Advertising deconstructed.

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• I Hate You, Blue-Tux-Wearing Viagra Guy! Web video ads are annoying and repetitive. Here's how to fix them.
  Farhad Manjoo Nov. 21, 2008
  
• HSBC's Bizarre Lumberjack Ad What does a violent environmental protest have to do with banking?
  John Swansburg Oct. 27, 2008
  
• The Pill Killer Can a new ad make a contraceptive vaginal insert seem cool?
  Torie Bosch Sept. 29, 2008
  
• In a World Where You Can Smoke Weed in a Movie Trailer ... The rise of the R-rated preview.
  Josh Levin Sept. 16, 2008
  
• The Advertising Olympics The best and worst commercials from the Summer Games.
  Josh Levin Aug. 21, 2008
  
• Ads We Hate The most annoying commercials in the universe.
  Seth Stevenson Aug. 11, 2008
  
• Buy This Car Because It's Ugly Scion's peculiar new ad campaign.
  Seth Stevenson July 28, 2008
  
• Everyone Will Be Lonely Eight Months From Now The weird science of stock photography.
  Seth Stevenson July 14, 2008
  
• Less Filling Beer ads just aren't doing it for me anymore.
  Seth Stevenson June 16, 2008
  
• The Clio Awards Shameless Canadian hucksters, brilliant Thai ads, and a dirty fish tank.
  Seth Stevenson May 19, 2008
  
• Salesjerk Meet the next great TV pitchman.
  Seth Stevenson May 13, 2008
  
• Jingle Hell The diabolical geniuses behind Subway's "five-dollar foot-long" song.
  Seth Stevenson April 21, 2008
  
• You Can Stand Under My Umbrella Travelers snatches its logo back from Citi.
  Seth Stevenson April 14, 2008
  
• Jorge Posada Is Having Laura's Baby! A new ESPN campaign spoofs soap operas. Is that a good thing?
  Seth Stevenson March 31, 2008
  
• Chester's Got a Brand-New Bag When did the Cheetos cheetah become so delightfully creepy?
  Seth Stevenson March 17, 2008
  
• Hot Buns! The vaguely lewd new Holiday Inn Express ads.
  Seth Stevenson March 3, 2008
  
• H Is for Help! What's wrong with the new Lexus H ads.
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 19, 2008
  
• So, How Were the Super Bowl Ads? This year's crop, reviewed.
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 4, 2008
  
• Dude! How great are those new Bud Light ads?
  John Swansburg Jan. 28, 2008
  
• Cheese Puff What is Luis Guzmán doing selling Vermont cheddar?
  John Swansburg Jan. 14, 2008