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The Wild, Coke-Fueled Health Claims of Coca-Cola’s Earliest Ad Campaigns

Back in the 1880s, when Coke included roughly one-fifth a line of actual cocaine, its marketing promised a wonder tonic that could cure alcoholism, quickly build muscle and soothe heart trouble

Does Verizon Know What ‘The Cable Guy’ Is About?

I dunno, maybe promoting 5G with a Super Bowl ad referencing a dark comedy about television’s corrosive influence isn’t such a good idea

Do Not Attempt to Out-Pizza the Hut

On the folly and hubris of challenging a mediocre fast-food chain

That Fake ‘Zeus’ Poster May Be Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Blockbuster for Real

It’s both funny and poignant that this probably-phony movie is a reminder that the Terminator’s superstar reign is long over