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more about #jalopnik you've got red on you: I've seen Selling the Sixties, and it's really worth watching if you can find it. I chuckled to myself when Don threw the Freudian report away--I thin... more » Piranha426: I have really high hopes for the "saladdressingasawayoflife" hashtag. more » alula: I read about this guy in Forever Barbie! He helped them with their very first marketing campaigns. IIRC, Betty Friedan talks about him in The Femini... more » dkissam: The whole "What do women want?" Roger: "Who cares?" basically sums up why I will fight to the death to keep Twilight from being dismissed, no matter h... more » OneTwoPunch: This is why marketers hate my Gen X ass—can't sell as well to us (plus we're not a big enough population group to justify spending ad money on), and... more » PaintedTrollop: So, men want to marry minivans and hang out with Miatas? more » Ailatan: I wonder how many cars Tiger Woods has... more » NotChoinski: Your station wagon would be your nanny. more » BetteD: Then I guess the Escalade would be...your 18 fuck buddies? more » dj_chick: I really LOVED the car they had Edward drive in the first movie. It was hot. But a vampire in a crossover? Volvo must have dished out some serious ... more » leicester: ...with metal flake finish? #twilightvolvo more » Alfisted: As the father of a Tween Twilight fan, and the spouse of another, I gotta say ... enough already. It does my heart good to see that several Jezebel c... more » MushyHeirloom: Oh? You want a spooky Volvo? Hard to beat an indestructible 20-year-old 240 sedan with considerable ground clearance and faded paint, especially compa... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: You know, I THOUGHT this had gone too far when I found a really pretty dress at Hot Topic being sold as "Bella's [something] Dress" but this is too mu... more » SheelaNaGig: He has an Aston Martin in the books as well, but oddly enough, they chose not to cross-promote. #twilightvolvo more » tiredfairy: Because I love you all and Spike is way cooler, I give you this: [www.youtube.com] And also this: [www.youtube.com] #twilightvolvo more » staryberry: This isn't just for tweens. I am old enough to buy a car AND love Twilight. There is a reasonable tie-in. Edward drives a gray Volvo sedan in all f... more » Elizabooth: The thing is, much ink is devoted to Edward and his Volvo in the actual book (so I'm, uh, told). Lots. Frankly, I'm surprised Volvo hadn't jumped on i... more » la.donna.pietra: I cannot lie, though: in season 2 or 3 of Buffy, the WB had a contest to win a Buffy VW beetle airbrushed with purple swoops, the Buffy logo, and Sar... more » JessIsElf-ity: Oh, good!My very own lurker-mobile for protecting my beloved! And here I've been stalking dependent teenage girls on foot... #twilightvolvo more » -
#badvertising
The Real Mad Men: The Convertible Is Your Mistress, The Sedan Your Wife
In an early Mad Men episode, Roger Sterling is asked what women want. "Who cares?" he replies. But the Sixties advertising revolution — invoking Freudian-influenced research — did care. And even more so when it came to what men wanted. More » -
#thingsthatsuck
Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
Thanks, AdWeek, for alerting me to the marketing campaign which broke my brain. Seriously. Twilight CARS? More » -
#badvertising
Boob-y Ad Drives Britons Crazy
This "piss poor excuse of an ad" has been banned in England. The billboard, which reads "Nice Headlamps: What do you look for in a car?" was judged to be offensive, and many agree, frankly kind of lazy. [Adrants, Copyranter] -
#dontputitinwriting
You Say "Big Fat" Like It's A Bad Thing
Note to gas station employees: When describing a customer in writing, maybe go with something a little more nuanced than "black lady big fat." Especially when you know someone's going to hand her the paper you wrote that on. [UPI] -
#kidstoday
Baby Driver: Second-Grader Who Stole Car & Evaded Police Gets 4 Days Of "Punishment"
Times have changed: in my day, the consequences of taking a car on a joyride because you don't want to attend church were a lot more Biblical than a trip to NYC, national TV exposure and four days without videogames. More » -
#clips
The Pick-Up Artist
Oldskool curbside racial profiling is so last century (last season?) As Tracy Morgan explained on Letterman last night, nowadays, the premier transportation problem facing Lamborghini-owning African-American males is being mistaken for the taxi drivers who used to pass them by. More » -
#clips
Planes, Blenders & Automobiles: Matt & Craig's Pissing Contest
In the clip at left, Craig Ferguson and Matthew McConaughey do what guys do: Try to one up each other as they talk about size… More » -
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#goldengirls
Speedracer
Dulcibella King-Hall is set to become the oldest person to drive Kent's famed Brands Hatch circuit, by doing a lap in a BMW M3 to celebrate her 107th birthday. [Mirror] -
#snapjudgment
Dear Dita: Who's Gonna Drive You Home Tonight?
[Paris, February 15. Image via Bauer-Griffin]
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#drivencrazy
Why Celebrities Can't Drive
Last night Matt Dillon was arrested traveling 106 mph in Vermont, and this morning Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of DUI. Yesterday, Slate asked the inevitable question: why are so many celebrities bad drivers?
