Advertising deconstructed.

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• Ads We Hate The worst commercials on television.
  Seth Stevenson Dec. 26, 2006
  
• Watered-Down Borat Citi's lame new ads.
  Seth Stevenson Dec. 11, 2006
  
• The Most Confusing Ad on Television That pink-haired, animated superspy is selling what?
  Seth Stevenson Nov. 13, 2006
  
• The Celebrity Laptop Can Jay-Z make HP notebooks seem cool?
  Seth Stevenson Oct. 16, 2006
  
• Can Rosa Parks Sell Pickup Trucks? Chevy's icky, exploitative new ad.
  Seth Stevenson Oct. 9, 2006
  
• This Is Your Ass on Drugs The new case against pot? It makes you lazy.
  Seth Stevenson Sept. 25, 2006
  
• Does Advertising Work? An ingenious new book finally answers the question.
  Seth Stevenson Sept. 18, 2006
  
• The Divorcemobile Ford's bizarre new SUV ad.
  Seth Stevenson Aug. 28, 2006
  
• SUVs for Hippies? Hummer courts the tofu set.
  Seth Stevenson Aug. 14, 2006
  
• Head Case The mesmerizing ad for headache gel.
  Seth Stevenson July 24, 2006
  
• This Little Piggy Gets Dismembered What's with Toyota's violent new ads?
  Seth Stevenson June 26, 2006
  
• Mac Attack Apple's mean-spirited new ad campaign.
  Seth Stevenson June 19, 2006
  
• My Life. My Ad. Wes Anderson's brilliant new AmEx spot.
  Seth Stevenson May 15, 2006
  
• Wham! Bam! Buy a VW, Ma'am! The violent new Jetta ads.
  Seth Stevenson May 8, 2006
  
• Coffeeholics A Dunkin' Donuts ad for an addict nation.
  Seth Stevenson April 24, 2006
  
• Keep Soccer Beautiful! Nike's new ads cleverly slam Adidas.
  Seth Stevenson April 17, 2006
  
• The Nastiest Wife on Television An odd new ad from Century 21.
  Seth Stevenson April 10, 2006
  
• What a Drag The great Powerade ad you won't find on TV.
  Seth Stevenson March 27, 2006
  
• The End of a Played-Out Ad Campaign? Priceless.
  Seth Stevenson March 13, 2006
  
• Fast Times VW's nasty new spokesdemon.
  Seth Stevenson March 6, 2006
  
• Super Bowl Special The best and worst ads this year.
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 6, 2006
  
• Apple Jacking Car ads that look like iPod ads.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 30, 2006
  
• Sick and Twisted The creepy new ad for Theraflu.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 23, 2006
  
• In Cold Blood A nasty new public service announcement from the American Red Cross.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 16, 2006
  
• LeBron James, Thespian The NBA star hams it up in Nike's baffling new ads.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 2, 2006