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  • The boob tube debt machine

    The advent of television helped get Americans hooked on debt. Can the Internet help us go cold turkey?
  • Ralph Lauren owns up to Photoshop disaster

    The designer admits the egregious digital slimming of a model was the company's fault -- just a bit too late
  • Like a piece of meat

    A Las Vegas burger joint invites customers to take a bite out of a tender, juicy ... woman
  • Care for a Lysol douche?

    Why mid-century women used oven cleaner for their most intimate, ah, oven
  • She's bare, and she "looks eight"

    SyFy's new "Caprica" campaign is scary for all the wrong reasons
  • No strings attached: Tampons make you a superhero!

    Serena Williams' Tampax commercial is the latest in a hilarious line of feminine hygiene-as-female empowerment ads
  • To hell with the woman, save the boobs

    Is a sexy new breast cancer PSA offensive ... to men?
  • Getting it in the can

    Bud's provocative new online campaign takes, ahem, a backdoor approach
  • Sending the wrong message to abusers

    A public awareness campaign about domestic violence might actually make things worse for some victims
  • Bring back the car commercials!

    Wonder why you're hearing so much about "male enhancement" lately? Blame the dearth of automotive advertising
  • Ladies love smooth kiwis

    Philips Norelco is on a mission to make hairless scrotums a hot new trend
  • Today in kink

    A book claims "Oral Sex Is the New Goodnight Kiss," Real Dolls sue copycat, academics debate "sexting" and more
  • "Gathering Storm" strikes again

    The National Organization for Marriage's new ad takes aim at same-sex unions in New York.
  • Porn or prescriptions?

    Trying to find the best cure for dudes with the middle-aged blues.
  • Bustice for all

    British retailer Marks & Spencer responds to negative outcry over surcharges on larger bras: "We boobed."
  • Keira Knightley's domestic violence ad too ... violent?

    British censors demand cuts from the star's chilling -- and effective-- public service announcement.
  • "In and out" burgers

    Fast food commercials try to sex up an unhealthy product.
  • Bush Shaving: The Musical!

    A new series of ladies' razor ads boasts the least subtle visual metaphors since Georgia O'Keeffe.
  • Should abortion ads air on television?

    Commercials for "pregnancy advice services" might start airing in the U.K.
  • Outsmart Mother Nature!

    Tampax's ad campaign sells girl power ... at $4.99 a box.
  • Frito-Lay wants to read your mind

    The company uses "neuromarketing" for a new female-centric ad campaign.
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