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The Truth About Zoos
8:21AM Hamilton Nolan | From Rhett & Link, the guys who brought you the ad that all ads should probably be like, comes this new spot for the Central Florida Zoo. Their relentless honesty requires it to focus totally on excrement. More »
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American Apparel In Mortifying Nipple-Reveal
3:18AM Hamilton Nolan | American Apparel has had difficulty properly styling its models before, but now a photo of a young lady with her nipples showing slips past everyone? Twice? Embarrassing. It’s that sheer fabric, Dov. Check and double check again, always. [Copyranter] More »
One Lucky Actor Stars In Toilet Paper Demo
2:09AM Hamilton Nolan | Euphemism in advertising officially died this decade. Nothing is just “squeezably soft” any more; it’s all “your bottom” this, and “tush” that, and “our product is superior when it comes to removing poop from your butt.” More »
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American Apparel My Butt
3:12AM Hamilton Nolan | American Apparel ads raise unimportant questions: Can they get banned in the UK again, on purpose? Are buttocks economically superior to c—ksuckers? And why are these fishnetty things everywhere now? Don’t neglect your local sex shop. [Copyranter. Click to enlarge]
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Are Booze Ads Making You A Drunk?
12:42AM Hamilton Nolan | Whoa: The British Medical Association is urging a complete ban on alcohol advertising and sponsorships in England, home to many drunks. But the media needs that money! Who’s more disingenuous here — ad agencies, media companies, or doctors? It’s close! More »
Print
New York Times : ‘We Are So Old’
3:17AM Hamilton Nolan | Charming ad in today’s NYT: a 100 year-old Times front page, with a Corn Flakes ad at the bottom. ‘Statue of Purity For Times Square,’ says one typically laughable old-timey headline. How unlikely! More »
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Ad Is Just Like, You Know You Want It
5:41AM Hamilton Nolan | You have to kind of respect a TV ad that just acknowledges, “Yea, this whole form of thinly veiled commercialised communication is basically a big fraudulent song-and-dance routine. So? Buy these f–king chips.” [via Adfreak]
Online
Facebook’s Unauthorised Jailbait Ad Models
5:09AM Ryan Tate | How did pictures of scantily clad, apparently underaged girls end up used without permission in an ad campaign on Facebook? Blame affiliate advertising, and the limits of the social network’s ad screening. More »
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Tampax Happy To Have Serena In Their Bloody Commercials
6:13PM Andrew Belonsky | Remember how Serena Williams went crazy and threatened to make a line judge choke on her balls and everyone was outraged by this American idol’s unladylike behaviour? Well, none of that matters to Tampax, which considers Williams a menstruating hero. More »
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