Bryan Burwell, Columnist, Dies at 59

Mr. Burwell was a longtime sports columnist for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a former correspondent for the HBO show “Inside the NFL.”



Top 50 Cosmetics Trends in December – From Face-Massaging Beauty Tools to Anime Makeup Tutorials (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) With the holiday season in full effect, this collection of December 2014 cosmetics trends focuses on the fact that many women are interested in a couple specific areas. First of all, makeup ideas…

McDonald's wakes up early for the late ones

McDonald’s France wants you to know that they are open for breakfast and are there for you– especially those of you who have trouble waking up in the morning.

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Top 65 World Ideas in December – from Seasonal Travel Apps to holiday Selfie Suggestions (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Travel apps, unusual boutique hotels and wildlife-inspired excursions are prominently featured on this list of the most popular December 2014 world ideas.

The last year has witnessed an incredible…

Expedia and St Jude's "Santa Flies Coach" (2014) 3:17 (USA)

Santa Flew all over the world earning Expedia points to donate to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Because now you can donate your Expedia points to St Jude’s.

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"Penguin Kids" – Oliver Jeffers (2014) :30 (USA)

Cute and fun spot for Penguin Kids books, featuring picture book maker Oliver Jeffers

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Honda "He-Man and Skeletor" (2014) :40 (USA)

Honda decided to build upon the Happy Honda Days campaign, with three social videos featuring toys that are sure to get Gen X waxing nostalgic. This Skeletor and He-Man one features Skeletor rapping kind of, to a sort of holiday song.

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Honda "G.I. Joe and Jem" (2014) :50 (USA)

Gumby and Pokey are romping through their funtime world, singing a made up Holiday Song. This is one of three videos created to build off of Happy Honda Days with a big social component.

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Nike Jordan X Footlocker "Blake Griffin" (2014) :45 (The Netherlands)

This spot doesn’t feature just Blake Griffin dunking. No, it shows Blake Griffin playing basketball without dunking. Because there’s more to Blake Griffin than dunking.

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NIssan Almera "Next generation" (2014) :50 (South Africa)

Son proudly shows off his new car to dad, who is dubious. So son lets dad take a test drive and hilarity (and stunts) ensue.

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Santa Casa "Honest Sticker" (2014) 1:30 (Brazil)

Here’s an idea for Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. JWT Brasil watched people parking in disabled spots who clearly weren’t disabled and then placed a sticker on their cars urging them to make amends by donating blood.

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Greyhound "The Hobbit" (20140 :30 (USA)

Greyhound Buses launched its first cinema spot, with a Hobbit tie-in. Funny idea– in every epic all people do is walk or ride horses or ride mythical creatures. But we live in the real world, so we’re taking the bus.

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Immoweb: Ouch

Production Company: Witloof Production
Creative / Director: Fred De Loof
Account Director: Coppelia de Crane d’Heysselaer
Published: 2014

Foot Locker / Jordan: Above expectations

Advertising Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Executive Creative Directors: Mark Bernath, Eric Quennoy
Creative Directors: David Smith, Alvaro Sotomayor
Art Director: Jordi Luna
Copywriter: Mohammad Diaa
Contributing writer: Amir Farhang
Head of Broadcast Production / Broadcast Producer: Joe Togneri
Interactive Producer: Alex Groelleman
Planner: Danny Feeny
Group Account Director: Kirk Johnsen
Account Director: Kathryn Addo
Account Manager: Luke Purdy
Studio Artist: Noa Redero
Project Manager: Janna Harrington

Castle Lite: Disappearing act

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Directors: Sergio Lacueva, Tseliso Rangaka
Art Director: Sergio Lacueva
Copywriter: Tseliso Rangaka
Agency Producer: Anthea Beylis
Production company: Egg Films
Director: Jason Fialkov
Producer: Kirsten Clarence

Bigg Crossfit: Hair

We don’t need machines.

Advertising School: Brother Ad School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Director: Emi Adam
Copywriter: Eugenio Siritto
Photographer: Sergio Godoy
Photo retoucher: Murilo Viviurka Marcondes
Published: November 2014

Bigg Crossfit: Toast

We don’t need machines.

Advertising School: Brother Ad School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Director: Emi Adam
Copywriter: Eugenio Siritto
Photographer: Sergio Godoy
Photo retoucher: Murilo Viviurka Marcondes
Published: November 2014

Canadian Mental Health Association: Dance like no one's watching

Advertising Agency: BrandHealth, Peterborough, Canada
Creative Director: Rick Kemp
Directors: Klint Davies, Mark McNeilly
Copywriter: Klint Davies
DOP: Mark McNeilly
Picture & Sound Editor: Mark McNeilly
Published: November 2014

Klick Health: Office Holiday Remix

Advertising Agency: Klick Health, Toronto, Canada
Executive Creative Director: Glenn Zujew
Creative Director: Elliott Smith
Associate Creative Director: Marc Genesee
Art Director: Jay Schacher
Copywriters: Ali Rizvi, Andrew Huang
Producers: Andrew Huang, Philip Bowser
Published: December 2014

Top 100 Home Trends in December – From Party-Inducing Linens to Timber-Framed Farmhouses (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Winter is just around the corner and so too is Christmas, thus it is only natural that this collection of December 2014 home ideas revolve around comfy and cozy designs that will keep people warm…