“Butter maiden” retired
The days of Native American “mascots” belong in the past.
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Lands’ End, angling for (so-called) millennials.
Lands’ End: The White Album
The Lands’ End catalogue may never have been a great document of the variousness of Americans, but its recent incarnations appear to have taken a sharp turn for the white.
Liveright Bookshop, Hotel Dressler
A 1925 ad promising sanctuary and speed, relaxed browsing and instant gratification. Reminiscent of what goes in his Steven Millhauser’s novel Martin Dressler.
Media Matters on Limbaugh
Advertisers continue to flee the Limbaugh show.
Netflix and Limbaugh
I called Netflix last night to share my thoughts on the company’s Limbaugh connection and spoke with a friendly person who offered to type, word for word, what I had to say.
“GEEK WANTED IMMEDIATELY”
Three geek-related ads, from the carnival pages of Billboard magazine.
“Housewife Headache”
1968 Anacin ad characterizes housework as “a mild form of torture.”
"THIS IS FUN"
1940s ad for mystery fun-producing food
Coming soon: fun
A 1940s ad for a food that means fun. Can you guess what it is?