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Yoko Ono’s Plea For Peace

Good Morning! Have you had a chance to look at today’s New York Times yet? Just a few pages in there’s a full-page advertisement from Yoko Ono. Did you see it? At first glance I thought it was an ad about Yoko Ono, but upon further inspection I saw that it was in fact a message from the former Beatle’s widow to readers worldwide pleading for peace. More specifically Ono is calling for the anniversary of the death of her husband, John Lennon, to become a day of worldwide healing. In the very large ad, Ono urges readers to mark … Continue reading →

“Sex and the City” Star’s Racy Car Ad Gets Pulled

I never had the chance to watch “Sex in the City” during its run on HBO, but I have seen the “safer” episodes that air in syndication. It’s obvious that the hard-core raunchy portions of the show (most of which featured sex-obsessed Samantha Jones, played by Kim Cattrall) have been heavily edited. Now more of Cattrall’s work is landing on the editing room floor. Japanese carmaker Nissan just announced that it has pulled a raunchy commercial starring Cattrall from New Zealand television after complaints about its content. In the ad, Cattrall reportedly purrs with excitement about Nissan’s new sedan. “Why … Continue reading →