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American Medical Association Officially Condemns Photoshopping
It only took a few decades, but health professionals are now calling on advertisers to stop photoshopping models into oblivion.
Culture
France Bars the Words "Twitter" and "Facebook" from TV and Radio
If you're one of the many Americans who's grown tired of hearing media and tech insiders prattle on endlessly about Twitter and Facebook,...
Culture
A Bottle Opener That Alerts Your Friends It's Time to Drink
What if all you had to do to throw a party was open a beer, just like in the commercials? Welcome to the future.
Culture
The New Dinosaur: Why I'm Not on Facebook, and Why You Shouldn't Be Either
The world's favorite social networking site doesn't have your best interests in mind. Quit it like I did.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: Monsanto's Conquest of Weather
Check out the incredible conquest Monsanto embarked upon in 1958.
Lifestyle
Are Cap’n Crunch, Ronald McDonald, Toucan Sam, and the Keebler Elves Headed the Way of Joe Camel?
The message from Washington: Make products healthier or stop advertising to kids.
Culture
The Real Difference Between "Macs" and "PCs": Macs Are Much Richer
An old study about computer users' incomes sheds some light on the new "PC vs. Mac" infographic.
Culture
Intermission: An Autonomous Wooden Xylophone in the Forest
Here's a look at what happens when you build a magnificent wooden xylophone atop a thickly forested hillside. Warning: It's an advertisement.
Business
ReMakes: Old Billboards, Reborn
Billboards have a short lifespan and throwing them away creates a lot of waste. A company called ReMakes has found a smart way to reuse them.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: Ikea Cookbook Returns as the "Art of Cooking" Video Series
Check out photographer Carl Kleiner's latest project with Ikea: nine whimsical videos that should inspire a little cooking. And maybe some dancing.
Lifestyle
The Dawn of Product Placement: Morgan Spurlock on What the United Kingdom Can Expect Next
Morgan Spurlock's new film, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, is all about product placement. He tells us how it works and where it's headed next.
Culture
Video: Idiotic New Conservative Ad Compares Planned Parenthood to Blending Bunnies
A new anti-abortion ad directly lies to people in an effort to destroy Planned Parenthood.
Design
First-Stop Will Feature Your Portfolio If You Swear Off Paper
First-Stop has a smart idea to cut down on all the unsolicited promotional pieces that creatives mail out.
Lifestyle
Radical Rutgers Professor Maps Toxic Ads, Then Buys Billboards to Publish Her Results
Naa Oyo A. Kwate counts fast-food outlets, alcohol ads, and immune system markers to analyze the impact of the urban environment on our health.
Culture
Help Try and Destroy Stupid, Sexist, Racist Super Bowl Ads with This New Site
New site "Add or Delete" crowdsources the commercials people hate and then lets them sound off on why they're bad.
Culture
Feast Your Eyes: The Mystery of McDonald's Nonsensical Bus Ad, Solved
In which we heroically get to the bottom of the widespread confusion spread by this Chicagoland McDonald's ad.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: Online Advertising, or Where Toaster Strudels and Chez Panisse Meet
Kristen Taylor examines the incongruous side dishes of corporate copywriting that adorn most food blogs.
Culture
Video: So, What Do You Call Multiple Priuses?
With Toyota predicting that the Prius will soon be the most popular car in America, the company is trying to decide what to call more than one Prius.
