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Guy’s Billboard Resume Gets Him a Job

Cover letters not working out? Think bigger.

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Name Change: Fig Newtons Are Now Just Newtons

Turns out people really do give a fig about the century-old snack brand.

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Pop Chips Pulls Offensive Ashton Kutcher Ad

The potato chip company has deleted a clip that featured the actor in brown-face makeup, pretending to be a Bollywood producer named ‘Raj’.

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Chinese Company Names Sunglasses After Helen Keller

Naming sunglasses after a blind activist? It’s no “lost in translation” moment.

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Holey War! New York Bakery Wants Dunkin’ Donuts to Take ‘Artisan’ out of Its Bagel Ads

Are Dunkin’ Donuts new bagels really hand-crafted by bagel artisans? A Queens baker is saying Fuhgeddaboudit.

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Belvedere Vodka Retracts Offensive Ad, Flubs Apology

Belvedere celebrates its vodka’s superior drinkability — but a new ad for the liquor producer is hardly in good taste.

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Taste-Testing Taco Bell’s New Doritos Locos Taco

No, this is not a ruse. It’s reality. Taco Bell now sells tacos that come in shells made from Nacho Cheese Doritos.

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Say Goodbye to Mortgage Woes: This Company Will Turn Your Home Into a Billboard

Shaky economic times have prompted many Americans to cut corners or, at the very least, to get creative.

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Axe Body Spray — For Women?

The fragrance, known for its frat-boy following and controversial ads, is releasing a unisex scent

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Don’t Try to Buy This Girl a Princess Doll

If Riley, the star of this video, is any indication of how intelligent, discerning, and outspoken the next generation is going to be, we have some hope for progress in this world.