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Jay Z opens up about parenthood
First there was the sponsored ad promoting the album, now there’s this snippet that appears to come straight from the heart.
Pine-Sol Lady Gets Her Prank On – It’s Hysterical
In a new line of commercials for the pine scented super cleaner male volunteers are chosen to come in, use the product while listing its virtues. As they are cleaning and musing about the many, many uses of Pine-Sol, long time spokesperson Diane Amos jumps from a life sized poster of herself. As […]
Game, Sex and Match: The Perils of Female Sports Advertising
How you feel about Kim Clijsters doing a split in a frilly orange skirt probably depends on your reaction to a well-oiled Caroline Wozniacki serving a tennis ball into a wind machine. Then again, these provocative scenarios, which form part of the Women’s Tennis Association’s new “Strong is Beautiful” advertising campaign, seem tame compared to the spot starring Belarusian tennis ace Victoria Azarenka.
Television: It’s All About Timing
Visiting Jerry Seinfeld’s home in the Hollywood Hills, one finds that the benefits of being a top television performer are readily apparent: even the three Porsches in his smartly tiled garage–two vintage, one a 1997 Turbo S–have a view of all Los Angeles.
Television: Reviewing the Commercials
While dramatic series have become drearier, commercials have developed into the sprightliest little plays on television. These days, many a viewer is tempted to leave his set during the first half of The Brady Bunch, fix a sandwich, pour a beer and then hurry back to watch these entertaining dramas in miniature.
Should We All Be Vegetarians?
FIVE REASONS TO EAT MEAT: 1> It tastes good 2> It makes you feel good 3> It’s a great American tradition 4> It supports the nation’s farmers 5> Your parents did it Oh, sorry…those are five reasons to smoke cigarettes. Meat is more complicated.
Spain Considers a Ban on Selling Fast Food with Toys
Ana Idolo may be too young to order her own food, but the 2-year-old knows what she wants. As her father Marco unpacks the Happy Meal he ordered for her at a Barcelona McDonald’s, she ignores the chicken nuggets and French fries, and instead holds out her hand in eager anticipation for the best part of the meal: a small plastic statue of the Star Wars character Yoda
Atlanta ‘Housewives’ reunion postponed
Taping of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reunion special, scheduled for last week, has been postponed as the cast deals with the death of Kandi Burruss’ former fianc, Ashley “A.J.” Jewell, an NBC Universal spokeswoman told CNN Monday. The show is now winding down its second season on the network, and the two-part episode was expected to air on October 29 and November 5.
Skin whiteners labeled racist
Cosmetic adverts in Asia are targeting men with blunt campaigns aimed at skin color that one lawmaker labels racist.