Aimi Eguchi seemed to come out of nowhere. The 16-year-old went from "trainee" in the Japanese idol group AKB48 to spokesmodel for Glico candy. Too good to be true. Aimi is actually a computer-generated composite of 6 of the group's most attractive members. Glico released a video showing the face tracking software used to ... [Read More]

You probably know Jon Fratelli, whether you realize it or not, from his work with The Fratellis. The band literally had commercial success with hits like "Chelsea Dagger" and "Flathead" which were featured in Safeway & iPod ads, respectively. Roger Daltrey praised, “They remind me of The Who when we ... [Read More]

Lots of stores sell holiday albums, but Target actually made their own! The store chain commissioned 14 original Christmas songs. But these aren't some short 30 second jingles made just for TV spots. The Christmas Gig 2010 album features full-length songs complete with their own music videos. Granted they're just static shots ... [Read More]

Jackass 3 has broken all kinds of  records, not just for the biggest October opening, but also for being the first movie I've seen in the theater since Deep Blue Sea (1999) and the first 3D movie that didn't need red and blue glasses. If ever there was a movie made for 3D, it's Jackass. However, there's a great ... [Read More]

Katy Perry has cleaned up the lyrics of her single "Hot N Cold" to sing a duet with Elmo but it seems the G-rated version was still too hot for Sesame Street, or at least moms, who complained Perry showed too much cleavage. Sesame Workshop has pulled the segment saying, "In light of the feedback we've received on the ... [Read More]

After the Federal Trade Commission declared annualcreditreport.com is the only truly free credit report website, Experian decided to rebrand their service from freecreditREPORT.com to freecreditSCORE.com. Today Experian officially announced the new website will have a new spokesband: Victorious Secrets, whose commercials ... [Read More]

When I first saw this Pepcid Complete commercial parodying a fast food restaurant, I immediately scoured the internet to find out who was the adorable actress playing Debra the cashier. Everything about her exudes cuteness: her eyes, her voice, even the little gap between her teeth. Unfortunately, all I found was a lot of ... [Read More]