‘He Gets Us’ and Sleazy ‘Swift Boat’ Ads Share a Central Figure — Further Evidence of a Right-Wing Bait-and-Switch
One of the funnier developments in the ongoing drama around the “He Gets Us” campaign…
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Nike’s Token Equality: New Campaign Masks the Truth About Workers’ Rights
Last month Nike debuted its “Equality” campaign with an ad featuring high-profile athletes like Serena Williams, LeBron James,…
Read MoreMuslims Helped Legitimize Lowes’ Decision to Pull Ads From All-American Muslim
Can a single reality TV show represent all Muslims? Should it?
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Repurposing the Gospel Aura: Eminem’s Chrysler Ad Borrows Some Spirit
So, about that Chrysler “Imported from Detroit” Super Bowl ad with Eminem. Not too long after I first saw the spot on the internet, I started thinking about how the pop-culture ubiquity of the black gospel choir belies its complicated cultural capital.
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Rapture Coming, Mark Your Calendars
A friend snapped this photo on the way to work in Colorado Springs. Apparently, these pictures have been popping up…
Read MoreGays Punked by New UCC Ad
You’re welcome here, just don’t do THAT!
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The Tebow Superbowl Ad: Offense, Defense, or Interference?
The Tebow family are in the missionary business, and the ad they produced for Focus on the Family used their son’s football stardom to good effect. But what were they really selling?
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RDBook: Selling the Good News
Who put the mega in megachurch? Two new books, one on star evangelicals and one that focuses on African-American televangelists, tell the story—and explain the remarkable influence of celebrity preachers in the religious marketplace.
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