What does “churned” mean in ice cream?

You know you want to know.

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Interesting advert

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Should I take it as a bad sign…

that the before picture in this lose-fat advert is something I aspire to. Either this is a brutal commentary on our culture or my own personal weight.

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Can you detoxify your body?

…not in the way these manufacturers were  claiming.
They challenged the companies behind products such as vitamins, shampoo, detox patches and a body brush on the evidence they had to support the detox claims made.
No two companies seemed to use the same definition of detox – defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as the removal of [...]

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The Simpsons Parody Mad Men

Mad Men has entered the popular consciousness.

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Alexander Godunov and The Smiths

An interesting commercial from 1995 on a number of levels. First of all why is famous dancer Alexander Godunov from the Bolshoi Ballet selling Canadian beer? Perhaps Godunov was more of a household name in Canada? His acting career in America certainly didn’t make him a household name although he was famous for those who [...]

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Marketing TSOC (the same old crap)

What do Activa, Retsyn, Quadratein, and Taurine have in common? They are all invented chemical products that do absolutely nothing. Here’s a snippet of what you can expect from this article, and beware marketing. They’re trying to mislead you.
Marketers often have to come up with creative ways to gain a competitive advantage and sell T.S.O.C.—the [...]

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Mad Men

I’ve just discovered “Mad Men” in its second season. What a great show. The show reveals the lives of the employees of an advertising firm in the early 1960’s. What I really like about this show is that it shows an earlier part of American history without the rose-colored nostalgia that we are so used [...]

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Defining Obama

From The Huffingtonpost:
As a rule, Republicans appreciate the value in defining the Democratic presidential nominee, and the GOP is usually pretty good at it. In 2000, Al Gore, they said, was an “exaggerator.” This was not only effective, thanks to a quick embrace by the media, it was also part of a narrative — when [...]

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Secret Camera Tapes Italian Soccer Practice

In honor of Euro 2008, here’s a rather appropriate commercial from Euro 2004.

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Contemporary Air Travel

This cartoon by David Horsey reminded me of the Alaska Airlines commercials from the 80’s.

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Mac Commercial in Japan

Seems like some ad campaigns are universal. Click here to watch the video.

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Logan’s Run

I just watched the film Logan’s Run for the first time. I realize I may be being a little hard on the film, but so much of it didn’t make sense. If what you want is a roller coaster ride with little t & a mixed in then certainly Logan’s Run is a good movie.
But [...]

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Suntory Whisky Ads with Kurosawa and Coppola

Here are some funny ads starring Akira Kurosawa and Francis Ford Coppola. Best friends drink Suntory whisky together.

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My Favorite Seattle Logos

It seems that Starbucks in suing the Rat City Roller Girls because their logo looks too much like Starbucks’. Well I love the Rat City Roller Girls’ logo and here are some of my other favorite Seattle logos.

1. Essential Baking Company

2. Pagliacci Pizza

3. The Seattle Storm

4. Caffe Ladro

5. Uptown Espresso

Update:
6. Fuel Coffee

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Interesting Ad Campaign

Last Call is a Seattle organization whose mission is to reduce alcohol-related driving accidents by encouraging ride sharing and cab rides. I saw this ad on a bus today and thought it was interesting. First of all because James Dean was in a car accident, and second because James Dean appears to be played by [...]

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The Postal Service

Clever that The Postal Service is now featured on commercials for UPS (United Parcel Service.) For the commercial, click here. For info on the Postal Service, click here.

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Bush in International Advertisements

You’ll be hard pressed to pick a favorite. Indeed, it took me quite a while to choose this one.

The South African History Channel ad reads: “Unfortunately, we do show repeats.” playing on the popular saying — history repeats itself.
Via AMERICAblog.

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York Peppermint Patty Factory to Close

Forgive me if I’m late to the party on this one, but I just read that Barack Obama is looking to get Teamster support in Pennsylvania when I saw this:
On Wednesday, the Teamsters convoy made its way to Reading, Pennsylvania, where the York Peppermint Patty factory is shutting down, moving more than 250 jobs to [...]

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Why I Love Starbucks Gossip

Starbucks has just announced they will close their stores for two hours to retrain their employees:
Starbucks Corp. will close the doors at nearly 7,100 of its U.S. coffee shops for three hours one night later this month to give baristas a refresher course on espresso standards.
I became a teen before the coffee craze, so while [...]

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Not So Subtle Gay Advertising

I’ve always loved subliminal advertising as well as liminal (you know, it’s what’s above the subliminal.)
Via the Slog

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