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Spike Jonze’s insane Kenzo World commercial breaks convention

Director Spike Jonze is known for putting his own personal stamp on his one-of-a-kind projects. He’s created incredibly unique and interesting visuals concepts for Her, Being John Malkovich and Adaptation. Jonze’s strength at capturing emotion is a gift, which is why it comes to no surprise a commercial he directed for Kenzo World is stellar. You’re probably used […]

Gym advertisement with childish fat joke unsurprisingly receives criticism

Fitness advertisements can be tough to create, considering the sensitivity regarding weight loss. Jokes shouldn’t be attempted at the expense of physical appearance. One English gym didn’t even try to be considerate to the topic, posting an ad which has received criticism for fat-shaming. Fit4less, a Derbyshire gym, created an ad campaign featuring an ill-advised […]

Ugly fish represent investigative journalism in creative, weird ad

Sometimes journalism, like deep sea fish, ain’t pretty. In a new spot for Veja magazine, the right-wing Brazillian publication wants viewers to know the ocean is just like investigative journalism. How do they illustrate this metaphor? The deeper you go down the ocean, the uglier the fish get. That’s supposed to parallel investigative journalism, as […]

The latest ‘Mighty No. 9’ trailer shows how not to advertise a video game

The upcoming video game Mighty No. 9 had gamers excited as Keiji Inafune, the long-time designer of the iconic Mega Man series, was going to bring a Mega Man styled platformer back to consoles and computers. A Kickstarter was launched in 2013 raising nearly $4 million. Unfortunately, fatigued fans have seen the game be delayed time and time again. With the game […]

‘Size matters’ billboard draws criticism for being anti-women

A billboard in Los Angeles is telling women ‘size matters.’ The Renuance Cosmetic Surgery Center thought it would be a good idea to promote their business by buying a billboard and making suggestive remarks about women’s breast sizes. The billboard reads ‘size matters’ and shows two coffee cups, a smaller one labeled with the letter […]

Super Bowl Commercial Hall of Fame

Since people watch the Super Bowl as much for the commercials as they do the game and halftime show, we decided to come up with a Super Bowl Commercial Hall of Fame. What are the best of the best commercials that have aired during football’s biggest night? So below, we present the 20 that made […]

Columbus Day Classic: The Mattress Depot sale

I have to admit, unearthing this Columbus Day Classic on YouTube was inspired by John Oliver’s recent video asking “Why is Columbus Day still a thing?”  Columbus Day is a bit perplexing in that it’s not widely celebrated, the vast majority of people aren’t even given the day off, Columbus didn’t actually “discover” America (it had […]

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