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The art promoting Kelsey Grammer's new show on Starz looks vaguely familiar.

The commercial for Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star tells viewers that it is likely to be a must-avoid movie, but not in the way you might think.

Advertisers are looking for new ways to keep viewers from working around their advertisements. One way to do it is to just make the whole show into an ad, which is happening with products as diverse as Disney theme parks and Kenmore microwaves.

Mark Blankenship looks at an app called Your Man Reminder, which calls upon some women's enjoyment of attractive shirtless dudes to encourage good breast health.

We take a closer look at the Bieber-Carey video that premiered last night.

Last night's episode of The Middle featured an awkward, extended bit of product placement.

The Hunger Games will be one of the most hyped films of 2012. Is it too much already?

The Lorax is a tale of saving the trees — which makes it a little surprising that one of the merchandising tie-ins for the new film is with Mazda SUVs.

Vicki Barker reports on the most complained-about ads in UK history.

We take a moment to consider the "Bic For Her" pen and what other products might follow in its wake.

Priska Neely peeks inside the fully stocked minibar of Denzel Washington's Flight to find out how all those brand-name bottles get on screen — and what happens when nobody gets permission.

Advertising and marketing aimed at women is often really better aimed at parents. Getting past the cup holders in a new car might be a first step.

A new iPhone ad looks to some like a celebration of teenage alienation, but reminds others of something fundamentally true about adolescence.

A recent survey says women like men who drive pickup trucks. We dig deeper. (Well, of course we do.)

After years of nearly naked women and crazy animals, the Super Bowl ads had a new theme this year: your heart, and how to break it.

The commercial for Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star tells viewers that it is likely to be a must-avoid movie, but not in the way you might think.

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In a screenshot from the Your Man Reminder YouTube promotion, a man who doesn

Mark Blankenship looks at an app called Your Man Reminder, which calls upon some women's enjoyment of attractive shirtless dudes to encourage good breast health.

(Image credit: Screenshot)