which resulted not only in tons […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. adventures in movie marketing
    Days of Future Past’s Uneven Marketing CampaignThey got their first trailer so right and their Carl’s Jr. commercial so wrong.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  14. q&a
    Q&A: The Woman Fighting Back Against Beauty AdsTalking to the creator of The Illusionists, a new documentary about advertising and body image.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  15. armpits
    Dove Wants to Empower the Armpit Deodorant will set us free.
    By Allison P. Davis
  16. advertising
    Super Bowl Ads Way Less Sexist Than UsualNo need for the special hashtag.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  17. hot stuff
    Watch Anna Kendrick Explain How Hot She Is“Like hottest girl in your improv class hot.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. Video Feed
    Cheerios Commercial Brings Back Adorable Interracial Family Story Line for SuperThis time there’s a new little Cheerio in the oven.
    By Hugh Merwin
  19. Mattress World Commercial, by Blythe RobersonWhen you walk into a conventional mattress store, it’s really not about you. It’s about, here are our mattresses, would you like to buy […]
    By Brian Boone
  20. romance
    Well, This Marriage Proposal Video Is a Blatant Advertisement Are you kidding us with this thing.
    By Maggie Lange
  21. B12
    Cheerios Super Bowl Ad Will Likely Continue Controversial Story LineWe haven’t seen the last of that cute Cheerios family.
    By Belle Cushing
  22. studies
    If You Must Objectify Us, Please Do So TastefullySex sells! Pray you’re expensive. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  23. advertising
    Let Ron Burgundy Try to Sell You His Book“I’m not going to lie to you. This is a very important book from a very important man.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  24. sexism
    What Does Google Think About Men?We already know what it thinks about women.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  25. advertising
    Will Ferrell Shot 70 Car Ads As Ron BurgundyAnd they are so great.
    By Jesse David Fox
  26. evil marketing schemes
    A Schedule of When Your Self-Esteem Is LowestAnd when companies should push beauty products.
    By Allison P. Davis
  27. advertising
    Fiona Apple Covered Willy Wonka’s ‘Pure Imagination’ to Promote TacosIn a haunting ad for Chipotle.
    By Jesse David Fox
  28. Modified Food Starch
    Sexist Internet Ad Comparing Women to Instant Ramen Banned in U.K.No noodles, please — we’re British.
    By Belle Cushing
  29. life imitating minority report
    Things That Are Spying on You: Recycling BinsA brand of recycling bins in London tracks what you’re doing, thanks to your phone. 
    By Dan Amira
  30. periods
    I Love the ‘Camp Gyno,’ But I Hate These Period Boxes The viral ad’s heroine is too good for the product she’s selling.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  31. stand clear of the closing doors
    MTA Might Rename Subway Stations for Some AdvertisersNot just anybody, though.
    By Adam Martin
  32. Video Feed
    Kids Don’t See a Problem With That Interracial Cheerios Ad“It’s their path, so it really doesn’t matter.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  33. advertising
    Watch the 2013 Gathering of the Juggalos InformercialInsane Clown Posse dresses up as news anchors Fats Pepper and Guy Gorfey.
    By Jesse David Fox
  34. slacks
    Ad Age Notes Which ‘Women to Watch’ Wear PantsThat’s how you’ll spot them.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  35. marketing
    You Might Be Too Lazy for Oakley SunglassesUnlike Lululemon pants, they’re for sports only. (Sorry.)
    By Kat Stoeffel
  36. Video Feed
    Cheerios Commercial Depicting Interracial Family Somehow Offends Hundreds ofYour move, Honey Bunches of Oats.
    By Hugh Merwin
  37. hipsters
    Pennsylvania Ad Agency Looking to Hire a Hipster for … Something [Updated]Here’s their ad. 
    By Dan Amira
  38. stand clear of the closing doors
    At Least the Subway’s Middle East Ad War Is ProfitableThose “savages” ads seem less annoying … but just slightly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. scandal-stained wretches
    The Atlantic President’s Memo on Scientology“We most certainly should not speak to the press.”
    By Adam Martin
  40. See All the Spring 2013 Fashion CampaignsBurberry, Saint Laurent, Dior, Louis Vuitton, and more.
    By Ericka Samuel
  41. Motorcycle or Naked Person?[Insert key-in-ignition joke here.]
    By Eliot Glazer
  42. stand clear of the closing doors
    Starting Today, Your MetroCard May Double As a Gap AdAnd a 20 percent off coupon.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. Dr. Seuss’s Ads Were the Best Ads EverBefore writing the best children’s books, Mr. Theodor Seuss Geisel was an ad man for 17 years. It all started when an ad executive’s wife […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  44. campaign trail
    New 2012 Fall Ads: ICB’s Colorful Comeback and MorePlus Jourdan Dunn for Banana Republic.
    By Ally Betker
  45. campaign trail
    New Fall 2012 Ads: Arizona Muse for DVF, Kate Moss for Mango, and MoreSee them all in our comprehensive slideshow.
    By Ally Betker
  46. campaign trail
    New Fall 2012 Ads: Karlie Kloss Wears a Velour Jumpsuit for Juicy CoutureIt’s leopard print, too.
    By Ally Betker
  47. campaign trail
    New Fall 2012 Ads: Anais Pouliot for RykielPlus, Ming Xi, Xiao Wen Ju, and Wang Xiao for Lane Crawford.
    By Ally Betker
  48. Who Lives Like That? The Most Absurd Aspirational Ads Out ThereThis #NoBollocks content was produced in partnership with Newcastle Brown Ale. If you enjoy this article, won’t you be a doll and watch a TV […]
    By Laura Turner Garrison
  49. Oh Hey, Matt Besser and Seth Morris, You’re in the New Apple Ads The videos star Josh Rabinowtiz, a stand-up who just performed as part of the Just For Laughs New Faces showcase last week. Despite the […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  50. campaign trail
    New Fall 2012 Ads: Marc New YorkJust what we needed.
    By Ally Betker
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