commercials
David Lynch's CGI Nail Polish Ad Is Unsurprisingly Surreal
In 50 seconds, Lynch brings viewers through outer space and a sea of kaleidoscopic makeup.
Tip Your Cap: Nothing but RE2PECT for the Captain
Regardless of what team you root for, it's time to tip your cap to the Captain.
Devours is Nanaimo's Second Biggest Export
This is the kind of music you make when you need a break from your day job.
Are Blake Griffin’s Kia Commercials Psychic Warfare?
Sometimes I’m surprised Blake Griffin has time to play professional basketball. In just about every other ad throughout every break, there he is, dressed up in a red suit trying to sell you a car made by a company whose name sounds like it should be...
Are Blake Griffin’s Kia Commercials Psychic Warfare?
Sometimes I’m surprised Blake Griffin has time to play professional basketball. In just about every other ad throughout every break, there he is, dressed up in a red suit trying to sell you something.
We Got 20 Strangers Who Aren't Models to Kiss Each Other
When you get actual strangers, not models, to make out for the camera—when you're not filming a clothing commercial—it's not particularly beautiful or inspiring. It's just really awkward.
Who Is the Biggest Advertising Asshole of the Month?
January isn’t even half over, but consumers worldwide have already been assaulted by a cavalcade of commercials, magazine ads, and tweets that assume they are all a bunch of halfwits.
Christmas Ads for People Who Hate Christmas Ads
Tis the season when big advertisers roll out “emotional” commercials to try and guilt you into buying your loved ones shit they don’t need. Many people call this “the most wonderful time of the year.” You and I do not.
The Worst Advertising, Guerrilla Marketing, and Social Media Screwups of November
November was a stupid month for advertising agencies and social media departments the world over.
This Is the Worst Advertising Campaign Ever
I saw Andrex's "Scrunch or Fold?" ad and I can't stop thinking about arseholes.
I Hate Super Bowl Commercials
As a Canadian, all the fun of Super Bowl commercials is gone since the CRTC hijacks the airwaves with crappier and cheaper television ads. But even then, why care so much about commercials in the first place?
How I Learned to Stop Caring and Love 'the Advertising Industry's Collective Wet Dream'
'Memorex,' a 50-minute meditation on hyper-consumerism, was sourced from over 40 hours worth of '80s television commercials ripped off old videotapes. The end product is the nightmarish, glowing detritus of the dead dreams of the middle class.