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Yes, we are demographically perfect. But how lovely to see!

What Is This Amazing Samsung Ad Trying to Tell Us?

Why do you think Samsung made this nearly 2-minute commercial of young people riding their bikes, talking to strangers, meeting new friends (and, of course, using every single Samsung device on the planet)? (Also getting wet and suddenly dry again. But I digress.) Is the idea to appeal to young people dreaming of such freedom? […]

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Why does the fakeness of this ad rankle me so?

This “Sweet” Hershey’s Commercial is Making My Skin Crawl

. Please watch this 2-minute reverie on parenting, tweens and how many Hershey’s products two people can consume in one sitting, and then give me your reaction (because mine was visceral): . The iydirrsebn spot shows a girl preternaturally sad because even though her (pathetic, doofus) dad is at home with her, he is tied […]

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