Is ‘Sideline Swag’ the Future of Football Promotions?

College football players typically adorn the backs of their helmets with stickers as signifiers of especially good games. Usually, the stickers are miniature versions of the school’s logo, or maybe a symbol relating to the mascot or the team. When players can cover their helmets, they serve as badges of honor during game time. But,…

London’s Oxford Circus Station Goes Full-On ‘Stranger Things’

Today is the spookiest day of the year. No, it’s not Halloween. It’s the release date of the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix Series “Stranger Things,” and to commemorate, the Oxford Circus underground station has been transformed into the paranormal space known as the “upside down” on the show. https://twitter.com/TfL/status/922828249234923521 https://twitter.com/OxfordStreetW1/status/922895877039116294 For the…

In Memoriam: Gloria Barker of Barker Specialty Co.

Barker Specialty Co., Cheshire, Conn., announced that Gloria Barker passed away on Oct. 22. Gloria was born Charlotte Gloria Pick on March 14, 1929. Gloria lived a long and fulfilling life as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Also, Gloria was the mom to hundreds of people whom she employed. Working for more than 60…

‘The Walking Dead’ Uses Adult Diapers as Promo Items

“The Walking Dead” has been really killing it with their promotions lately. (Get it? Killing? Please clap.) For the show’s season 8 premier, it’s debuting “Negan’s Sh*ttin’ Pants,” i.e. actual adult diapers. Here’s a little backstory (which I needed, too, because I stopped watching at the third season): The character Negan, who you might remember…

Eminem Is Hiding New Album Announcement In Fake Pharmaceutical Promotions

People looking at a banner for a what appears to be a new miracle drug called Revival might be disappointed that the advertised drug won’t, in fact, help them to “Seize the moment,” unless the moment they want to seize is listening to a new Eminem album. Eagle-eyed hip hop fans might notice that the…