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The Pillsbury Dough Boy Stars In The Newest GEICO TV Commercial

Now how can you resist the charming laughter of the Pillsbury Dough Boy in this cute new ad for GEICO Insurance? Watch as the The Dough Boy attempts to get it together as he goes through an airport security check in the ad entitled "Happier than the Pillsbury Doughboy on His Way to a Baking Convention". He joins Dikembe Mutombo in Geico's cast of characters for the "Happier Than" ad campaign. Credits: Creative Advertising Agency: The Martin Agency CCO: Joe Alexander Group Creative Director: Steve Bassett Creative Director: Wade Alger Art Director: Sean Riley Senior Copywriter: Ken Marcus Executive Broadcast Producer: Molly Souter Agency Producer: Samantha Tucker Agency Junior Producer: Emily Taylor Prod. Co.: Hungry Man Director: Wayne McClammy DOP: Tim Ives Exec. Producer: Kevin Byrne Producer: Nate Young Production Supervisor: Steve Ruggieri Editorial: Makenzie Cutler VFX: The Mill Audio Post: Rainmaker Studios

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Coca-Cola "Chairs"

Coca-Cola Spain is adding a twist to the obesity discussion with a great new ad, "Chairs" (not). The message, "We are… chairs. And now it's time to conquer you" the ad goes on to ask us "What if we stand up?" I'm sure the commercial is meant to be funny, but as noted over at Brandchannel: "If you drink a can of Coke you should exercise." That is not the brand message any soda company wants to necessarily make...That's why the Spanish "Chairs" spot is worrisome." Should be fun to watch the reactions once this goes viral-ish.

Credits: Ad Agency: Publicis Spain. Directed by Nacho Gayan.

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Controversial Short Film - Louis Vuitton Pimping Ladies Of The Night

A Louis Vuitton short film for AW13. Features supermodels Cara Delevingne and Georgia May Jagger. Produced by the U.K.'s Love Magazine and directed by James Lima. A naked woman in the backseat of a car, a half-dressed woman swaying down an alley, a woman undressing in front of a car’s headlights and a slew of come-hither looks. What can we expect to see from the fashion industry next?

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A Short Film - The Dystopianest Dystopia Ever

A short film written and directed by freelance copywriter Jon Murray. The dystopia in this short film doesn't involve a barren post-apocalyptic wasteland. There is no alien race harvesting human bodies for energy. Or turning us into pets. There are no cannibal gangs. No zombies. No robots with AI that go rogue. And no deathmatches for the purpose of population control and/or entertainment.

Credits: Written, Directed & Produced by Jon Murray Cinematographer: Robert Lyte Editor: Steve McGregor Motion Graphics: Steve McGregor Executive Producer: Michelle Rich Colourist: Conor Fisher Costume Design: Casey Dutfield Starring the wonderful Daniel Stolfi and the lovely Jen De Lucia Special thanks to Posterboy Edit & Alter Ego via: Glossy

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Son of late Sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Oluwole Awolowo Dies at 70

Yoruba socio-political and cultural group, Afenifere, has mourned the death of Chief Oluwole Awolowo, the publisher of the Tribune Newspapers. The deceased is a son of the late Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo.

“The entire Afenifere family mourns the passing away of the scion of our illustrious leader’s family, Chief Oluwole Awolowo. His death is a big pain and loss to all of us who are followers of the sage. We pray that the Almighty will strengthen our Mama and the entire family in this difficult moment. May his amiable soul rest in perfect peace,” the group said in a statement by its spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin.

Oluwole Awolowo died aged 71 on Wednesday evening.

Details of the death are still sketchy and no official statement has been released by the Awolowo family. Family sources say the deceased had been sick and in a foreign hospital for some time. His mother, chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo is still alive.

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This week's podcast: more Rocket reports

Promo the Robotic reporter and Dave Thomas

This week, CHML's Scott Thompson asks about my blast-from-the-past meeting with Rocketship 7 host Dave Thomas. Scott got a kick out of seeing a photo of me and Thomas, who hosted the Buffalo, N.Y. children's series from 1962 to 1978. In case you missed it, it's all covered here in an earlier post. We talk about other early childhood TV memories. I talk about the time my parents insisted I sit down in front of the set and watch Professor's Hideaway, an early CTV Toronto attempt at a kids show. BBC radio star Stan Francis was host. Like all these kids shows on at the time--Romper Room, Rocketship 7, later, Uncle Bobby (featuring Bobby Ash, who was featured on Professor's Hideaway)--they relayed birthday wishes to kids. I remember thinking it was weird that my parents wanted me to watch television--they were usually trying to tear me away from it. While I sat there, the Professor says, "...and happy birthday to Billy Bricks--there's a present for you upstairs under the bed." I thought, big deal, some other kid got a present. Why did my parents want me to see that? My parents just looked darts at their 19-inch black and white Marconi. More childhood memories are shared. You can listen in here.

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After 40 years, still Young and Restless

Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of The Young and the Restless. The daytime serial began on March 26, 1973--way back when President Richard Nixon was still in office. His successor, Gerald Ford, had a reason to watch for a while--his son, Doug, was a regular on the series. Now real life soap operas--like the one I read about every day in The Star starring Toronto mayor Rob Ford--have replaced a lot of the scripted soap operas on television. Starting with The Osbournes and extending into the Kardashians and Honey Boo-Boo's clan, shows about (more or less) real people have shoved soaps aside. Who cares about made up stuff on Genoa City when watching real people make fools of themselves is so accessible? The soap and reality worlds collide these days on series such as Dancing With the Stars, where soap actors are often part of the mix. (General Hospital's Ingo Rademacher is on the current edition). Their loyal fans usually make sure they enjoy a long run on the ABC dance series.

Nikki and Victor. Married so often, goes the old Joan Rivers joke, they have rice marks on their faces

I was asked to weigh in on all this Tuesday on Global's News Hour. Global has had the Y&R on its schedule dating back to shortly after the network went on the air. The series continues to be one of their top draws, pulling 747,000 overnight viewers a week ago Tuesday. It easily won its timeslot that day, beating CTV's Dr. Phil at 3 p.m. (521,000), Ellen DeGeneres at 4 (437,000) and Anderson Cooper at 5 (332,000). The Y&R has been on a truly remarkable, 25-year winning streak as TV's No. 1 soap. It didn't just win every year, it won every week, some 1200 weeks in a row in the U.S. Reaching back to the three network days, it continues to make money for CBS against 500 channels, cable and Netflix and countless other distractions. Some modern viewing methods actually help keep Y&R on the air. While overnight numbers aren't what they used to be, viewers today can PVR their daily soap fix and watch it later. Tweeting and Facebook posts help keep fans connected in a way that was once only possible through mall shows and other live events. Unlike other soaps, the series isn't going away anytime soon. CBS just renewed Y&R--along with the rest of its daytime lineup--for the 2013-14 season. I've interviewed a few of the Y&R stars over the years. Peter Bergman, with the series for 30 years as Jack Abbott, was one of the CBS personalities who took part in a press conference at CBS Television City Studios last year (where Y&R and The Bold and the Beautiful are taped). You can read his comments here. The big man for most of the run has been Eric Braeden. He joined the series in 1980 as iconic villain Victor Newman. Victor married Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) again last week for the umpteenth time. I'm thinkin' it won't be happily ever after. Now in his 70s, Braeden is still an arresting presence on the show. He's also a fun interview and will talk boxing for hours; he's a big fan of George Chuvalo, the former Canadian heavyweight champion honoured Tuesday with the Keys to Toronto. Read this interview I had with Eric Braeden a few years ago here.

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Behind the Scenes Photos: Waje Goes Nude In Her New Music Video

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Mailbooks For Good. Re-Gift The Gift Of Reading

Mailbooks For Good is an innovation in book publishing. Thanks to a specially designed dust jacket once readers have finished the books, they are instructed to turn them inside out and reseal them. The books become pre-paid pre-addressed parcels ready to be delivered to charity. It then gets sent directly to The Footpath Library, a charity that provides books for homeless and disadvantaged.

Credits: Creative Advertising Agency: BMF Executive Creative Directors: Carlos Alija and Laura Sampedro Creative Team: Simon Koay and Tim Smith

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KFC - Say It With Chicken TVC

Sometimes words are simply not enough to express how you feel, KFC believes it might be easier to say it with Chicken. Credits: Advertising Agency: Ogilvy Sydney Executive Creative Director: Brett Howlett Group Creative Director: Michael Raso Senior Copywriter: Dom McCormack Senior Art Director: Liam Hillier Production Company: One20 Producer: Josh Jenkins Director: Dean Blumberg

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G-SHOCK by Maison Martin Margiela

Born in 1983, G-SHOCK has spent the last 30 years pursuing innovative and enduring watchmaking. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, a special G-SHOCK by Maison Martin Margiela model has been created. Only 3,000 exclusive models will be available from a limited 300 points of sale worldwide, each tagged with an exclusive serial number. A fashion leader since its founding in 1988, through deconstruction, reinterpretation and transformation, Maison Martin Margiela has engineered a unique identity and is recognised in the fashion industry as iconoclastic and avant-garde, redefining fashion standards along the way.

On this occasion, Maison Martin Margiela turned to WANDA DIGITAL and its directors Camille Hirigoyen and Julien Choquart (J.A.C.K) to create a visual universe around the watch : Photos, video and interactive experience. The interactive video allows the user to take control of the film with extreme precision by simply clicking & dragging. The experience enables Maison Martin Margiela and Casio fans to play with textures & speed and reveal the logos, on a personal and randomly built platform. This marks WANDA DIGITAL’s first high end Fashion project and is directed by the duo J.A.C.K well-known for their sharp art direction (Nike, Vogue...). In sticking with the Maison Martin Margiela spirit, they were willing to deviate from the classical notions of fashion and transform the experience into a true visual experiment. The interactive experience is set to be online Thursday 29th March on Maison Martin Margiela’s Facebook and Tumblr pages. Credits: Client : Maison Martin Margiela Directors : J.A.C.K Production : Wanda Digital Digital creation : Jean-Frédéric Passot Development : Yoann Guény Producer : Helene Segol Producer : Romain Altain Aldea

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How To Attract A Woman - Engen & Wimpy Love Song TV Spot

Egg Films' Kevin Fitzgerald directed Love Song, Draftfcb's new television commercial for Engen and Wimpy. In it a young man discovers who just might be the woman of his dreams, what does he do while standing there pumping gas...he starts dancing in an effort to impress the girl of course. Take note gentlemen, a woman can't resist a man who can dance, or tries too.

Credits: Advertising Agency: Draft FCB, Cape Town, South Africa Director: Kevin Fitzgerald Executive Creative Director: Mike Barnwell Creative Director: Aaron Harris Art Director: Scott Fowler Copywriter: Chris de Villiers Producer: Jon Ronbeck Executive Producer: Colin Howard Agency Producer: Caz Friedman Editor: Gordon Midgley

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A Jacuzzi For Food - "Zacht & Krokant. In de Diamant"

How can you spark a conversation and more important maintain the interest of your target audience in a low interest category like frying fats? The Dutch market leader in cooking oil, Diamant challenged ad agency Fitzroy Amsterdam to find a solution. It all starts with a platform. A platform that has substance and depth, one where relevant as well as fun content can be shared. Like most brands Diamant doesn't have a natural platform, so it was time to create one. The inspiration came from Diamant's real essence: the product characteristics of Diamant frying fats: a crispy exterior and a soft interior of any snack. These two instrumental benefits were brought to life and obtained emotional values. Our 2 brand mascots, "Zacht & Krokant" translated to English: Soft & Crispy were born. They play the main role on television in which the bubbling frying pan became Soft & Crispy private Jacuzzi.

Credits: Agency: Fitzroy, Amsterdam Production: Glassworks Director: Morten Vinther Executive Creative Director: Jur Baart Art Director: Gert van Kaaij, Wouter Vanhaeren Copywriter: Youri van Overdijk, Merlijn van Vliet, Roen Roomberg Producer: Jane Bakx, Joris Knetsch, Jony van Hees Sound: Kaiser Sound Studio's Sound: Marco Baay Artistic Model Director: Dan Hope, THomas Hinke Agency Producer: Jony van Hees Editor: Scott Harris, Will Judge Composer: Craig Brown Music: The Sound Works

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Extra Ordinary - PSA for Circle 21

With the goal of increased acceptance for the Down syndrome community, this film was created to challenge the associated stigmas. People with Down syndrome can, and do, lead meaningful, happy lives. Circle 21 is non-profit organization, established in 2012, which provides support and resources, for the global Down syndrome community. Credits: Advertising Agency: Juniper Park, Toronto, Canada Executive Creative Directors, Partners: Terry Drummond, Alan Madill, Barry Quinn Copywriter: Matt Hubbard Art Director: Mike Schonberger Designer: Ryan Teixeira Agency Producer: Wendi Hamilton Account Executive: Deniz Melen Production House: Sons and Daughters Director: David Quinn Line Producer: Scott Houghton Director of Photography: Chris Muir Executive Producers: Dan Ford, Jeff Darragh Editing House: Panic and Bob Editor: Mariam Fahmy Transfer Facility: Notch Colourist: Jason Zukowski Online Facility: Panic and Bob Online Artist: Andrew Hobbs, Barry Potter Audio House: Pirate Toronto Audio Director: Chris Tait Audio Producer: Tyna Maerzke Original Music: Pirate Toronto Engineer: Ian Boddy

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Photo: Pero Adeniyi; 2face Idibia's baby mama Of Three Kids Spotted In Lagos

Pero Adeniyi, 2face baby mama of three kids was spotted in Lagos over the weekend. Information suggests she's been around for a while now and was even in Lagos during 2face and Annie's March 8th traditional wedding in Eket Akwa Ibom. Pero told close friends she was in Lagos for business and will be returning to her US base some this week. Pero and 2face have three kids together, Rose, Justin and the baby she had last year. She also has another child with ex husband, Tunde Borokini. 

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Kim Kardashian’s ‘Nigerians are apes tweet’ causes commotion on Twitter

Via - Daily Post

Kanye West’s baby mama, Kim Kardashian trended for the wrong reasons on twitter last night over a 140 character tweet. Kim Kardashian allegedly tweeted that ‘Nigeria is such a disgusting country. I couldn’t wait to leave. lol Scott said their women look like apes and I agree’.

It went viral in minutes and so many Nigerians reacted negatively to it – many were disappointed with her for saying such after allegedly ‘being paid so much’ for her recent trip to Nigeria – Darey’s love like a movie concert.

Although the tweet was later discovered to be fake – ‘photoshopped’ by a certain @chuckicheese – but by then, the buzz it had generated had gone so far…

The scenario had become so serious that almost – if not everyone had fallen for it!

As a matter of fact, Nigerian rapper 2shotz was one of the many Nigerians who also fell for it. ‘F**k kim kardarshian…..how wld she say such about naija girls?‘, he wrote on his Twitter page.

See photo of the fake Kim K tweet that caused the mass upset

To prove that the tweet was actually fake, @chuckicheese wrote on his Twitter last night. ‘Funniest s**t, I ALWAYS use @BET for my fake retweets but people still fall for it‘

But seriously, do you think Kim Kardashian can ever say that?

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Video: Sex In The Parking Lot