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December 10, 2010 0

I Like: Funny Chinese Mentos ad

By sushipan in advertising, funny

This Mentos ad cracked me up. It starts off wearing the cloak of melodrama shared by millions of other Asia-Pacific TVCs and music videos, then uses a cartoonish gag that keeps Mentos propped up as a fun and brand for young and sophisticated Chinese consumers. Just the demographic that star agency BBH aims to win [...]

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November 22, 2010 0

I’m a crazy f–ker!

By sushipan in funny, sports

Here’s a PSA about us Lions fans

From www.notsopuremichigan.com:
For anyone living in Michigan, the four saddest words are not “I lost my job,” but “I’m a Lions fan.” The Detroit Lions are the worst team in the history of professional sports. The whole world knows it, and their fans show it by wearing jerseys of players [...]

November 22, 2010 0

Hip-hop Panda

By sushipan in funny

Just cuz…

November 11, 2010 0

Mentally ill and their families are lost in China

By sushipan in only in china

The NY Times has a very sad story about the incredibly daunting situations faced by the families of the mentally ill in China. Lack of institutional infrastructure, education and understanding about mental health, and government investment have left millions without an avenue to treatment and recovery, often resulting in unfathomably bleak and violent results.
The dearth [...]

November 10, 2010 0

Smartphone Battles

By sushipan in funny

This is spot on! My favorite is how the Blackberry folk see the iPhone folk, and vice versa. Poor Nokia didn’t even make the cut!

(h/t to @cmar55)

October 24, 2010 0

Crabby Days are Here Again

By sushipan in food and drink

Had my first hairy crab of the season last night. April’s parents were in town and she wanted to treat them to some delicious crab, so she ordered some from a delivery service and we had them with some nice yellow wine, beer and home cooked beef noodle soup last night. Then I fell [...]

October 24, 2010 0

Asian actors are scary

By sushipan in advertising, politics

Some political group called Citizens Against Government Waste has wasted a bunch of their citizens’ money by paying for Asian actors and a green screen set for a rightist propaganda shoot that will no doubt scare a ton of people into voting Republican next week. Never mind that the “great recession” mentioned in the clip [...]

October 18, 2010 0

Cityweekend has good intentions for its advertisers!

By sushipan in funny, media, only in china

I know Cityweekend is not exactly the bastion of wonderful journalism here, but it was still funny to read a recent article titled “10 Ways to Detox the Body in Shanghai,” which packaged a list of some no-brainer health tips in some not-so-subtle whore-wrap. Some particularly egregious product placement snippets:
Watch what you eat: Eat plenty [...]

September 13, 2010 0

English Breakfast

By sushipan in food and drink, travel

My breakfast this morning in London. Thought some cured meats would cure the hangover. Instead, I just really want to take a nap. Paris ho this afternoon!

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September 1, 2010 0

Taiwanese singer/actress René Liu is the new face of Rado

By sushipan in advertising

Swiss lux watchmaker Rado announced that René Liu (刘若英) will be their new spokesperson. Classy celeb for a classy brand. And she sure looks good in this print ad.

(via Madisonboom)