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Is ‘The Greatest Movie Ever Sold’ the Greatest Statement Ever Against Corporate Advertising?
By Geo Ong ‘No S***, Spurlock’: An Introduction Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock’s claim to fame was stuffing his face and risking his life with a 30-day McDonald’s diet in 2004′s Super Size Me. Though excited to watch the film, part … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 days, advertising, clean city, corporate sponsorship, corporations, documentary, jimmy kimmel, jimmy kimmel live, karl marx, mcdonalds, media, money, morgan spurlock, pom wonderful, pom wonderful presents: the greatest movie ever sold, product placement, promotion, sao paulo, selling out, super size me, the greatest movie ever sold
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High Noon Urchins
This week, we learn that there is such thing as too much.
Adverts Think You’re Stupid – Don’t Prove Their Point
By Geo Ong Despite my cuffed skinny jeans, asymmetrical haircut, and wiry vegan body, I don’t hate sport. Well, I don’t hate all sport. I can challenge a lot of people for the title of Diehard NBA Fan, believe it … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, advertising agencies, basketball, beer, cars, commercials, eekonomy, fcc, federal communications commission, food, judd apatow, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, miller lite, money, nba, numbers, recession, ronald reagan, sexism, sport, stereotypes, television
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A Friend of the Devil is a Friend of Mine… and Facebook
By Margaret Hedderman My friend makes George Orwell look conventional. My friend collects, stores and shares my personal data. My friend is yet another outlet for marketers, advertising agencies and THEM to manipulate my mind. Facebook represents everything that we … Continue reading
