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‘Resident Evil’ litters Madrid with body parts

Creativity

Thanks to the newest Resident Evil movie, people in Madrid have had to put up with rubber zombie arms popping out of the sidewalk all willy-nilly. Honestly, this stunt—by agency [...]


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Parked hearse serves up gravest advertising

Creativity

Undertakers in Schaerding, Austria, have caused a fuss by parking a hearse at a notorious accident spot and posting an ad on the vehicle's side that reads: "We're always ready [...]

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Ads ask what kind of funeral you would like

Creativity

Usually, the ads we get from Holland are sexy and fun. Not so this creepy campaign for funeral company Monuta from ad shop THEY, in which real folks ("volks"?) discuss [...]

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A Death and a Life

Media

From the "every cloud has a silver lining" files, I submit the following dismal news and return with a possibly uplifting note.

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Funeral planning can be a lively experience

Creativity

Adding to the Internet’s recent embrace of the morbid, the new funeral-planning site MyWonderfulLife invites users to "Plan your funeral, your way." The end of one’s life is perhaps not [...]

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I see dead people … all over the Internet

Creativity

A social network for the dead? Why do we need one of those when we’ve got Friendster? Actually, two such venues are going live (pun intended) online: Tributes.com, from Monster.com [...]