From The University of Minnesota’s Thomas Holmes’ paper The Diffusion of Wal-Mart and Economies of Density. Via Box Tank.
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The Remarkable Advertisements of Don Hertzfeldt
By 5.5.06
Whether or not this is safe for work depends on what your boss thinks of anthropomorphical squiggles with bleeding anuses.
Super Timor Insect Repellant Turns Malaria Into Dance Party
By 5.2.06
Every time you wonder why the civilized nations of the world don’t just send a neutron bomb hurtling into Paris, vaporizing the flesh of all its smarmy and lugubrious inhabitants but leaving the art and architecture intact, we recommend watching this commercial, which single-handedly justifies…
The Sexy iPod Vending Machine In Action
By 5.1.06
Alright, we were skeptical of the iPod vending machine. But we take it all back — this has to be the coolest vending machine we’ve ever seen.
The Flying RyanAir Horror Show
By 4.27.06
Although I personally love RyanAir for allowing me to fly anywhere in Europe practically for free, I’ve known enough people who’ve worked behind the scenes to know it’s a pretty horrific company to work for — or even fly with — if you know what they know. Cheapness, apparently, doesn’t come cheap… it comes with a huge cost in customer service and, more importantly, competence and safety.
The Eternal Struggle Between Politics, Companies & Consumers
By 4.27.06
This video is probably an excellent look in microcosm of the eternal struggle between politicians (USC Vice President Ryan Holt), companies (symbolized by the balloons) and consumers (represented by the sniggering prankster). A number of observations can be gleaned from watching one of our nation’s fat cats in fetal form foam at the mouth over a room full of balloons.
Ronald McDonald Vs. Evil Grimace
By 4.19.06
We’ve mentioned McDonald’s Grimace before, describing him as “gigantic, anthropomorphic taste bud, loathsomely pulsating through McDonaldland with an unslakeable thirst for frosty, gelatinous ooze.” We also mentioned that he used to be evil and initially had small arms.
I’m a Blogger But What I Really Want to Do is Direct
By 4.19.06
We just got fancy YouTube Director privileges. This gives us the ability to upload videos any length up to 100MB. Sweet.
Superman Hates, Kills Smokers
By 4.17.06
For your Monday Morning Bemusement, Superman takes on Nick O’Teen, insidious Irish personification of underage smoking.
Gurls, Gurls, Gurls! Viral Ad Done Right
By 4.4.06
This viral ad for Lynx Anti-perspirant (slogan: “Making your armpits smell like a wild animal”) starts off with a coy British girl setting up her webcam to give her number to a boy she met at a party the previous night. She then performs an exotic strip tease for the camera, flashing parts of her body with her phone number written on it. Then her girlfriend stumbles through the door and they have a pillow and tickle fight. Then a roommate stumbles out of the shower and some cheerleaders walk in. And it just gets better from there.
Bite Taken out of Apple’s Customer Service
By 4.3.06
Star found a $4,000 camera on sale for only $2000. After a few shopping cart hijinx, Apple refused to sell the camera to him.
Fred Flintstone: “Winston Tastes Good Like A Cigarette Should”
By 3.27.06
Ah, the halcyon days of advertising, where Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble relax with a refreshing Winston cigarette while their wives slavishly toil.
A Word From Our Sponsor… Scientology
By 3.22.06
But questions remain, like, where’s the kid in the wheelchair?
