Good poster for a Mexico v. England World Cup watch party

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From the restaurant's account:

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Reflecting Pool-themed Jell-O shots; They're rebelling at their own party; Drone show Minutemen

Made Jell-O shots to bring to the 4th of July bbq 🤗 pic.twitter.com/kexdIGsrBQ

— Lauren Rinaldi 🧚‍♀️ (@LRinaldiArt) July 4, 2026

The Backrooms in stained glass; McDonald's made a Backrooms short

I made the backrooms with stained glass. pic.twitter.com/y8oyVvXKU6

— Joe Marchesi (@joem_io) May 29, 2026

McRooms 😱 pic.twitter.com/0tb9u3qxDY

— Nicknack249 👉🏾💯🔥🌬♒ (@Nichola09004577) May 29, 2026

The walls are closing in. Self-adhesive Backrooms Yellow Wallpaper Panels in a range of custom height options (plus a sample version for those not ready to fully redecorate) are now available in the A24 Shop. https://t.co/g7CwVyDr57 pic.twitter.com/kLzcW5BXty

— A24 (@A24) May 28, 2026

My backrooms preshow included the windows maze screensaver, a severance clip, A Stanley Parable trailer, and a Vivarium trailer! https://t.co/IsrZnJXiXI pic.twitter.com/Q9pcczUKkQ

— June Backrooms Bug 🟨🧱🪲 (@Sci_Dalek) May 28, 2026

Related:

THE BLURAY STSRT MENU FOR IRON LUNG LOOKS SO FUCKING SICK DUDE pic.twitter.com/fAd32gWD4j

— 𝕖𝕝𝕤𝕚𝕖 ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☁︎ (@_LOVERiplier_) May 29, 2026

Backrooms entrance at the Holiday Inn Express London Heathrow T4

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3D-printable popcorn bucket for "Backrooms" (and a fun ad in the wild)

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Download link.


And some clever marketing:

Async Researchers are reportedly marking entrances to The Complex with blue tape in London.

This is genuinely the coolest marketing I’ve seen for BACKROOMS yet!! pic.twitter.com/jwZlZsCcm9

— Backrooms Movie Updates (@KaneHypeGuy) May 21, 2026

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"Drake’s Publicity Stunt Brings Ice, Blowtorches and Headaches to Toronto"

Drake posted coordinates to the Ice structure on his Instagram story on April 20, 2026 and caption “Release date inside”.

Fans and passerby’s began to swam the area, taking pictures, making videos. As of 8PM on Monday night notable streamers were already on scene. pic.twitter.com/EdaTwU9KhW

— Ice Melts (@IceMelts2026) April 21, 2026

Fans are NOT allowed to touch Drake's 'ICEMAN' structure for safety reasons ⚠️

Seems like it will have to melt on its own... ⏳ pic.twitter.com/J4yALW0wD6

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) April 20, 2026

drake iceman ice structure live countdownhttps://t.co/czYVopYoLW#drake #toronto #iceman #freezetheworld

— gian (@f11bootmenu) April 21, 2026

Going on 10+ hours of Toronto fire crews pouring water on Drake’s ice structure. @Toronto_Fire made the call to melt ice because of public safety concerns. Police have Bond Street closed, dozens of people coming out to take photos and watch pic.twitter.com/1GuplfC55J

— Courtney Heels (@CourtHeelsCP24) April 22, 2026

NYT:

“Large numbers of individuals have gathered to attempt to melt the ice using flammable liquids and open flames in an uncontrolled environment, which results in an immediate threat to life,” 

...

This was the second disruption in Toronto in less than a week connected to Drake’s album rollout.

Residents in a north Toronto neighborhood were rattled by a loud explosion in a park

Extremely strange coloring book: "What is a data center? A tale of the honey badger family"

Interesting choice to include so much evil imagery, including a devil hidden on each page (page 15/slide 17, for example).

Ominous omen for the Mets (and a good hot dog hat)

Two birds collide in Right field and one bird is now dead. @Mets pic.twitter.com/OUnJfbaIRH

— 🐣 🐥 (@thatmetschick) March 26, 2026

a dead bird has fallen on the field next to carson benge and he is being heckled to pick it up pic.twitter.com/1YCgpfLIGr

— accepter of fate🇵🇸 (@letsgaymets) March 26, 2026

Cerave made special KD cards calling him the GLOAT (greatest legs of all time)

Limited edition GLOAT cards, greatest legs of all time pic.twitter.com/PNXUHnOsxh

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 14, 2026

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Atlanta Hawks "to bring ‘Magic City’ strip club vibe to home game, but without the dancers"

Magic on a Monday? 👀 @MagicCity pic.twitter.com/xwWrGyVE20

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 26, 2026

NYTimes:

At first glance, the news may seem odd, but that’s most likely the purview of people who don’t know the club’s connection with just about all aspects of Atlanta’s modern cultural life. Atlanta has lots of strip clubs that have gained popularity and/or notoriety over the years...

In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of the world, then-Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams was granted permission to leave the NBA “bubble” at Disney World in Florida to attend the funeral of Paul Williams, a local businessman well known throughout Atlanta’s Black community, mentor to the three-time Sixth Man of the Year, and father of Williams’ best friend.

But after the service, Williams went to Magic City — not for a lap dance, but to get the club’s well-regarded lemon pepper wings.

When he returned to Orlando, under the NBA’s protocols, Williams had to quarantine for 10 days before being let back into the bubble.

It's a little misleading--the sweatshirt will be for sale. It's not a giveaway. But there is a special ticket pack:

Ticket pack includes access to special pregame live recording of the Hawks AF Podcast featuring a conversation about the 'Magic City: An American Fantasy’ documentary and impact of the club on Atlanta music, sports and culture. Podcast will feature Magic City founder Michael “Mr. Magic” Barney, legendary rapper and Atlanta’s own T.I., and moderated by comedian, actor, host, rapper D.C. Young Fly.

Plus! Ticket pack includes a discounted ticket to the game, $20 in food and beverage credit per ticket, and access to participate in post-game layups on the court.

*Hoodie not included in ticket package but can be purchased separately at www.hawksshop.com beginning on March 16th 2026.

Michael Jordan rejected Nike's Black Mamba pitch before Kobe embraced it

Long article about Nike's pitch to Jordan, why he rejected it, and how Kobe came to embrace it. There was actually one Black Mamba Jordan print ad.

Video game publisher says TikTok Is using GenAI to create misleading and sexualized ads for its games without permission

IGN:

The AI-"enhanced" versions, which appear on TikTok as if posted directly from the official Finji account

...

The offending image depicts an edited version of the official cover art, the original version of which is pictured above. In the seemingly AI-edited version, the main character June (center in the image above) is depicted alone, but the image extends down to her ankles. She is depicted with a bikini bottom, impossibly large hips and thighs, and boots that rise up over her knees

...

Finji also says it is unable to view or edit the AI-generated versions of its own ads, and is only aware of them via numerous comments on the ads as well as users in its official Discord reporting the problem and sharing screenshots

...

Since this incident took place, Finji staff have made efforts to follow up and get answers, only to be shut down by TikTok support repeatedly

Here's what TikTok has been doing to our work & art without our consent.

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— Finji (@finjico.bsky.social) February 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM

Posting this here for reasons 😒 If you happen to see any Finji ads that look distinctly UN-Finji-like, send me a screencap. If you are someone who writes intelligently about something like "massive company running ai versions of paid ads without small company's consent" idk, maybe reach out.

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— Bex (@bexsaltsman.bsky.social) February 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM

About that supposedly AI-generated Cruise vs. Pitt fight video

FWIW:

Being the enthusiastic fact checker I hopped over to Seedance’s website and it only took 10 seconds to find green screen footage of two stuntmen performing the same fight choreography we see in the Cruise vs Pitt scene. Seedance had used the green screen footage for a different demo

...

So the ball is in your court Seedance .... Was the input really just a 2 line prompt or was it actually 2 lines, green screen video footage, and face references too? The evidence appears to show that stuntmen were filmed from several angles, that a clip had to be generated for every angle, and then finally all clips were stitched together for marketing.

The bushes were people in costume (Super Bowl roundup)

the bushes were people ???? pic.twitter.com/GscO1tOHNY

— ludwig (@LudwigAhgren) February 9, 2026

KD is a spokesmodel for Cerave

Y’all keep bringing up my legs…might be time to address it with @cerave? #ad pic.twitter.com/4vIU1FFnoz

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) January 27, 2026

Ever look at the sugar content in Starbucks' "sugar free" lattes?

Seems blatantly designed to mislead.

Delightful and impressive Percy Jackson vs Scylla billboard in Los Angeles (Hollywood and Vine)

How is Christopher Nolan going to top this?

The amount of water coming out of billboard is INSANE! Most Immersive Marketing ever!

Total of 3 waterfalls! 💦 🤯😱 https://t.co/JY7Ibw2bx3 pic.twitter.com/AxvAH9U5TX

— Attractions 360° (@SoCal360) December 4, 2025

Fun account dedicated to the absurdity of college uniform reveals

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— No Context Uniform Reveals (@nocontextunis) November 8, 2025

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— No Context Uniform Reveals (@nocontextunis) November 8, 2025

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— No Context Uniform Reveals (@nocontextunis) November 7, 2025

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— No Context Uniform Reveals (@nocontextunis) November 8, 2025

She's expressing deep regret for the advertisement

Not sure what she's claiming she thought the ad was for, but I guess she realized she has (or had) a unique brand for a ESPN personality, and is expressing regret:

The truth is: I didn't spend any time looking into the whole thing, and that's 100% on me. Thought it was just typical marketing work, and I'm deeply embarrassed I didn't vet it. A colossal fuck-up on my part. https://t.co/BlQQMEwigk

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) November 8, 2025

Hey I posted about this on the other app but wanted to do so here, too. In short: I said yes without doing an ounce of vetting, and that's 100% on me. Thought it was just a normal marketing gig and I'm incredibly embarrassed about the whole thing. A colossal fuck-up on my part.

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— Mina Kimes (@minakimes.bsky.social) November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Haven’t been paid a dime (we’ll see what happens now!!) but it I do I’m certainly giving it away.

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— Mina Kimes (@minakimes.bsky.social) November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Here's Stephen A's ad:

A world-class announcement deserves a world-class stage. @stephenasmith unveils the World Solitaire Championship by @solitairecash, premiering first on X.

Where culture, competition, and conversation come together. 🃏 https://t.co/zdkOQuYPxZ pic.twitter.com/xzIrKcExf1

— Business (@XBusiness) November 3, 2025

Romantasy novel printed with garlic-infused ink as a cross-promotion with Hellman's mayo

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50 copies left when I checked:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating dark fantasy that will transport you to a world of ancient magic, forbidden love, and dangerous secrets.

In collaboration with Hellmann's Mayonnaise, the first-of-its-kind special edition of "The Primal of Blood and Bone" is inspired by the garlicky goodness of Hellmann's Garlic Aioli. This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off bloodthirsty monsters, like the Craven.