Corrupt politicians, shady stocks, and professional baseball did—why not you?

Today’s ad may be one of the least visually dazzling we’ve featured, but the man behind it didn’t lack for colour or controversy. Anyone interested in investing in northern Ontario mining stocks might have wanted a second opinion before dealing with Charles Stoneham. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1876, Stoneham entered the financial [...]

Dutch model Mirte Maas stars in the Tom Ford Beauty Spring/Summer 2012 The Bronzer Collection advertising campaign.

They don’t sell Tom Ford Beauty in Canada yet, which is a good thing for me. I’ve been coveting his blush in Flush for months now. I…

Archeologists, when they want to learn more about an ancient society, like to dig through old garbage pits. The things our ancestors used and tossed away can tell us much about how they lived.
For example, just outside the Roman Colosseum, researchers have recently found a huge mound of discarded, oversized foam gladiator helmets. This discovery [...]

Top male models Adam Senn, Corey Baptiste, Daisuke Ued, Guy Robinson, Hu Bing, Paolo Anchisi, Sam Webb, and the hotness that is David Gandy, all appear in the new Dolce & Gabbana football-inspired menswear collection advertising campaign, photo…

A pleasurable meal for the people from a brewery-owned suburban winery.

Call it a populist romantic meal, 1970-style. Instead of buying a fancy vintage to accompany a luxurious feast of chateaubriand or surf and turf, you line up at the nearest liquor store, fill out the form (unless you’re lucky enough to be near the first self-serve LCBO outlet), bring home an affordable red wine with [...]

Pepsi has revealed their latest advertising campaign featuring rapper Nicki Minaj. You have to wait about a minute before she appears, but yes she’s in the commercial.

Remember when pop stars used to STAR in the Pepsi commercials? Clearly Nick…

Via Osocio, a teenage sociopath scams his Alzheimer’s-afflicted grandmother — and manages to raise the age-old question: are some conditions simply not funny? Admittedly, a small giggle from me. But I am an unreconstructed ED nurse, reme…

I saw this on the Facebook wall of Harper’s Bazaar Brazil. This is an actual advertising campaign for Burger King in the Netherlands. Do you want fries with that?

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Does anyone know who the make-up artist is?

I am fuming. Friggin’ fuming. Remember my coffee maker, the Cuisinart electric percolator? I was impressed that Cuisinart, a division of Conair, honoured their three-year warranty. Short version: the replacement percolator that they sent me has…

I am fuming. Friggin’ fuming. Remember my coffee maker, the Cuisinart electric percolator? I was impressed that Cuisinart, a division of Conair, honoured their three-year warranty. Short version: the replacement percolator that they sent me has broken …

May Day, Murdoch and the murder of Milly Dowler. What do they have to do with the 2012 U.S. general election? This year’s election will undoubtedly be the most expensive in U.S. history, with some projections topping $5 billion. Not only has the amount…

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During the 1950s, York County would have seemed as big, fertile, and splendid to city dwellers as the ad above suggests. While suburbia was slowly making inroads, the area north of Steeles Avenue was still primarily rural, a gateway in the summer for those seeking recreation on Lake Simcoe. Little wonder that a program like [...]

Bingbing Li has been named brand ambassador for Gucci. The Chinese actress has shot a series of Gucci Spring/Summer 2012 advertising campaigns to appear in Chinese markets. While Bingbing Li is already a household name in her own country, she’s sche…

Maybelline Cosmetics have announced that pink-haired model Charlotte Free is their latest spokesmodel, with the help of YouTube sensation P’Trique from viral hit Sh*t Fashion Girls Say and a host of fashionistas, including Canadian Tommy Ton.

But what the outdoor columnist wanted was an exit from the Telegram.

Today’s ad appeared to be the bright beginning of a newspaper campaign designed to raise awareness among Torontonians, especially younger residents, about the environment. What idealistic youth could resist doing their part to build a better world by tracking their own efforts at helping Mother Nature, or by wearing an “I unpolluted” button as proudly [...]

Poisonby “Paradox”The following poem was originally posted on Revolution of the Mind (http://www.alparadox.blogspot.com) on February 25, 2012.It flows from the lips of every politician,Every print ad, every commercial.It is a siren song, calling people…

Sadie Dingfelder reviews the latest research on political advertising.
In one study, published in…

Active View is supposed to reveal whether or not an online display ad was seen