Samsung & the Big Game

In all seriousness, the NFL is hyper-vigilant about use of the words Super Bowl, NFL and Super Sunday when it comes to advertising, and they aren’t afraid to break out the lawyers. They even tried to trademark the phrase “the Big Game” once, but it wasn’t the sheer obnoxiousness of … Read More

$53.2 Million Worth of Super Bowl Ads

CBS has sold out its ad inventory for Super Bowl XLVII, with prices averaging between $3.7 and $3.8 million per spot. While these ads sure are expensive, none of them will compare to the lasting impact (and exceptional value) of a half-time streaker with “DailyXY” and “YOLO” painted on his … Read More

Alone in Siberia

In 1978, a helicopter full of Soviet geologists encountered a family living alone in Siberia, 150 miles from any other human settlement, and had been since 1936. Apparently life in a frozen wooden cabin was preferable to life under the Soviets. Who knew? [For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was … Read More

The Life and Times of Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito is sort of the drunken, hilarious uncle we wish we had… then again, we may just be confusing him with his best character, Frank. Unsurprisingly, the five-foot-nothing actor best known for his turns in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Batman Returns and L.A. Confidential (and who could forget Twins?) admits his … Read More

Indian Jones and the Panel of Canadian Comedians

[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grRquxAqDyo[/youtube] Richard Young thinks his name is “too white” so he did what any sensible person would do: ask the Internet for fake “brown names” and convene a panel of celebrity judges to pick a winner. Exercises like this make us proud to live in a country where people … Read More

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