In the years since the the United States Postal Service sponsored Lance Armstrong’s multiple Tour de France victories, the USPS has fallen into a serious financial crisis, and Armstrong has been exposed as a doping cheater and/or cheating dope. This chain of events has an obvious solution: why doesn’t the government sue Armstrong’s management and get that sponsorship money back? [More]
U.S. Government Sues Lance Armstrong To Get Post Office Sponsorship Money Back
By April 24, 2013
Lance Armstrong Dropped By Nike Because Athletes Shouldn’t Get Caught Lying About Doping
By October 17, 2012
Lance Armstrong, champion cyclist and the person we all have to blame for the rubber wristband-for-a-cause trend, apparently committed the cardinal sin of being a highly marketable sports figure who lied about taking performance-enhancing drugs. [More]
Monster Ditches "Cable," Dives Head-First Into Overpriced Headphones
By January 9, 2012
At a press conference that was more pep rally than information session, the folks at Monster Cable — strike that, they are just “Monster” now — didn’t show a single inch of the high-priced connectors they are (in)famous for. Instead, the company rolled out a whole host of top-dollar headphones and other products. [More]
Study: Putting Celebrities In TV Ads Only Makes Them Worse
By January 14, 2011
Do you buy Activia because Jamie Lee Curtis says you should? Or a Sony TV because Peyton Manning is their pitchman? What about that stash of Extenze you keep in the bedside table — did you purchase that on the recommendation of Jimmy Johnson? A new study shows that the answer to all these questions is probably a big “no.” [More]
