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retro ad: early 1990s cola-wars commercial

Thu, Mar 22, 2012
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Interestingly, you cannot tell which soda this ad is ostensibly promoting until the very end.

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retro ad: 1960s Bonnie and Clyde-themed Pontiac GTO commercial

Thu, Mar 15, 2012
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Pontiac! The choice of time-travelling bank robbers everywhere.

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retro ad: 1990s “What is… The Internet?” infomercial

Thu, Mar 08, 2012
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Yes, kiddies, this used to be so incredibly cool that we thought we had finally arrived in the space-age future.

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question of the day: Is AMC exploiting 9/11 with its Mad Men imagery?

Mon, Mar 05, 2012
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Does your take on whether or not Mad Men is a thematic riff on our cultural reaction to 9/11 impact whether you see the use of such imagery as reasonable?

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retro ad: 1990s MCI commercial with Star Trek actors

Thu, Mar 01, 2012
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Not a single phone without a cord! Not exactly a Star Trek vision of the future.

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watch it: “The Muppets Rock Out in a Google+ Hangout”

Wed, Feb 29, 2012
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Kermit and Beaker lip-synching to Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen…

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retro ad: hilariously sexist 1960s Xerox commercial

Thu, Feb 23, 2012
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Xerox! Enabling women’s incompetence and men’s willingness to put up with it since 1960!

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retro ad: 1960s Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head commercial

Thu, Feb 16, 2012
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From the days when you had to supply your own potato (or other vegetable).

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question of the day: Where is the dividing line between art and advertising?

Wed, Feb 15, 2012
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Can the two ever be separated? Do you find it harder to appreciate something as art if its primary purpose is to sell something to you?

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retro ad: 1980s Coca-Cola commercial with Keanu Reeves

Thu, Feb 09, 2012
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Following up on the breaking news of Keanu Reeves’ immortality, here we have what is purported to be one of Reeves’ first paying jobs as an actor… in his Reeves’ persona, that is.

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