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NEW YORK CITY: Metropolitan Museum Settles Class Action Suit On “Recommended” Admission Fees

Reuters reports: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has agreed to reword its signs and website to settle years-long litigation that claimed it deceived patrons into believing its recommended $25 admission fee was mandatory. Under the settlement announced on Friday, the museum, the largest in the United States and considered one of the world’s most prestigious art institutions, …

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VIRAL VIDEO: This Is An Ad For Something

JMG reader Ed points us what is actually a parody of an ad for something – that something being a German line of sex toys for women. Watch below as a silly group of bears recreates the ad, substituting ice cream and other items for the dildos, etc. Nearly 200,000 views at this writing.

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Right Wing Group Launches $1M+ Ad Campaign Against Obama Nominating Scalia’s Successor [VIDEO]

USA Today reports: It’s on. The conservative Judicial Crisis Network announced Thursday that it is spending at least $1 million on a radio, TV and digital advertising campaign that urges the Senate to block anyone President Obama nominates to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, whose death last week has roiled the political world. The campaign, dubbed “Let the People …

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Hillary Soothes Immigrants’ Child In New Ad [VIDEO]

The Hill recaps: Democratic primary front-runner Hillary Clinton in a new ad released in Nevada highlights her opposition to deporting illegal immigrants. The 60-second spot, titled “Brave,” features footage from a Clinton town hall in Las Vegas earlier this week during which the former secretary of State reassures a young girl who says her parents are going to be deported. …

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CONFIRMED: Nike Fires Boxing Champion Manny Pacquaio Over “Abhorrent” Comments About Gays

TMZ Sports confirms their scoop from earlier today: Nike has made it official — Manny Pacquiao has been FIRED over his anti-gay comments. Nike issued a statement saying, “We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent.” “Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community. We no …

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Rubio’s “Morning In America” Ad Features Vancouver

If ONLY this had happened to Ted Cruz. Via the Washington Post: The sundry scenes and dreamy narration mimic Ronald Reagan’s legendary ad “Morning Again in America.” But where the incumbent trumpeted the strides that the country had made since his election, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio digs into America’s supposed decline under President Barack Obama in his latest …

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Honey Maid Issues Another Pro-LGBT Message [VIDEO]

Tissue alert! Nearly two years ago Honey Maid launched a series of pro-LGBT messages, all posted with the hashtag #ThisIsWholesome, which earned them immediate furor and boycott calls from hate groups. Honey Maid continues the theme this week with a “Love Day” Valentine’s clip that includes several heartwarming exchanges between LGBT kids and their families. Pink News recaps: The new …

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Icelandic Water Puts Gay Spin On 90s Coke Ad [VIDEO]

The Iceland Monitor reports: Icelandic water company Icelandic Water Holdings has released a new advert for its Icelandic Glacial water, giving a modern, positive, inclusive spin on an advertising classic from the 90s. Speaking to gayiceland.is, Chairman and co-founder of the company Jón Ólafsson says that “it felt like the right thing to do, just very natural, to include a …

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And Now A Message From Mama Bush [VIDEO]

One day after releasing a campaign ad starring his brother, Jeb Bush has issued a 30-second spot in which his mother takes a swipe at Donald Trump. The ad was cut from a CBS interview done yesterday. Politico recaps: Former first lady Barbara Bush has some advice for Jeb Bush ahead of Saturday’s Republican debate: Man up. “He’s almost too …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Puppymonkeybaby

Over 3M views in two days. Via AdWeek: Big Game ads featuring puppies, monkeys or babies often win the Super Bowl, so Mountain Dew decided to fuse all three together. Why risk segmenting your audience (What if someone likes babies but not puppies? Or monkeys but not babies?) when you can play Dr. Frankenstein and blend all three together? The …

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Tony The Tiger To Furries: Stop Tweeting Me Porn

Frosted Flakes mascot Tony The Tiger would appreciate it if furries would just stop tweeting him porn. The Guardian reports: If you think your Thursday was bad, just bear this in mind: someone woke up, went to their job where they pretend to be Kellogg’s Frosties’ mascot Tony the Tiger on the internet, and had to ask people to stop …

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PETA Attacks SeaWorld With Bizarre Sex Ad

Oh brother. Via the San Diego Union-Tribune: PETA is stepping up its anti-SeaWorld campaign with a billboard it hopes to place in San Diego featuring an apparently naked man atop a toy orca below the message: “SeaWorld: Where grown men perform sex acts on orcas.” While it’s unlikely the animal rights group will find a billboard company willing to accept …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Pokemon Super Bowl Commercial

The Verge recaps: “We’re all united in friendly competition” is a popular trope in Nike and Adidas ads, as parallels are drawn between athletes of all levels. But this isn’t sports in the traditional sense. This is Pokémon, and Nintendo is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a surprisingly classy 60-second spot early in the Super Bowl (which is estimated to …

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Sweethearts Candies Celebrates Gay Love With Contest Featuring Couple Together 55 Years [VIDEO]

Jack and George have been “sweethearts” for 55 years and they married in Texas after the Obergefell ruling. Another great story from AdWeek: Candy maker Necco is expanding the definition of “sweetheart” to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its heart-shaped confections stamped with messages of love and affection. A new campaign from Hill Holliday seeks to give the brand a …

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Silver Airways: Free Flights If Bush Or Rubio Win

Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways will surely get a lot of attention for the promotion they launched today. They will also surely give away zero flights. Of course, this is really about building their email list. They write: The Iowa Caucus is on Feb 1st, and if you haven’t heard, two candidates running for President are from Florida! Silver wants to …

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Half Price Lunch Special

Brown & Gay is actually the name of a local engineering firm, but that didn’t stop the complaints from rolling in. From Houston’s CBS affiliate: Here’s proof that the first impression isn’t always the right one. KHOU 11 News received angry calls and emails regarding a local restaurant’s sign put up on MLK Day. The sign out front of Logan …

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Sanders Appeals To Heartland In New Ad [VIDEO]

Set to a 50 year-old Simon & Garfunkel song, Bernie Sanders’ new campaign ad aims squarely at the heartland. Via Politico: The ad features the Simon and Garfunkel staple playing over footage of quotidian scenes of Americana: windmills blowing across a wintry landscape, tugboats sitting on a dock, farmers at work, city-dwellers in cafés, a father and daughter walking through …

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Sanders Jabs At Hillary In New Campaign Ad [VIDEO]

The Clinton camp is very unhappy with this ad. Via the New York Times: In the pantheon of campaign attack ads, this one seemed gentle enough: Senator Bernie Sanders explains his intention to regulate the financial industry, including breaking up the big Wall Street banks. “There are two Democratic visions for regulating Wall Street,” he says amid stock images of …

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2016: Brought To You By Planet Fitness [VIDEO]

Here’s a great narration-free clip of last night’s festivities in Times Square, brought to you by Planet Fitness, whose logo adorned every stage and every head. Still better than the Year Of Nivea. As tradition holds, the ball drop was followed by Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York. After that came Ray Charles  and then Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s gorgeous take on …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Millions Watch Hawaii Tourism Officials Surprise Gay Military Couple With Wedding

Go Hawaii! Also: Kleenex alert! Civil Beat reports: Despite its longtime leadership on issues such as anti-discrimination laws, civil unions and marriage equality, Hawaii has been shy about using that street cred to leverage more same-sex destination wedding tourism. Until now. The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau — the private, nonprofit marketing organization for the tourism industry — released an …

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