SuperBowl Ads 2012 – Part I

Well the big game is now done and gone, the prizes have been awarded (BTW, sweet ride Mr. Manning) and poor Tim Brady must forced to contemplate his fate whilst staring at the reflection of his supermodel wife in...

Ice to Eskimos: Nike plans to make life fun

Ice to Eskimos. Way back when, that was the saying. If you were so good at sales that you could sell anything, you were said to be able to sell “ice to Eskimos.” Now, before I go any further, I do have to...

Buy XXX....or else!

I just viewed what could be some of the cheapest, funniest, most overtly skeevy TV commercials ever produced. The objective, physical quality of them is one thing but for me, the truly dirty aspect actually lays...

The BEST advertising idea....EVER!

I’ve got the best advertising idea ever. Really – I do. But before I get to it I have to explain where it came from first. You see, it all started with Facebook. Now, as we are routinely told, Facebook almost...

All eyes on the road ahead for the auto industry

The automotive industry for 2012 is looking forward to a banner year, with new models to meet everyones needs in their quest of one upmanship  over their competitors in order get your money.   Models,...

Shaving is Living: Lose the beard & try slowing it down this year

“Shaving” no longer suggests what it once did. At best, modern shaving is defined by hyper-kinetic commercials that morph razors into race cars and jet planes while ripple-ly muscled men in towels yank swishy...

Christmas Traditions: Saks Fifth Avenue Amazes

There is a valid fear amongst folks that many of our familiar holiday traditions are disappearing. Often, in our misguided clamor to avoid conflict or protect feelings we turn to political correctness and commence...

(Hearting) Boobs & H8ing Balls: Katherine Heigl gets nasty

A ways back, a sort of controversy erupted over a fairly well-known breast cancer awareness campaign. Apparently, at more than a few schools throughout North America, boys had taken to wearing the colorful “I...

Occupy Advertising

By its very nature, the so-called “Occupy” movement (gathering? protest? sleep-over?) should be anti-advertising. I say this mainly because advertising is the preferred tool of the hated, demonically...

Kenneth Cole on Idiots

Kenneth Cole doesn’t just want to sell you stuff. He would like to change the world too. This isn’t news exactly. It’s been somewhat of a sales/publicity mantra of his for years. Recently though, he explained...

Looney for Soccer

To me, soccer has always been a tough sport to grasp. The foot-to-ball thing was fine but it was the surrounding atmosphere that never clicked. Match times that go over, odd penalties, strange antics and those...

Scaring Men Healthy: Pokey Czechs & Models with Testicles

For guys, getting old can actually be a good thing. Bad eyes and worse hearing can provide welcome relief from the sights and sounds of everyday idiots. Plus you’re never expected to change your mind about...

Loving (& hating) Alec Baldwin

I don’t really know what to make of Alec Baldwin. Arguably, when it comes to his public pronouncements he is one of the most annoyingly offensive, jerk-like and consistently rude celebrities on the planet....

Dangers of Smart Meters - by Devvy Kidd

My fight against the 'smart meter'(You don't want one of those dangerous things on your house)  By: DevvyAugust 15, 2011 Despite the fact that I try to keep up with the massive assault against we the people by the Outlaw Congress and too many new laws coming out of...

Freedom gets smoked: Tobacco labels and what they really mean

Well that oughta do it. At long last those idiot smokers will finally get the message and drop their filthy habits once and for all. Why, you may ask, will they finally comply with sanity and stop lighting up?...

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