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April 18, 2013

The Problem with Dove

The dark side of Dove's Real Beauty Campaign: from its controversial parent company, to the…

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May 17, 2012

Annals of Badvertising: Virginia Slims Book of Days (1982)

I quickly glanced at the headline for the Virginia Slims book of Days and I…

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February 23, 2012

The Gendered Advertising Remixer

"Fair-use remix video can be a fantastic way to combine critical media literacy, technical skills…

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November 28, 2011

Unilever’s Lynx Attempts Damage Control

Last week a series of ads by Unilever's Lynx – a brand of deodorants for…

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