Grown men in diapers a watertight concept

Comfeze_2 The actors in this TV commercial for Canada’s Scream TV must have really needed the cash. The spot, from Zig in Toronto, calls for them to prance around in diapers with big grins on their faces, secure in the knowledge that the giant white bags strapped around their loins won’t leak a drop, whatever unforeseen accidents occur (caused by frightening moments in Scream’s scary movies, for example). Bladder-control humor, of course, has a long and sordid history. The best-known commercial spoof is probably this one, selling “adult diapers for lazy people.”

—Posted by Tim Nudd

William F. Buckley had a way with words

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William F. Buckley Jr., the acid-tongued, staunchly conservative author (40+ books), columnist (since 1979), publishing exec (National Review) and TV host (Firing Line), helped shape the modern media landscape. His reaction to a society increasingly obsessed by celebrity and trivia was rigorously intellectual, intense and probing. Buckley never stopped at the surface, equivocated about his positions, or suffered fools gladly (“I won’t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said,” he once quipped when presented with a viewpoint in opposition to his own). Buckley was no friend to the left (“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views”), but he also knew when to stick it to The Man (“It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!”). He was feared, beloved, ridiculed, admired and despised. Though it all, he had an unfailingly playful sense of humor about himself (“Some of my instincts are reprehensible”) and the best diction of any English speaker on the planet. William F. Buckley Jr. died today at his home in Connecticut at age 82. This seems a fitting end-quote: “I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it, and one is the feeling that I haven’t just been sitting on my ass all afternoon.”

—Posted by David Gianatasio

Autistic Activist on YouTube – Amanda Baggs (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Amanda Baggs is a 27 year old autistic woman who can’t communicate verbally and isn’t fully capable of taking care of herself.

A lot of people don’t have an understanding of the condition, but she wouldn’t let that defeat her. She posted a YouTube video in an attempt to raise awareness which e…

Marithé + François Girbaud: Kid

Marithé + François Girbaud: Kid

No more seasons

Advertising Agency: La Chose, France
Creative Director: Pascal Gregoire
Art Director: Fanny Corcia, Volker Gehr
Copywriter: Basile Theet, Arthur Castillon
Photographer: Rip Hopkins

Marithé + François Girbaud: Double page, men

Marithé + François Girbaud: Double page, men

No more seasons

Advertising Agency: La Chose, France
Creative Director: Pascal Gregoire
Art Director: Fanny Corcia, Volker Gehr
Copywriter: Basile Theet, Arthur Castillon
Photographer: Rip Hopkins

Marithé + François Girbaud: Double page, women

Marithé + François Girbaud: Double page, women

No more seasons

Advertising Agency: La Chose, France
Creative Director: Pascal Gregoire
Art Director: Fanny Corcia, Volker Gehr
Copywriter: Basile Theet, Arthur Castillon
Photographer: Rip Hopkins

Retro-Trashy Beauty – Amy Winehouse Fashion & Make-Up Lines (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Say what you will about Amy Winehouse, but she does have a unique style and apparently there are lots of girls copying her and that means there is money to be made.Will the eyeliner come in quart containers? Yes, Amy Winehouse is a mess, but she is no Brittney for a number of reasons:
1. She has ta…

Performance Mini Cars Comeback – Abarth 500 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Abarth is making a comeback. The what? It’s a neck-snapping, head-turner that had its hey-day in the 1960’s.

You probably know how much excitement the return of the Mini-Cooper caused. The Abarth will cause the same stir in Europe. The Scorpion was a killer on the track as the video shows. It’…

Want Some Spider with that Sweet Corn?

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Arg! Get a load of this print ad for the Travel Channel.

Oreo: Internet

Oreo: Internet

Chairman & CCO: Christoph Becker
EVP, Exec. Creative Director: Sandy Greenberg/Terri Meyer
SVP, Creative Director: Ilana Rosengarten
Sr. Art Director: Daniel Prado
Senior Copywriter: Claudio De Lima
Asst Account Exec: Nicole Mercaldi
Head of Broadcast Production: Andrew Chinich
Agency Producer: Stuart Raffel
Project Manager: Additional Credits:
Production Co./City&State: Independent Media – Santa Monica, CA
Director: Scott Hicks
Producer: Susanne Preissler
Edit House: Big Sky Editorial Company
Editor: Chris Franklin

What A Little Movie From Ireland Can Tell Us About Authenticity.

If you’ve not seen Once, you need to do so. So often , we talk about authenticity . How important it is now and what…

Kaleidoscope Group Unlocks Secrets to Multi-Faceted Femme

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Having fielded studies, interviewed researchers and read “over 50 books” (!!!!) “related to the subject of marketing to women,” Hoffman Group launched a woman-targeting think tank called Kaleidoscope Group. The website greeted us with an actual kaleidoscope of women and some Lilith Fair music that stimulated the growth of our leg hair follicles.

Yo, Homie. Don’t Play That Incremental Scatter CPM Crap With Me

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Entitled Ripe Revolution, the video turns the media negotiation process into what it truly is: a drug deal between buyer and seller.

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 5

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 5

Advertising Agency: AlmapBBDO, Brasil
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Roberto Pereira
Art Directors: Gustavo Victorino, Renato Fernandez
Copywriter: Cesar Herszkowicz
Illustrator: Mauro Ferreira
Published: December 2007

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 4

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 4

Advertising Agency: AlmapBBDO, Brasil
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Roberto Pereira
Art Directors: Gustavo Victorino, Renato Fernandez
Copywriter: Cesar Herszkowicz
Illustrator: Mauro Ferreira
Published: December 2007

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 3

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 3

Advertising Agency: AlmapBBDO, Brasil
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Roberto Pereira
Art Directors: Gustavo Victorino, Renato Fernandez
Copywriter: Cesar Herszkowicz
Illustrator: Mauro Ferreira
Published: December 2007

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 2

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 2

Advertising Agency: AlmapBBDO, Brasil
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Roberto Pereira
Art Directors: Gustavo Victorino, Renato Fernandez
Copywriter: Cesar Herszkowicz
Illustrator: Mauro Ferreira
Published: December 2007

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 1

One Show in Panamericana: Classy swearing, 1

Advertising Agency: AlmapBBDO, Brasil
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Roberto Pereira
Art Directors: Gustavo Victorino, Renato Fernandez
Copywriter: Cesar Herszkowicz
Illustrator: Mauro Ferreira
Published: December 2007

Because Your BFF is DYING to Paint Your Nails in St. Louis

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Perhaps inspired by The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Hoffman|Lewis sent us this creative for the Missouri Division of Tourism.

MacBook & MacBook Pro Upgrades – More Speed + Multi-Touch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Apple has been on a roll lately with an almost weekly new product or upgrade. Only last week Apple cut down the price of the 1GB iPod Shuffle from $79 to $49 and introduced a new $69 2GB model (see our story). Now Apple has unveiled more powerful versions of the MacBook Pro with up to 2.6GHz Intel C…