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Corporate Press Release Theater: The Biggest Game

So apparently last night the most-watched TV program in 25 years aired, and I didn’t see it. Well, I did, but mostly in fast-motion. Apparently in the midst of the Super Bowl ads, there was an actual good game last night. But what with hammering out 61[!] ad reviews in four hours, skipping through the [...]

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"Yes We Can": That Other Big Ad Last Weekend

Other than the Mike Huckabee / Chuck Norris spot and the Hillary Sopranos parody, the two most memorable ads this campaign season are notable for (1) not being TV ads, (2) being for Barack Obama and (3) not coming from the Obama campaign. (I’m not including Obama Girl, if you’re wondering.) The first was the [...]

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Wire Watch: Sympathy for Clay Davis

SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, call your own cell phone from a pay phone and remind yourself to watch The Wire. Halfway through the season, the press and the cops are getting closer. / HBO: Paul Schiraldi Apologies in advance: this will be the lamest Wire Watch ever. Owing to the Super Bowl [...]

Top 25 Important Movies On Race

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In honor of Black History Month, TIME critic Richard Corliss surveys nearly a century of cinema, and reflects on 25 defining works that broke down the walls of intolerance on the big screen

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Strike Watch: Not to Jinx It…

…but reports are coming in from just about everywhere that the writers and the producers are getting very, very close to a deal. To anticipate your question: I don’t know. To anticipate the next one: I don’t know that either. We’re all wondering what the end of the strike–if the strike is ending–will mean for [...]

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The Morning After: How 'Bout Them Giants…

… of advertising, that is. My instant Super Bowl ad reviews, all five zillion of ‘em, are now posted. Add yours here. [Update: USA Today, meanwhile, has released its 20th annual Ad Meter results; as usual, we agree on a few things--FedEx, Bridgestone--and disagree on a lot: where's the love for Garmin GPS?]