Heineken gives in to fundamentalists

what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander! Yesterday Muslims, Christians today…
Dutch beer maker Heineken has withdrawn all advertising from a Spanish Network. They did so after receiving various complaints about the satirical religious show Salvados por la Iglesia (Saved by the Church) of Sexta TV.
In the show there was a scene in [...]

Proud to clean up your puke

We Nothern Europeans are quite the drinkers. And amongst the Nothern Euopeans, the Britans are quite the drinkers. Maybe that’s not something to be proud off, but that’s not going to stop them from doing it.
So instead of wasting their money on trying any further, the British Local Government Association, which represents councils across Britain, [...]

Die in Style: 10 Stunning Coffins!

Dying, I rather not talk about it. It scares me to death. Live is too much fun. The way I look at it right now, I don’t want to die ever! But, according to science, we all will and what are the odds that I will be an exception?
I’m 30 years old, so [...]

What’s good about beer

It’s a generally known fact that after a few beers, everything starts looking better than it is. Well, everyone actually, especially members of the opposite sex. Good thing, really; many new relationships owe their existence to beer.
Sooner or later there’s bound to be someone in the world of advertising making use of this; making use [...]

Super Bowl commercial

This ad topped the list of best ads during the Super bowl final between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears last year. Many commercials - if not all -, are specifically made to be broadcast during the Super bowl. This attracts the attention between nearly 60 other commercials that aired during the Super [...]

The beauty of beer

Even if you don’t drink, beer is something we should be grateful of. Beer brands are responsible for some of the most stunning, funny or otherwise entertaining commercials around.
This commercial from 2001 for a Finnish beer brand is one of that first category. It’s not even about beer, you could almost consider it art: [...]