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Reads tagged with “advertising”

Mad Men on Wheels: Vintage Car Ads
Mad Men on Wheels: Vintage Car Ads

Babes, bumpers and Bentleys, or what Don Draper would’ve looked like on the other side of the Iron Curtain.

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Google Chrome Speed Tests
Google Chrome Speed Tests

What a keytar, an electrocuted boat and an Idaho potato have to do with how fast you surf.

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DoGooder: Do Nothing, Change Everything
DoGooder: Do Nothing, Change Everything

How to bypass annoyance with slick design and serious dogoodness.

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Short Film Spotlight: Greenpeace Global Voices
Short Film Spotlight: Greenpeace Global Voices

What the streets of Delhi have to do with the halls of Copenhagen.

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Brazil Goes Green by Doing The Yellow
Brazil Goes Green by Doing The Yellow

What Seinfeld has to do with 4,380 liters of drinking water.

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Robin of Shoreditch: The 100 Brands Project
Robin of Shoreditch: The 100 Brands Project

Robinhooding Subway, or how to make those doing well do good.

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The Century of the Self: A Fascinating BBC Documentary About the Rise of Consumerism and Democracy
The Century of the Self: A Fascinating BBC Documentary About the Rise of Consumerism and Democracy

An four-part probe into the depths of consumerism and democracy, and how those in power used Freud’s theories to manipulate the masses.

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Buy Nothing: No, Really, It’s For Sale
Buy Nothing: No, Really, It’s For Sale

What the hottest gift this holiday season is, or how to dodge your modern addictions.

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Film Spotlight: Lemonade
Film Spotlight: Lemonade

Creativity, joblessness, and going from making a living to making a life.

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Wego Motel: Soap
Wego Motel: Soap

What a motel has to do with Taiwanese soap and the reputation of the ad industry.

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