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A coalition of disabilities groups is expected to call for a national boycott of the coming film “Tropic Thunder” because of what they see as the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled.

Paris Hilton responds to a recent McCain ad, comparing Barack Obama to Britney Spears and herself, in this Funny or Die exclusive.

(TrendHunter.com) If the Celebrity Lamp with its 40 pairs of mirrored aviator sunglasses and $1,600 price tag did not fit into your budget, maybe this badass ‘Ray & Stevie’ Pendant Light would.

The very cool design uses…

Less than two weeks ago we told you about JWT Inside’s alleged shrinkage. The chilly pool, in this case, being the appointment of Rob Quish as CEO of JWT Specialized Communications and the shrinkage, of course, following as a result of alleged satellite office closings (creative department layoffs, etc.).

In that report, we mentioned Quish was soon to speak to the entire company via a “Global Agency Webcast,” which we believe was planned only after we first broke the news about the agency’s lack of communication. A person close to the situation informs us that the webcast has occurred.

We haven’t seen it for ourselves, but one of our spies shared some of what Quish had to say. Check out the remarks, after the jump.

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When last we reviewed Mountain Dew’s Green Label Art project, its trussed-up bottles were gleaning inspiration from mean tattoos and revisiting their hillbilly roots with artist Peat Wollaeger.

And I thought Fast Company loved ad agencies. Take a read of USA Today‘s profile of Modernista! The McPaper gushes over the Boston shop because it’s not like other ad agencies. You see, it’s all about ideas. The other agencies, just ads. So, for the first dozen grafs we learn that Modernista! is doing non-ad stuff for clients like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Alas, 75 percent of its work is still making those pesky ads for brands like Hummer. The article quickly shifts to talking ads—and the agency—in breathless terms. Some favorite lines: “Ad historians may someday point to that moment as the very nanosecond when Cadillac’s image popped a cultural wheelie.” “All they really wanted was to create ads on their own terms.” “Regardless of who wins, the [Rockport] lawsuit is a clear message that few agencies dare to deliver to clients: Don’t mess with us.” “Modernista’s offices are wacko. You take a freight elevator to get in. Employees sit playing chess in the middle of one workroom. An eclectic CD library lines a wall of one floor.” And don’t even get them started on the agency’s Web site.

—Posted by Brian Morrissey

(TrendHunter.com) This freaks me out. Pendulum Studios has release a video showing off their AlterEgo application.

These are the guys that brought in-game movies to Stuntman2 and are working on a project called Silent…

It may seem illogical to compare the fall of Nazi Germany with the Fail Whale, but some fellas over at Crunchgear (brothers Nicholas Deleon and Gabriel Deleon) scripted and put together this random-yet-awkwardly-funny clip about Hitler’s dog dying, and his inability to share his sadness due to Twitter’s constant failing.

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Gary Koepke and Lance Jensen of Modernista got their pictures in the paper.

USA Today also helps the nation get to know these creative characters a bit better.

About Lance Jensen
Age: 45.

Big-deal job prior to founding Modernista: Executive vice president, group creative director, Arnold Worldwide (Volkswagen’s “Drivers Wanted” campaign).

Favorite downtime activity: “We don’t have much downtime.”

Favorite vacation spot: Rents a summer home in Orient, N.Y., on Long Island.

Favorite music: English progressive rock.