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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
With Politicians in Paris Discussing Climate Change, This 'Brandalism' Group Hung Clever Ads Challenging the Corporate Presence
The BrandalismProject, is a self-declared anti-advertisement art movement and has claimed responsibility for over 600 fake advertisements recently installed throughout Paris. The driving force behind the group's effort is the beginning of the UN Climate Change Conference.
"Amidst the French state of emergency banning all public gatherings following the terrorist attacks on 13 November in Paris, the 'Brandalism' project has worked with Parisians to insert unauthorized artworks across the city that aim to highlight the links between advertising, consumerism, fossil fuel dependency and climate change," BrandalismProject said in a statement.
The project is a collaboration between 80 artists from 19 different countries and the targets include AirFrance, Dow Chemicals, and Volkswagen, which is getting a lot of attention for perpetrating an environmental fraud.
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Britney Spears Declares Her Love For Adele's 'Hello' by Dancing to It
Only Adele's Hello Can Put This Crying Toddler's Woes Into Perspective
When This Mom Ruins Her Son's Netflix and Chill, He Loses His Chill
This kid's chill does not include censoring himself, so be careful where you listen to it.
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Name of the Day: Nutella Refused to Customize a Jar of Nutella for a Little Girl Named Isis
ISIS has come to be known as a terrorist group but before that Isis was an Egyptian goddess who brought her brother/husband Osiris back to life after he was murdered. It's also the name of a five-year-old Australian girl who really wants her name on a jar of Nutella.
The company Ferrero Australia started a campaign called “Make Me Yours” which allowed people to add their names to jars of Nutella. Allowing the internet to brand your product went predictably wrong. Department stores, such as the Meyer Isis's mom tried to buy from, are unable to print everything submitted. It might have something to do with gems like this one:
via @JayBattestelli
For the mom of this little girl, being denied a personalized jar of sweet, hazelnut chocolate spread is the last straw in a long line of unforseen consequences cause by the unfortunate name. She told the Sydney Morning Herald, "I am starting to get to the point where I don't want to call her name out because she's going to start noticing people looking."
Now she's on a mission to reclaim the name.
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