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Television's Benevolent Mind Control Program

Hamilton Nolan · 04/07/10 11:22AM

America is a nation of mostly poor, unattractive people who take their cues on life from the fictional actions of rich, attractive characters on television. The NBC network, your father figure, has decided to educate our slackjawed populace. With television!

The World's Most Expensive Press Release

Hamilton Nolan · 04/05/10 11:00AM

The published rate for a full page color ad in the New York Times magazine is $107,075. Why, then, would one use such expensive ad space to re-run a bizarre and uninteresting press release? Don't know, but somebody did!

Lost Finale Revealed: ABC Gets Rich

Hamilton Nolan · 03/29/10 08:31AM

Lost: the television show enjoyed by many hopeless fanatics such as yourself. Just how much is your slavish, unquestioning devotion to everything associated with this fairy tale worth to corporate America's advertisers? A lot.

How MTV Is Selling Jersey Shore to Foreigners

Adrian Chen · 03/23/10 12:58AM

Next season, Jersey Shore goes to Miami Beach. But last season's exploits are about to go international. MTV is launching the show in more than 30 countries this week. Here's how they are selling this most American export abroad.

American Apparel "Trans-Am" Campaign is Edgy, Gross

Mike Byhoff · 03/18/10 10:38AM

What's hotter than a hip girl with a perfect body and an ample bosom? A hip girl with a perfect body, ample bosom, and a mustache. Throw in spandex with a boner, and it's no longer advertising—it's art.

Testicles Desire Beer

Hamilton Nolan · 03/17/10 03:46PM

The ad below for some Australian beer explains exactly when you know you need a beer: when your balls tingle. Yea, maybe in Australia.

Ad Money Heads Up, Towards Apocalypse

Hamilton Nolan · 03/17/10 01:02PM

In your energizing Wednesday media column: ad spending is rising towards an inevitable deadly explosion, Yahoo hires some good writers, AOL enters the food blog wars, and a Cleveland reporter is a wanted man.