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Mar 18, 2013

What Better to Convince You to Eat Korean Food Than a Late-Night Commercial Set to a Rap Jingle?

What’s better than Korean barbecue? A late-night Korean barbercue restaurant commercial set to a catchy rap jingle, of course.

Feb 04, 2013

Bloomberg’s Anti-Gun Ad Seen Only in D.C. Market

A pro-gun control advertisement paid for by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg aired only in the Washington television market during the Super Bowl last night.

Jun 11, 2012

RGIII Receives High Praise from Teammate, Dresses Up as Cop for Commercial

He’s still unproven in professional football, but the myth of Robert Griffin III keeps growing. Over the weekend, he dressed up as a cop while filming a commercial, and his teammate Deangelo Hall says Griffin is “light years” better than Michael Vick.

Apr 12, 2011

There’s A Madman Shooting Pucks From The Roof

Alexander Ovechkin: the man with a slap shot so powerful, it could be used as a boastful metaphor for the purportedly wide network of Capital One banks in the Washington, D.C. region!

Aug 23, 2010

Excuse Me While My Head Explodes

This morning’s “uh, wha?” comes courtesy of man-about-Bloomingdale Scott Roberts, who found this advertisement, created by Comcast to promote its controversial acquisition of NBC Universal and filmed at Big Bear Cafe.

 
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