12 Random Things Shaq Has Endorsed
The New York Post reports that NBA star Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal is backing M7, a line of tablets by Monster Products sold on Walmart.com. “I’ve been a music fan all my life, and in the mid-’90s when I...
View ArticleFord Asks Rob Ford to Stay Away from Company Logo
Ford, the American auto company, is peeved that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has admitted to smoking crack cocaine and purchasing illegal drugs while in office, reportedly signed “Ford Nation” t-shirts...
View ArticleSpirit Airlines Uses Rob Ford to Sell ‘Crack’ Cheap Flights to Toronto Area
Spirit Airlines is the latest business to crack jokes about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who recently admitted to smoking crack cocaine. An ad on the U.S. carrier’s homepage shows a silhouette of the...
View ArticleKmart Bell Choir Performs “Jingle Bells” in Boxers
First NBA players performed “Jingle Bells” by sinking three-pointers. Now, in “Show Your Joe,” a new Kmart spot advertising Joe Boxer, a bell choir performs the carol by… just watch… Between the viral...
View ArticleHarry Potter Stamps Apparently Not American Enough
As the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) launches 20 new Harry Potter-themed postage stamps Tuesday, some American stamp enthusiasts say they would have liked to see a U.S. character on postage instead of the...
View ArticleKellogg’s Isn’t Being That ‘GREEEAAAT’ To Real Tigers and People Are Angry
Kellogg’s might love Frosted Flakes’ Tony the Tiger, but activists say that the company likes the cartoon version a lot more than the real thing. Environmental activists are planning to protest at...
View ArticleIn the Catskills, China (Maybe)
China has a habit of, in the middle of nowhere, building itself full-scale replicas of some of the world’s premier cities. Now a New York woman reportedly wants to return the favor. And the current...
View ArticleWhat’s Victoria’s Secret’s Secret? Targeting Guys Who Feel Uncomfortable...
If you’re a man, and you walk into a Victoria’s Secret, you probably feel a little uncomfortable. There are just so many bras, and there is nothing that terrifies men more than bras. But here’s the...
View ArticleThe 50 Shades of Grey Empire Now Includes a Lingerie Line
Add this to your gift guide. A Swedish retailer has teamed up with 50 Shades of Grey author E.L. James to design a collection of underwear that includes bras, briefs, negligées and stockings. The line...
View ArticleDear Beauty Brands: Stop Using Feminism as Your Marketing Strategy
Moving music swells and climaxes as a series of images championing female empowerment dance across the screen: the clips show a woman experiencing a rare moment of pure body acceptance or a scene...
View ArticleThese Are the 50 Best Places to Work for 2014
Glassdoor, which provides an anonymous space for people to rate and review their employers, has released its Best Places to Work list for 2014, and it seems there’s been some significant shakeup....
View ArticleSpend Your Minimum-Wage Cash on This $52 Occupy Wall Street Poster From Walmart
Walmart, which is perhaps one of the most potent symbols of corporate America, has pulled the most capitalistic move of all: monetizing anti-wealth liberal sentiments by selling posters depicting the...
View ArticleSamsung Suggests its Smartwatch Can Help Men Land Dates
Samsung released an ad for the Galaxy Gear Watch this weekend that’s catching flack from some who say it implies men who sport the gadget can pick up women more easily. First, a “suave” dude tells a...
View ArticleKick Back and Relax in These Sweatpants That Only Cost $1,170
You could pay $5.96 for some regular old elastic-bottomed sweatpants from Walmart, or you could be much classier and pay $1,170 for some clearly superior sweats from Bergdorf Goodman. Sure, they kind...
View ArticleAdvertising’s New Favorite Demo: The Horny Mom
Until the designers on Project Runway construct bikinis out of garbage bags, Hefty products will hold about zero sexual appeal. And yet the company has joined compatriots at Liquid Plumr, Kraft, and...
View ArticleTrojan Attempts to Sell Condoms Using the Least Sexy Thing Imaginable: Your Dad
Thought Trojan’s core demographic was fumbly teens and drunken college kids? Think again. The commercial above reveals their true target audience: horny dads. Just another ad addition to the horny...
View ArticleNew ‘Entrepreneur Barbie’ Proves That the Perfect Work/Life Balance Is Just a...
Mattel’s newest Barbie is an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur of what, exactly? Who knows, but check out her cute little iPad! After pursuing over 150 careers, Mattel announced at Toy Fair this week that...
View ArticleWatch This Girl and Her Cat Sing “We Built This City”
Three, the mobile phone company that produced the viral ad featuring a moonwalking pony, has released a new spot featuring a little girl and her cat singing Starship’s “We Built This City” while riding...
View ArticleWatch This Stuntman Run a Loop-The-Loop
Fast-forward to the 2:37 mark of this viral Pepsi Max UK promotion, and you will see stuntman Damien Walters successfully run a vertical loop. In the past, Walters, also a freerunner and gymnast, has...
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