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Suicide, Salaciousness, and Shock; Oh My – The Hyundai “Suicide Ad”

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Censorship is different everywhere. What offends one person may be the cultural norm for the next. It all depends on where and when you’re from. But regardless of where you’re from one universal sadness is the loss of a loved one.

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The AWSC Thumbnail: Week Ending 11/23/12

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The AWSC Thumbnail is a weekly digest of all of the stuff from the past week that we thought was pretty darn interesting – but didn’t write about – condensed and squeeze into one convenient place.  You get a Surface! And you get a Surface! Everyone gets a Surface! – Everyone except Oprah herself apparently, who Tweeted her love for…

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Finally There’s an Olympics Commercial with a Touch of Humor

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If you’re like me you’ve already had your fill of serious and meaningful Olympics commercials this year. That’s not to say that there’s anything wrong with celebrating the games with good old fashioned heartfelt ads, it’s simply to suggest that not everything about them needs to be taken so….seriously, right?

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