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Commercials Upset Me This Week

Posted in Ads, tagged , , on December 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Admittedly, I watch too much cable television. However, I may have to cut back just because of the increasing amount of ridiculous material used for commercials lately. Is it just me, or is it getting worse? For instance, look at these Reebok commercials for their new Easy Tone sneakers (which are supposed to give your [...]

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Switzerland in the Media, Pt. II: Minarets Ban

Posted in Ads, International, tagged , , on December 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I don’t want to spend this whole post outlining the history and politics of the minaret ban in Switzerland, but this article from the BBC in 2007 provides some good background on the controversy. (Please note especially the quotes from Oskar Freysinger.) Aside from my view that this compromises the promotion of dialogue between religions [...]

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