Advertising deconstructed.

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• See Spot Run Are commercials really bad for kids?
  Seth Stevenson Dec. 20, 2004
  
• Snoozeworthy CNN's boring, misguided, insulting new ads.
  Seth Stevenson Dec. 6, 2004
  
• I Know You Are But What Am ISP? NetZero taunts AOL with copycat ads.
  Seth Stevenson Nov. 29, 2004
  
• You've Got Commercials! Bad ones. AOL's new campaign fails in every way.
  Seth Stevenson Nov. 8, 2004
  
• We Love Emerald Nuts, Too! Check yourself, Planters. There's a new nut in town.
  Seth Stevenson Oct. 25, 2004
  
• The Return of the King Burger King is resurrecting a dubious icon. Why?
  Seth Stevenson Oct. 11, 2004
  
• Smells Like Teen Spirit Old Spice Red Zone body spray: slick product, humble approach.
  Seth Stevenson Sept. 27, 2004
  
• The Elephant in the Advertisement Does Skippy's new spot target stoners?
  Seth Stevenson Aug. 16, 2004
  
• Thanks, But No Thanks Citigroup's godawful new campaign.
  Seth Stevenson Aug. 2, 2004
  
• What Is a Hemi Engine, Anyway? Decoding Dodge's cryptic ad campaign.
  Seth Stevenson July 19, 2004
  
• Ads That Make You Go Ew Who buys hot dogs because they're "girthy"?
  Seth Stevenson June 28, 2004
  
• Budslinging How beer commercials ape political ads (and why they shouldn't).
  Seth Stevenson June 21, 2004
  
• The Oscars of the Ad World Dispatches from the AICP award show.
  Seth Stevenson June 15, 2004
  
• Castles Made of Ampersands AT&T's misguided new campaign.
  Seth Stevenson June 7, 2004
  
• United We Brand Are the airline's animated ads any good?
  Seth Stevenson May 24, 2004
  
• Ad Nauseam Why one actor suddenly pops up in ad after ad after ad.
  Seth Stevenson May 17, 2004
  
• Alphabet Soup Now what does KFC stand for?
  Seth Stevenson May 3, 2004
  
• Customers Like Me Verizon uses race to make you look.
  Seth Stevenson April 26, 2004
  
• It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a … Webisode? Seinfeld's new short film for AmEx.
  Seth Stevenson April 19, 2004
  
• Tangled Up in Boobs What's Bob Dylan doing in a Victoria's Secret ad?
  Seth Stevenson April 12, 2004
  
• A Kinder, Gentler Brawny Man The paper towel icon gets a makeover.
  Seth Stevenson March 22, 2004
  
• Trading Places In Nike's alternate sporting universe, Serena spikes, Marion vaults, and Agassi plays short.
  Seth Stevenson March 15, 2004
  
• You and Your Shadow The iPod ads are mesmerizing. But does your iPod think it's better than you?
  Seth Stevenson March 2, 2004
  
• The Creatures From the Sandwich Shop Behind the singing rodents in the Quiznos ad.
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 23, 2004
  
• Gnome Is Where the Heart Is Travelocity woos users with a lawn ornament.
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 16, 2004
  
• The Super Bowl Special For once, the ads were worse than the game.
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 2, 2004
  
• Open Secret What's that little blond kid in the IBM ad selling?
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 26, 2004
  
• Not-So-Amateur Night A surprisingly slick spot wins MoveOn's anti-Bush ad contest.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 14, 2004
  
• The Second Coming Nike's new ad is a humble prayer that LeBron will turn out like Mike.
  Seth Stevenson Jan. 12, 2004