This past week, several notable people have passed away, but we’ve also got some bright spots in the world of medicine and music to share. Let’s get to it.
Friday News Bites: HIV Treatment Advances, Obituaries + More
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Please Stop, Snore Stop
Thank God I found something to feel uncomfortable about this week. I was running out of things to write about. Have you seen this ad for Snore Stop? (Picture after the cut.) Continue reading
Dispatches from Ladyblogland
Shocking revelations in today’s dispatches! Read on and have your mind blown.
Commercials That Air During Maury
I’m (kind of) your typical home from college kid temporarily living back at my parents’ house. I don’t miss much about having to live under their roof and rules in the suburbs except for the free TV.
Typical.
Dispatches from Ladyblogland Are a Hoot
It’s time to do a little reading. And then watch an adorable owl.
Do You Use the Services?
The title is not particularly catchy. None of mine usually are, to be honest, but at least in this case, it is accurate. Without further (or any, really) exposition, let’s get down the heart of the matter: universities offer many services that appear to be underutilized. I want to talk about this a little bit and then I want to hear from you; specifically, I want to know whether you use the services offered by your university and why. Continue reading
10 Things That I Can’t Believe Are Actually a Thing
1. Bagel Heads. So, apparently, there are people in Asia who will pay someone to poke them in the forehead with a needle full of saline, which results in a big puffy blob on the forehead, which is then formed into the shape of a bagel, naturally. What in the holy fudge?! This offends me for so many reasons, not the least of which is that the forehead aberrations look more like glazed donuts than bagels, so this trend isn’t even aptly named. I never thought I would learn about something that’d make dakimakura wife pillows seem not that weird. Nah”¦they’re still very, very weird, actually. Continue reading
What Diets And Deodorants Have In Common (It’s Probably Not What You Think)
Last week, I came across this gem of a post over at Jezebel. Continue reading
The “Skinny” on Skinny Vodka
A friend of mine gave me the heads up to what we thought was a new way to market “skinny”: Skinny Vodka. Continue reading
Anti-choice Ads: Why I Don’t Want Them Banned
Over the past week or so in Dublin, ads like this have been appearing on the side of buildings:
Mother’s Day Marketing: The Good, the Bad, and the Cringeworthy
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, so we should all take it as an opportunity to show our moms how much we appreciate them… by buying them shit, right? If my inbox is to be believed, yes, that is the most important thing to keep in mind this weekend. But what to get her? Unsurprisingly, the suggestions from some retailers are, shall we say, less than enlightened, though I’ve also seen a few that were pretty heartwarming or just refreshingly blasé. Then there are the ads that are, well, a little disturbing. You’ll see! Continue reading
What Are We Selling Here?: Super Bowl Sunday, Masculinity, and Commercials That Make You Go, “What?”
Super Bowl Sunday is the most watched televised event in the United States, with over 111 million people tuning in each year. It’s considered a de facto national holiday and, after Thanksgiving, is the second largest day of food consumption. The Super Bowl gets people excited. The Super Bowl is good fun. But the Super Bowl is like any sporting event that depends primarily on advertising – it’s targeted at a male demographic. So what does this all exactly mean? Continue reading
Mad Men: “The Hobo Code” for This Guy’s a Jerk
Last time on Mad Men:
We were more than half-finished with the season!
Joan went on a trip and left Roger feeling whiny, so he drank all of Don’s booze and fondled his wife, so Don made him puke oysters in front of some political bigwigs. Peggy continued to work two jobs with no extra pay and even less respect. Oh, and Betty slapped a bitch up in the supermarket. Continue reading
What Were They Thinking?
There seems to be a lot of debate about how many advertisements people are exposed to over the course of a day. It’s not surprising– I’d expect that numbers vary widely depending on where you are, what you’re doing, and a whole host of other factors. So instead of talking about what that number might be, let’s just focus on the number 2, which just happens to coincide with the number of ads I want to talk about in this here post. Continue reading
Advertising Your Website on a Budget of “Free”
Over the past few years, a whole bunch of my friends, family, and acquaintances have started up side businesses to pad their income; offering a myriad of handmade goods and some pretty nifty services. Continue reading
