A History of Sex and the Super Bowl

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It seems like sex and the Super Bowl have always been in bed together.

Fathers, Work and Family Issues on TV: Expedia’s “Find Your Perspective” Ad

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One father finds work-life balance on the teacups ride at Disney. How do you find perspective?

Death By Side Effect

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TV commercials now sell prescription drugs, including controlled substances like testosterone. Is 30 seconds of knowledge a dangerous thing?

“Where’s My Mommy?” – The Most Anti-Dad Ad Ever Made

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This commercial against same-sex marriage equality offends not only two dad families, also dads of all orientation who may be raising kids.

Rebuilding Intimacy After Addiction

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Dan Griffin, on why intimacy, love, and sex are much more powerful together than they are apart.

“My wife died 15 years ago. It created a new level of relationship between my kids and I.”

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This is a comment by Single Dad on the post “New Google Chrome Ad Highlights Awesome Father-Daughter Bond”.

“Withholding sex as a weapon IS abuse.”

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This is a comment by Archy on the post “Withholding Sex is Not a Joke”.

“So many companies count on us to buy their products to fill the emptiness in our lives.”

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This is a comment by Ryan Bjorklund on the post “Deliberate Optimism”.

Google Chrome Ads – Manipulating Viewers or Showing a Softer Side of Men?

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How does this sort of public statement of emotion affect masculinity as a whole? Is Google manipulating viewers with overly -sentimental ads like these, or do they show a softer, more vulnerable side of masculinity?

Night and Day: Commercials Never Sleep

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Sean Carney satirizes the overwhelming abundance of gender stereotypes in television commercials.

“I’m tired of Hollywood and beer companies saying, ‘Since you’re a man, I know what buttons to push to make money come out.’”

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This is a comment by Random_Stranger on the post “Magic Mike: Something Much Worse than the Objectification of Men”.

‘Men of a Certain Age’: The Recap, Part 11

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Bad dreams and high hopes keep the guys up all night.

Welcome to ‘Talking to Talking Balls Week’

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If you could talk back to a talking basketball, what would you say? No Idea? Good, that’s what we’re here for.

Old Spice Man: Behind the Scenes

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Ever wondered how the Old Spice ad team gets Isaiah Mustafa from the shower to his infamous horse in one take?

The ‘Manly’ Diet Soda Ad: Who’s Buying It?

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Dr. Pepper isn’t the first to try to corner the highly elusive (possibly nonexistent) male diet-soda-drinking market. Let’s take a stroll through TV commercial history.

The 10 at 10

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Harry Baals is banned, the world gets fat, and we could live forever: the 10 at 10.