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Moleskine Celebrates Coke's 100th Anniversary with Beautifully Designed Notebooks Need one with its own straw? You're in luck!

Moleskine, the makers of those sleek black journals that every aspiring poet in America seems to own, is doing its part to revel in Coca-Cola's centennial glory with limited-edition notebooks created as part of the soda giant's "Mash-Up" project.

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September 11, 2015, 2:33 PM EDT

People Magazine Celebrates Jennifer Lawrence's Compulsive Photobombing in New Ad Campaign mines celebrity quirks

Keen celebrity followers probably already know that Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is a notorious red-carpet photobomber.

But did you have any idea how extensive her list of victims is? It includes Taylor Swift, Liam Hemsworth and Sarah Jessica Parker, to name a few. And she isn't alone; Benedict Cumberbatch and Dustin Hoffman like a good photobomb, too.

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September 11, 2015, 12:11 PM EDT

A Man Finds Commuting Zen in This Brilliantly Silly Ad for Mobile Train Ticketing Above the fray, thanks to an app

If you're the type of person who wants to feel spiritually at one with the act of commuting by train, then British ticketing company Trainline would like you to try its app.

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September 11, 2015, 11:01 AM EDT

Ikea Just Had the Perfect Reaction to the Apple Pencil Nice topical ad from Singapore

Ikea Singapore continues its run of amusing advertising (which has included everything from the famous Bookbook catalog-as-gadget film to a slew of comical Facebook memes) with a quick-hit ad poking fun at the Apple Pencil, unveiled this week.

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September 11, 2015, 9:37 AM EDT

Under Armour Welcomes Hundreds of Tom Bradys Back to Football in Ad for Season Opener 'Every single day' message really resonates

As expected, Under Armour added Tom Brady to its new "Rule Yourself" campaign on Thursday, and the timing couldn't have been better—as the Droga5 spot premiered during the NFL's season opener between Brady's (eventually victorious) New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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September 11, 2015, 9:17 AM EDT

This Cleverly Designed Movie Poster Makes a Bad Review Seem Like a Good One Guardian critic tips hat to 'incredible' stunt

It turns out negative movie reviews can be turned into positive ones, with just a little ingenious design.

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September 10, 2015, 2:24 PM EDT

This Japanese City Created a Street View for Cats (and for Humans, Too) The lowdown on a fun tourism campaign

Over in the magical land of Japan, the tourism board of Hiroshima prefecture has created street view for cats. That's right—a site that offers a cat's-eye look at the city of Onomichi and its restaurants and shops.

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September 10, 2015, 1:38 PM EDT

Old Spice's Pitchman Battle Heats Up as Terry Mocks Isaiah's Signature Line But Isaiah gets the last word in this round

Not many brands could pull off a campaign that escalates the weirdness in each new spot. But anything can happen in an Old Spice campaign, and transforming Terry Crews into an angry woodpecker is just one of the loony things in the brand's latest effort. 

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September 10, 2015, 12:47 PM EDT

Zac Posen Debuts an LED Dress Made by (and for) Female Coders Fashion and tech, an inspiring combination

Fewer than 1 percent of high school girls plan to study computer science in college. Hoping to change that, Google's Made with Code initiative recently encouraged girls to design a "little black dress" for the digital age. 

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September 10, 2015, 12:23 PM EDT

Fat- and Period-Shaming Collide in Easily the Year's Most Offensive Ad Aimed at Women Got that 'jam donut' feeling?

Fat-shaming and period-shaming in a single commercial? J. Walter Thompson Melbourne has managed it, with predictably bad results, in this spot for Unicharm's SOFY BeFresh Pads. The ad is titled "Ugh Moments"—and it inspires just that reaction.

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September 10, 2015, 10:23 AM EDT

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