Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ad Nauseam

Tom Flood: Now Detroit is Selling $75K Pickup Trucks for the Cappuccino Run

By Tom Flood | May 29, 2022 | No Comments

Toyota has realized that there are only so many buyers in the market that require massive size and capability for functional purposes. Enter the new Tundra ad, "Cappuccino," the automaker's clear effort at repositioning pickup trucks for the glam set.

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And America’s Most Toxic Car Ad Is…

By Kea Wilson | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

... Chevrolet's 2015 ad for its Colorado pickup truck!

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America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Child Endangerment Edition

By Kea Wilson | Sep 22, 2021 | No Comments

In a rational world, a product that's routinely involved in the deaths and serious injuries of thousands of children every year would be immediately pulled from the market...or at least, maybe kids wouldn't be featured in hundreds of ads.

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Looking for the Fulfillment That Car Ads Promise? You Won’t Get It From Driving.

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 5, 2018 | No Comments

Car commercials promise emotional fulfillment to mask the fact that driving is stultifying and sedentary.

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Ad Nauseam: Excellent Uber Ad Distills the Problem With Uber in Crowded Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 7, 2017 | No Comments

By stripping away the gloss, anonymity, and cultural connotations of car exteriors and leaving only their bulk, the ad brilliantly highlights why moving around in single-occupancy vehicles is so absurd in an urban context. There's just not enough space for everyone to get around this way.

Oscar Health Insurance: “Bike Messengers Can Blindside You”

By Stephen Miller | Mar 18, 2014 | 18 Comments

Here’s one for the tone-deaf PR file. Oscar, a “startup” health insurance company helmed by real estate heir and venture capitalist Joshua Kushner (brother of Observer publisher Jared Kushner), is hoping to sign up young, tech-savvy New Yorkers in need of health coverage. To do this, the company has launched an ad campaign that features this […]

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