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Why Paper Is Not Dead?

DJ Nyke — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:18:40 +0000

I'm a as big on recycling and save the earth as you can be without being labeled a tree-hugger or being a card carrying member of Greenpeace. However, if you missed yesterday rant on (click here for that), you know there are somethings there is just no subst

Say Goodbye to Loud TV Commercials

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:47:41 +0000

Have you ever noticed that when a TV show goes into a commercial the volume on your set goes up? It’s no big mystery why this happens. Advertisers have figured out that the best way to sell soap or whatever is to make their message stand out by being louder than what you were hearing before. (This [...]

Durex Pranks Airplane Passengers With Hilarious Guerilla Marketing

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:00:33 +0000

Have you heard the one about the Polish flight attendant who tried to use a condom as a floatation device? While we enthusiastically salute all members of the Mile-High-Club as brave pioneers of public sex, safety is always important. That’s why we thought this recent guerilla marketing prank by Durex Poland was so genius: Pranks [...]

Jean-Claude Van Damme Sings While Making Snow Angels in Beer Commerical

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:30:59 +0000

Once upon a time, Jean-Claude Van Damme broke bones and caused other Van Damage as the star of high grossing movies like ‘Bloodsport’ and ‘Time Cop.’ Unfortunately for the “Muscles From Brussels,” fame brought with it depression and substance abuse problems, and by the late nineties the box office star faded into direct-to-video oblivion. But about [...]

Watch This Ridiculous Commercial That We Think is For Beer

Mike Adams — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:00:36 +0000

Anytime a beer commercial begins with a robotic stink finger giving the old “show stopper” to a wall mounted cassette deck armed ready to pump out the Knight Rider theme song, you know you’re in for a treat.

Of course, up until a few days ago, we had never in our lives witnessed such a commercial. No

Disturbing Ads From 'Black Swan' Director Spotlight Perils of Meth Use [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:49:37 +0000

‘Black Swan’ and ‘Requiem for a Dream’ director Darren Aronofsky knows a thing or two about psychological thrillers.

Car Commercial Being Filmed in Virginia Captures East Coast Earthquake [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:13:00 +0000

The 5.8 earthquake that struck yesterday gave folks all over the middle part of the East Coast something to breathlessly discuss. Yet, no one seems to have been seriously injured in the shake. In other words, BEST EARTHQUAKE EVER!

In Chantilly, Virginia, which is not too far from the quake’s epicenter, an auto shop was shooting a commercial when the ground went wobbly. Here is the footage from the shoot, which pretty much sums up the essence of the East Coast earthquake — a brief rush of fear followed by the baffling realization that you just experienced an earthquake.

Wrestling Great 'Macho Man' Randy Savage Dead at 58

Jon Michaels — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:38:27 +0000

Legendary wrestler 'Macho Man' Randy Savage died today in a car accident in Tampa, Florida, reports TMZ. He was 58.

Savage's brother, Lanny Poffo, said he passed away after he lost control of his car when he had a heart attack shortly before 9:30AM. The Florida Highway Patrol says Savage drove across a concrete median and into oncoming traffic before he hit a tree.

Ten Most Memorable Super Bowl Commercials [VIDEO]

107.9 The River — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:41:48 +0000

This year, a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl will cost $3 million. At that price, any company hawking its product during the big game better hope its ad makes a big impression.

CLICK HERE and Watch the t