Here’s a funny window into the issue of net neutrality, depicted by characters from the shoot-em-up smash hit, Halo, spotted here.
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Axe Stretches Imagination Until It Snaps Back
By 5.4.06
if you’ve ever wanted your underwear so stretchy it looks like you might have a giant penis, this axe ad, and presumably, these knickers, are for you.
New Mac Ads Preach to the Converted
By 5.4.06
For something that’s supposed to be so hip, macs are definitely taking a very classic turn in these latest “pc vs mac” spots.
Rich Little Big Crazy For Little Debbies
By 5.2.06
What a delicious Little Debbie commercial starring Rich Little who was famous in his day for his celebrity impersonations.
Wes Anderson’s American Express Ad
By 4.29.06
The ad by Wes Anderson starring Jason Schwartzman is pretty fantastic, and almost too post-modern for its own good.
What’s Net Neutrality?
By 4.28.06
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about “net neutrality,” which is basically how your ISP might have a financial incentive to make Google or YouTube or any site it pleases slower or even block it. This is a pretty important issue and if the failure by the US House is any indication, one that’s in danger of being won by the bad guys.
Stunning MTV HD Ad Something to Crow About
By 4.26.06
Stunning work from the wunderlab that is the Psyop motion graphics studio.
Jack White’s Coke Ad, #2
By 4.24.06
Turns out there’s actually TWO versions of the awesome new Coca-Cola ad featuring a track by White Stripes’ Jack White. This one is cool because all the extras move at the end. The commercial is directed by Nagi Noda, based on the technique she pioneered in the Japanese music video Sentimental Journey.
Jack White’s Coke Ad
By 4.20.06
Some applaud how different this ad is from your typical Coke commercial. Stylistically, this is true but really it just puts a pretty new dress on a classic ad trope. Therein, the product is passed from random person to random person, spreading joy and smiles along the way.
Frozen Food Ad Found Funny
By 4.5.06
A humorous commercials for frozen foods, or as they say, !@#$% foods…
The Consumerist Goes to IKEA
By 4.4.06
The Consumerist went shopping for a couch at IKEA this weekend. We made a tight little movie about it.
Twinkles Cereal Ad
By 3.30.06
Why don’t they make cereal anymore like Twinkles? As this commercial shows, the box came with a storybook on the back, with such stories as “Sleepy the Baby Kangaroo” and “The Lion Who Loved Himself.” Oh wait, kids can’t read anymore. Rats.
Mankind Tapes Itself Shopping
By 3.28.06
We went YouTube cruising for shopping videos. In this one, an African-American girl goes shopping for Saturday night clothes while her male co-workers tapes and his friends make slightly derogatory comments.
“Who have You Exploited Today?”
By 3.27.06
Beat kids! Kids on the beat! This young investigative reporter runs around to Wall Street denizens and asks them one simple question.
The Greatest Car Salesman You’ve Never Heard Of
By 3.26.06
Not sure what in the heyhoo is going on here but this appears to be 1970s gag reel ad attacking car dealer Ralph Williams for “raping San Francisco out of every dollar.” Funny! NSFW, for adult language and situation insinuations. [More]
