#public service advertising

[stone-cold-groove]

There will always be a virus, disease, pathogen or illness to fret over. Always.

[elbiotipo]

Also I've said this before but advertising is an industry that should be considered as pointless and harmful as fossil fuels.

[dandyads]

WW1 FDA Rations, 1918

[cerealkiller740]

1951 Tea Council PSA

[typicalsimswhore]

Don't Install Match Masters...

For the past couple of months, in Australia at least, YouTube has been nonstop playing Match Masters ad after Match Masters ad. It was getting frustrating the amount of ads I would get a day of this sh!tty cash grab 'match three' game. Not only do these ads play seemingly nonstop, but they are LONG AS HELL. And honestly? Really high quality.

I was so fed up with these ads to the point where I checked to see if they were violating community guidelines in any way. They weren't, but I discovered something else entirely...

These are being pushed out by an Israeli company. Which would be all fine and dandy if, y'know, they weren't committing GENOCIDE???!???

I have a strong feeling this ad campaign is being used to distract people. There is no way this boring a$$ match three game should be THIS popular. It's all very convenient.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD MATCH MASTERS. DO NOT SUPPORT ISRAELI COMPANIES. DO NOT SUPPORT CANDIVORE.

If you need more convincing and don't see a company being Israeli as enough reason to boycott it, there is a Reddit post covering all of the issues this game has, from bad gameplay to data collection: link to Reddit post

https://www.reddit.com/r/MatchMasters/comments/s7o9lu/the_illusion_of_playing_a_game_secrets_of_match/

Free Palestine! Don't support Israeli companies! Please and Thank you!

[gojinka]

Ok so here’s my theory for the story of home run: Grizz + Senshin Co are playing all sides in order to increase profits and test out experimental tech, with the eventual goal of controlling everyone similar to how Callie was controlled by Octavio? Since if your employees are all mindless you no longer have to pay them.

[imaynotdrinkbutiknowwhatilike]

1954 Beer Belongs ad from US Brewers Association

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

This probably sounds super pedantic, but I hate how people, and especially businesses and governments, are re-framing 'commuters' and 'clients' as 'customers.'

[adamwarlock]

heehee look at how cute my playlists are. I've spent an absurd amount of time on these actually please give them a listen <3

Also on youtube if you don't have Spotify :^)

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1951 Miss Stork Diaper Service Movie Theater Contest by Vinnie DeVille Via Flickr: Vintage image of Miss Stork Diaper promoting a Diaper Service Contest at the Embassy Movie Theater in Paterson New Jersey Movie Theater. This found photograph comes from the private collection of an unknown and/or unknowing art collector. It’s always a thrill when it’s from Vinnie DeVille!

[stone-cold-groove]

Remember - only you can prevent forest fires!

[vintageadsmakemehappy]

1956 American Gas Association PSA

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

Can't believe this got 89k likes. Harry getting accused of being straight again because he put on a trench coat. Its got to be so frustrating for him to keep getting accused of queerbaiting. Or I don't know how he feels about being so misunderstood but it's frustrating to watch.

https://twitter.com/newgamertag/status/1759467672276816254?t=xC2TkifCVjKLL4nlr213AQ&s=19

Obviously I disagree with this from every single angle (starting with the fact that he's there with Rob Stringer - of course he's selling something).

But the fact that a significant number of people are this wrong (and I do think they're wrong, factually, politically and culture) - is a reality that Harry is going to have to navigate. For me the question of what the options are and what he's going to do is one of the most interesting questions of the moment.

One of the reasons that it feels particularly unknown - is that Harry hasn't really presented himself to the public since BRITS last year. He's been seen - but it's been show outfits (which were continuity of the previous show outfits) and street clothes.

And a lot has happened. The idea that there's something wrong with how he dresses and talks about his sexuality has been brewing for a while - and was already at the point where interviewers were really pushing the line when he released Harry's House and it's only grown since then. Then there's the movie/relationship drama that peaked in September of 2023.

We haven't really seen how Harry is going to present himself post all that (the Brits looks were clearly a a continuity of what he had done previously).

I think the most immediate question (and the soonest answered) is is there still space for him to wear really interesting and iconic looks in an album release campaign. And if there's not what impact will it have on his image and his stardom? I really do think that the iconic looks and their implications, are part of his value proposition

[dandyads]

UK Ministry of Health, 1943

[cerealkiller740]

1951 Tea Council PSA

[star-keepr]

hi I'm sick and since I can't sleep and I'm incredibly bored I (like most people) decided to peruse google and OH MY GOODNESS I FOUND A MASTERPIECE

it's called Man after Man—An Anthropology of the Future and AMFMDMMDKSMDMDK IT'S SO GOOD HOLY-

I'll preface this by saying I am in love with scientifically accurate stuff, body horror, and sci fi so this is like right up my alley

THE WAYS I GOT ATTACHED TO THESE RANDOM ASS GENETICALLY MODIFIED HUMANS-

SEE THIS??? IT'S A HUMAN. A HUMAN THAT'S BEEN MODIFIED TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN SPACE. SHE HAS FOUR LUNGS AND THE WAY THE BOOK HUMANISES THIS SOUL IS SO ARTISTICALLY HAUNTING

I KNOW I KNOW SHE LOOKS TERRIFYING AT FIRST BUT TO ME SHE'S BEAUTIFUL CUZ IN A WAY THAT'S US

also I read this through the PDF and did not pay the $300 to get this book irl from Amazon but honestly the writer and illustrators deserve the money 👀

so uhm anyway definitely not dropping the PDF here for y'all to read as well no sir why would I do that

ANYWAYS I AM FERAL OVER THIS SO FAR I'M AT THE 500 YEARS HENCE PART AND WKCKSKMCNSMF IT'S LITERALLY SO BEAUTIFUL AND INTERESTING PLS READ IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, SCI-FI, ANIMALS, BODY HORROR, OR ALL OF THE ABOVE ❤❤❤❤

edit: I have just learned about All Tomorrows y'all better watch out