Saturday, October 10, 2020

📺 Worst Ad Ever

How The Worst Advertising Campaign Ever Killed This Fast Food Chain, The Airbnb Gold Rush In Upstate New York, She Was Afraid Of Her Lawyer. Then The Text Messages Started
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OPEN YOUR EYES
Drama! Drinking! Sign Language!: 'Deaf U' Dives Deep Into The Messy Lives Of Deaf College Students
thedailybeast.com
The series is a long overdue window into the deaf community that'll leave you desperate to learn ASL — and teach you how to clock a Trump supporter from just one sign.
WELCOME HOME
The Airbnb Gold Rush In Upstate New York
newyorker.com
The pandemic is causing a vogue for rentals and property that hasn't been seen in a century, and homeowners are cashing in.
GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
How To Properly Remove Nudes From Your Phone
vice.com
In the age of metadata, simply pressing "delete" won't cut it.
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PICTURE THIS
Illegal 'Stalker' Hikes Into Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, And Other Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
Also featuring quirky photos of everyday life in Japan.
EDITOR'S PICK
GOING POSTAL
Wayne Knight Returns As Newman From 'Seinfeld' In Political Ad Defending The Post Office
youtube.com
A "friendly local mail carrier" we all remember from the '90s encourages us to trust the post office to mail your ballot this election season.
CHAOS ABOUNDS
'SHE FELT DEFENSELESS'
She Was Afraid Of Her Lawyer. Then The Text Messages Started
propublica.org
Leah Kerwin started receiving daily texts and videos explicitly requesting oral sex or intercourse. They came from her court-appointed attorney, who had already been suspended for other misconduct.
THIS STORY HAS LAYERS
Why Some Onions Were Too Sexy For Facebook
bbc.com
There are regular onions, and then there are onions too sexy for Facebook, a Canadian seed and garden supply store recently discovered.
COMING OUT OF MY CAGE
The Most Horrible Pumpkin, Medieval Trap Beats, And Other Best Tweets Of The Week
digg.com
This has been an especially chaotic, yet delightful, week in tweets. Here are some of our favorites.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHO SIGNED OFF ON THIS?
How The Worst Advertising Campaign Ever Killed This Fast Food Chain
youtube.com
The story of Rax Roast Beef is a cautionary tale of what not to put in your advertisements.
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PRAY YOU DON'T HAVE A BOSTON ACCENT
How Y'all, Youse And You Guys Talk (2013)
nytimes.com
What does the way you speak say about where you're from? Take a quick quiz to see your personal dialect map.
GIVE HIM HIS PROPS
Carrot Top In Exile (2015)
classic.esquire.com
But in Vegas, he's still the funniest man alive.
Have a great weekend!