Super Bowl

VIDEO: Matthew Broderick’s Honda ad side by side with ‘Ferris Bueller’

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Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller-esque commercial for Honda received a lot of attention last week because, well, people love things that remind them of things they once saw. So here’s a side-by-side comparison of shots from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the Super Bowl ad. Read more

VIDEO: Once again, video games accurately predicted the Super Bowl

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I didn’t bother watching the big game last night. Why? Because I knew already who would win, thanks to Skyrim. Read more

6 of the most awful Super Bowl ads ever

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Making a good Super Bowl commercial is hard. It takes months, if not years, of planning and research to make people remember your company’s ad. Conversely, 30 seconds of awfulness can make people remember you too, but for all the wrong reasons. Here are seven ads which definitely fall into the latter category. Read more

VIDEO: Adriana Lima’s sexy new commericals just won the Super Bowl

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You don’t need to watch the Super Bowl for the commercials now. Adriana Lima has already locked up the top two spots for best commercial. Read more

Ditch the beer for these Super Bowl cocktails

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While many ad agencies are busy creating the most tenuous ties between their brands and the Super Bowl, I couldn’t care less. Good cocktails are good cocktails, and that’s all that matters. I’ve compiled a few of my favorites from all of the various emails I’ve gotten and now put them in your hands. Read more

VIDEO: The only Super Bowl commercial you need features a guy marrying bacon

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The hot new thing this year for companies is to show their Super Bowl commercial the week before the Super Bowl. Because, you know, nothing captivates an audience of tens of millions better than a commercial they saw embedded twenty times the previous week. This Jack in the Box commercial is the first one I feel like you actually need to see. Read more

Redhook is the Maker’s Mark of beer

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I’ve made no secret about the fact that I’m a sucker for good advertising. The only problem for most companies is that we don’t see eye to logo on what makes an ad successful. For me, it’s all about entertainment value. I don’t need your commercial to tell me everything I need to know about the product, just make me interested. Read more

VIDEO: Madonna’s press conference devolved into questions about wardrobe malfunctions and centaurs

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Madonna press conference

Madonna held court today in front of a packed house of reporters for Super Bowl XLVI. Most of the questions were straightforward. Was there a surprise in store for the performance? Is she rooting for Eli Manning or Tom Brady? Yada, yada, yada. Read more

Will Americans consume 50 million cases of beer on Super Bowl Sunday?

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Super Bowl Infographic

Did you read that title? Look at it again. That’s a lot of beer! I don’t want to suggest that someone’s facts may be off, but I have to call bullshit on this infographic. Read more

Dumb Super Bowl fan of the day

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This goes without saying folks but if you’re going to buy Super Bowl tickets on Craigslist, you may want to make sure you see them, before you know, buying them. This stupid fan from Illinois, we’ll call him gullible Gary, decided to send a $1200 money order to an anonymous individual for Super Bowl tickets. ... Read more

VIDEO: Rob Gronkowski is taking it “day by day, every single day”

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Allow me to sum up Rob Gronkowski’s interviews on Super Bowl media day. He’s taking it “day by day, every single day.” Read more