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John Cleese Orders Strike on Iran in Israeli Ad for Chocolate Spread
We've already established that John Cleese will do anything for money when it comes to shooting ads. (Faulty showers, anyone?) He seemed to redeem himself just a little bit recently with the amusing...
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TBWA Finds New Suit to Lead N.Y.
TBWA CEO Tom Carroll looked within to find a new suit to lead the agency’s New York office. Robert Harwood-Matthews, group president of TBWA U.K. for the past three years, next month becomes president...
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Ad of the Day: Toyota
Do you enjoy alternate-reality films? Do you enjoy dystopian video games? Do you enjoy the hackneyed one-liners often found in alternate-reality films and dystopian video games? Then you'll love...
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Man Pretends to Be a Celebrity, So People Treat Him Like One
Here's a candidate for viral stunt of the year: A 21-year-old student named Brett Cohen assumes the trappings of a reality star—bodyguards, paparazzi and a ridiculous striped button-down—and waltzes...
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Top 10 Commercials of the Week: Aug. 18-23
This week, a headless pair of breasts sought to sell scents, we saw a final spot from the late Tony Scott, and The Sun found a way to shine. Many of the hundreds of TV commercials aired each day are...
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Michael Caruso Dusts Off 'Smithsonian'
For those who associate Smithsonian magazine with hushed museum halls and doctor’s waiting rooms, Michael Caruso has another idea in mind. Just under a year into his tenure as editor in chief, he’s...
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Ad of the Day: Velveeta Shells & Cheese
Wieden + Kennedy's latest work for Kraft's Velveeta brand sheds the skillet-wielding blacksmith in favor of a series of characters that scream, "Man's man." Why? Because this time, in advertising...
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Trailer Mash 08-24-12
Not every movie is the dead-on-arrival concatenation of clichés and empty spectacle that its trailer promises. On the other hand, not every movie isn't. This week's selection of opening films judged...
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Los Angeles Billboard Fits Pleasantly Into Its Natural Surroundings
Huge Roman numerals floating in the sky—the End Times are nigh! Actually, it's a billboard by artist Cayetano Ferrer touting an exhibition at the Hammer Museum titled "Made in L.A. 2012." The...
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Honda's Roomba-Style Robot Cuts Your Grass for You
Finally, a Roomba for your lawn! The Honda Miimo is a robotic lawn mower—the first of its kind, actually—with a self-charging lithium-ion battery, a "continuous cutting system" that keeps the grass...
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Passersby Supply the Artwork for Red Bull's Jessie Ware Billboard
To promote British singer-songwriter Jessie Ware's latest album Devotion, Studio Moross and Red Bull Studio London proved you don't need black-light paintings or expensive digital setups to make a...
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AKQA Quickly Fills Executive Creative Director Role
AKQA has moved quickly in replacing Pierre Lipton as executive creative director in its San Francisco office, naming Neil Robinson and Stephen Clements to collectively fill the role Friday (Aug. 25)....
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Feds Strike Out on Cigarette Warning Labels
The federal government's proposal to force tobacco manufacturers to place 36 graphic cigarette warning labels on the top half of the front and back of all cigarette packages was struck down by a...
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How a 1970s Toothpick Model Spoke Up, and Became a Facebook Sensation
Taking abuse from a woman best known as the previously silent face of 1970s toothpick packaging? Who wouldn't enjoy that? Forbes succinctly summarizes the somewhat convoluted story of Gina Indelicada...
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Carlton Draught Presents an Epic Car Chase, Without the Cars
Australian brewer Carlton Draught's long history of stupid-funny advertising continues this week with "Beer Chase," its latest faux-epic spot from Clemenger BBDO. The new :90 is a cops-and-robbers...
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Ad of the Day: Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand, also known as "the Canada of Australia," is famous for a few specific things: sheep, Sauvignon Blanc, and as of the last decade, The Lord of the Rings. This year, the first installment of...
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India Gets Plenty Uptight About Ad for Vaginal Tightening Cream
The commercial below for a vaginal tightening cream called 18 Again is causing a backlash in India. The spot shows a wife singing "I feel like a virgin," while dancing around her husband in the...
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Freaky Posters Set Stage for 'American Horror Story' Season 2
Body parts, oily tears, straitjackets and loony bins can mean only one thing: American Horror Story is coming back to TV! Here are the first teaser spots and promo posters, via Entertainment Weekly,...
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