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calvins or nothing Mar. 6, 2024

God Forbid a Girl Pose in Her CalvinsU.K. regulators partially revoke their ban on FKA Twigs’s Calvin Klein ad.

By Zoe Guy

we’re talkin’ pull tab Mar. 1, 2024

Richard Lewis Revisits His ‘Trippy’ BoKu Fruit-Juice Commercials“Quite frankly, I thought I was having a nervous breakdown watching them all at once.”

By Chris Wendelken

vulture sports Feb. 12, 2024

Super Bowl Ads 2024: Beyoncé Album Announcement (Feat. Verizon)Get out the Buffalo-chicken dip, it’s time to consume Super Bowl commercials.

By Jason P. Frank

extremely online Dec. 30, 2023

Kylie Jenner Is Now Doing Promo for a Match-and-Merge Mobile GameAnd the internet is kurious about how much money she kollected.

By Jennifer Zhan

alright alright alright Oct. 25, 2023

Matthew McConaughey’s New Tequila Is … Pants?And he is promoting it with no pants at all.

By Danielle Cohen

commercial real estate Sept. 28, 2023

An Outbreak of Streaming Ads Infects AMC+At least it’ll be a little cheaper.

By Savannah Salazar

vulture sports Feb. 13, 2023

Super Bowl LVII Commercials Have Kicked OffThe real main event.

By Jason P. Frank

clam-ity Feb. 13, 2023

Maya Rudolph Out, M&M’s InThe world isn’t ready for candy clams.

By Jason P. Frank

marketing? Feb. 1, 2023

Lingerie Ad Compares Bra to … Ryan Reynolds?Harper Wilde has pulled a truly bizarre endorsement (?) of their product.

By Danielle Cohen

break time Nov. 3, 2022

Netflix’s $7 Ad-Supported Tier Has ArrivedJust don’t expect it to have every single show and movie.

By Josef Adalian

ads Sept. 16, 2022

Darling, You Can Stop Worrying Now… Thanks to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

By Wolfgang Ruth

now safe for work July 14, 2022

When Brands Got HornyFrom dick pics to anilingus to impregnated mascots, social marketing has entered its carnal era.

By Nathan Allebach

splashy Mar. 29, 2022

This Billboard Splashes Water on You As If It Were PeeDoes incontinence have your attention now?

By Claire Lampen

spicy fish diss Mar. 21, 2022

Help, the Fast-Food Chains Are FeudingGonna need Brian Cox to record a response.

By Rebecca Alter

super bowl lvi Feb. 14, 2022

America’s Sweethearts Star in an Amazon Ad, and More Super Bowl CommercialsPete Davidson selling mayonnaise — it just makes sense.

By Rebecca Alter

broadway Nov. 9, 2021

The MTA Is Reviving a Classic Broadway Ad CampaignWith the theater reopening, its stars have once again taken to the subway.

By Jackson McHenry

breakfast at beyoncé’s Sept. 13, 2021

Beyoncé and Jay-Z Sell Love, Tiffany Diamonds in New AdBey covers “Moon River” in an homage to Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

By Justin Curto

horny Mar. 4, 2021

Can’t Wait to Kiss Exactly Like This!In a dicomfitingly erotic ad, Suitsupply (??) provides a look at our post-vaccine future.

By Madeleine Aggeler

vulture bets on berry Jan. 21, 2021

A Hopeful America Deserves Matt Berry As Cranberry SpokespersonThis is the only path forward for us as a country and for the world.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

my (old) single is dropping Dec. 2, 2020

Taylor Swift’s First Snippet of Rerecorded Music Is in a Match.com AdLook what Ryan Reynolds made her do.

By Justin Curto

we have arrived Nov. 6, 2020

People! Are! Worth! Saving!We have arrived. We have arrived.

By Madison Malone Kircher

politics Oct. 29, 2020

Trump Administration Approves of These 10 Celebs, and These 10 Celebs OnlyThey were selected to participate in a COVID-19 PSA.

By Justin Curto

extremely online Aug. 11, 2020

On Top of Everything Else, Apparently There’s Still Baby NutDon’t we have enough to deal with?

By Kathryn VanArendonk

lucrative celeb endorsements June 24, 2020

Ja Rule’s Viral Gyro Commercial Is Actually From a New TV ShowFrom the twisted minds who brought us The Masked Singer.

By Rebecca Alter

the zucc Feb. 19, 2020

Facebook’s Election Rules Are No Match for Bloomberg’s BillionsThe billionaire has crafted aggressive social-media campaigns that adhere to the letter of the law but not the spirit.

By Brian Feldman

vision 2020 Dec. 10, 2019

How Bloomberg Could Shake the 2020 Race on Super TuesdayThe billionaire probably can’t win the nomination, but his monstrous spending could create big problems for survivors of the early state contests.

By Ed Kilgore

reach Oct. 30, 2019

Twitter Bans Political AdvertisingJack Dorsey thinks politicians shouldn’t be able to pay to give their ideas artificial reach.

By Brian Feldman

mobile gaming Sept. 19, 2019

The Story Behind Those Bizarre, Incredible Lily’s Garden AdsA mobile game about gardening has spawned a mysterious and intriguing ad campaign.

By Brian Feldman

twitter June 24, 2019

Brand Twitter Grows UpHow corporate social media (mostly) moved past its awkward phase and connected with audiences.

By Nathan Allebach

just guy stuff May 9, 2019

So You Want to Market a Product for MenA guide to marketing that will help preserve your fragile masculinity.

By Madeleine Aggeler

super bowl 2019 Feb. 4, 2019

All the Commercials Released During the 2019 Super BowlUnlikely collabs abound.

By Katie Rothstein

ads Feb. 3, 2019

Comedy Central Stops Advertising With Every Comedian’s Worst EnemyThe network removed all its ads from the FuckJerry Instagram account. Now, FuckJerry is overhauling its content system.

By Megh Wright

dot com bowl Feb. 3, 2019

Revisiting the Ads From 2000’s ‘Dot-Com Super Bowl’The average price for a 30-second website ad at the 2000 Super Bowl was $2.2 million. It wasn’t enough to save most of these early internet companies.

By Madison Malone Kircher

more of an m&ms person Jan. 21, 2019

Michael C. Hall to Star in One-Night-Only Skittles Broadway MusicalWill this be enough to make you people buy Skittles, huh? Will it?

By Halle Kiefer

home alone Dec. 19, 2018

Someone Should Speak to the McCallisters: Macaulay Culkin Stars in Home Alone AdHe even still has to sleep in the attic? Dang.

By Halle Kiefer

select all Aug. 31, 2018

Twitter’s Latest Attempt at Nuance Could BackfireMainstream outlets will be exempt from the site’s political-ad policies.

By Brian Feldman

ads Aug. 19, 2018

Netflix Confirms It Wants to Ruin Your Binge-Watching Experience by Testing AdsWow, it’s like real TV.

By Devon Ivie

badvertising July 19, 2018

Erectile-Dysfunction Company Had No Problem Posting Hard Cacti Ads on SubwayNow showing produce to sell feminine hygiene is another story.

By Leah Rodriguez

select all Apr. 20, 2018

One of YouTube’s Biggest Clients Is Back to Buying AdsProcter & Gamble has returned, but will screen every video before putting ads on it.

By Brian Feldman

select all Mar. 29, 2018

Facebook Shuts Down Third-party Ad PartnershipsIt’ll slightly inconvenience anyone trying to target you.

By Brian Feldman

news you can booze Mar. 27, 2018

Of Course People Are Calling This Horrible Heineken Ad RacistIt shows a beer slide past two darker-skinned people and ends with “Sometimes, lighter is better.”

By Clint Rainey

the streaming wars Mar. 22, 2018

Can YouTube Really ‘Frustrate’ People Into Paying for Music?If you watch a lot of music videos on YouTube, prepare for a barrage of ads.

By Frank Guan

select all Feb. 26, 2018

Thanks to Facebook, the Cheapest Way to Run a Campaign Is SensationalismHow Facebook ads trigger a feedback loop to boost candidates like Trump.

By Brian Feldman

things that happen in europe Feb. 7, 2018

Stockholm Prepares to Ban Sexist and Racist AdsThe Swedish capital is the latest European city to tackle stereotypes in advertising.

By Katie Van Syckle

video feed Jan. 29, 2018

Here’s the Actual Diner Ad That Kate McKinnon and Will Ferrell Parodied on SNLDysart’s chicken-potpie ad went viral in 2012 — and SNL revived it in 2018.

By Clint Rainey

Jan. 12, 2018

‘The Late Show,’ ‘Full Frontal,’ and ‘The Daily Show’ Go to War Over […]Ever since Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he was planning to hand out the “Most Dishonest & Corrupt Media Awards of the Year” (or […]

By Megh Wright

select all Nov. 28, 2017