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The Process Behind Aviation Gin
The distillation process behind booze is always fascinating but the techniques used for Aviation Gin are downright unbelievable. From sunrise meditations to serenades by Sarah McLachlan, owner Ryan Reynolds reveals the extreme measures his distillers go through the ensure each bottle of Aviation Gin is impeccable.
Share Your Gifts
The latest feel-good holiday ad comes courtesy of Apple. Featuring the song "Come Out and Play" by Billie Eilish, their animated spot follows a creative spirit who hides away her talents because she's too afraid to share them. Things get warm and fuzzy when her creations make it outside of her apartment to a city of soon-to-be fans.
John Lewis Christmas 2018
Department store John Lewis' Christmas ads have unofficially kicked off the start of the season in the UK since 2007. Until now, the ads used covers of famous songs that were so popular some of them even charted on the UK Singles Chart. This year, John Lewis pulled out all the stops, bringing in music icon Elton John in a retrospective of his career set to "Your Song". Sitting at the piano Elton got for Christmas as a boy, the ad travels back in time to a gift that would change his life — and launch one of the most storied careers in pop music history.
Dream Crazy
Get inspired to follow your dreams with Nike's latest powerful campaign. Narrated by Colin Kaepernick, the ad highlights athletes like Shaquem Griffin, Alphonso Davies, Serena Williams, and LeBron James who beat the odds to not just play their sports, but dominate them.
Just Do It: Serena Williams
Today, Serena Williams returns to the US Open. The tennis legend took a break after the birth of her daughter and several injuries. In this touching tribute, Nike celebrates Williams' comeback with clips of some of her greatest moments from the tournament mixed with vintage clips of a young Serena and words of encouragement from her coach and father Richard Williams.
World's Strongest Colonel
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has gone from crushing skulls on Game of Thrones to crushing chicken sandwiches for KFC. After leaving his hometown in Kentucky to train in Iceland, The Mountain becomes the Double Colonel after pulling 700-ish pounds of crispy poultry.
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Leica M10-D Camera
Analog feel and digital performance. That's one way to describe Leica's latest release in the growing M10 line. For the M10-D, Leica replaced the familiar LCD display from the back of the camera with a circular dial to adjust exposure compensation and a mechanical on/off switch that serves as a shortcut for Wi-Fi connectivity. With no digital distractions, the M10-D delivers a vintage, analog shooting experience. Instead of the screen, your smartphone becomes the preview monitor, allowing you to review and edit pictures via the all-new Leica Fotos app for iOS and Android smartphones. And while the camera is filmless, a thumb grip on the side adds additional stability and might even make you think there is a roll inside that needs to be wound between shots.
Presented by Leica.
Leatherman Custom Shop
Any Leatherman multi-tool is already a great gift on its own but go the extra mile by adding a personal touch. With their new Custom Shop, you can adorn the Wave Plus with pictures, messages, or patterns to create a truly one-of-a-kind tool. The process is pretty straightforward, just upload your design and their team of robots will do the rest of the work. Your customized Leatherman should be at your door within one to two weeks, which leaves plenty of time to get one under the tree.
Presented by Leatherman.
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The Tattoo
Before he even stepped foot in The Q, Lebron James had already been branded as "The Chosen One." But sixteen years and dozens of accolades later, King James has truly lived up to the name. Nike honors him and his eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals with this ad starring the 17-year-old aspiring basketball legend.
Welcome Home
Apple's HomePod is giving us a commercial and a music video in one with this Spike Jonze-directed short film. Starring FKA Twigs, the singer dances around her apartment for four straight minutes to "Til It's Over" by Anderson .Paak. While it doesn't promise to give you dimension-stretching moves like these, the voice-controlled speaker can guarantee a stress-releasing dance session after a rough day at work.
Choose Go
Athletes, actors, and Bill Nye band together for Nike's latest ad. When the Earth comes to a screeching halt and there isn't a Marvel superhero in sight, the regular Joes of the world, along with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Hart, Simone Biles, and The Science Guy, do their best to get it back in motion.
Moz The Monster
It's never too early for the John Lewis Christmas ad. Featuring elbow's cover of The Beatles song "Golden Slumbers", this year's Michel Gondry-directed spot won't leave you in the usual puddle of tears, but little Joe and his new monster friend Moz getting into some midnight mischief will put a smile on your face.
Scary Clown Night
If It, Stranger Things, and Ronald McDonald had a baby, it would be this eerie new ad for Burger King. The fast-food chain is getting into the Halloween spirit with a scary clown night. The first 500 people to sport their Pennywise-inspired costumes will earn themselves a free Whopper. Make sure you're at a participating restaurant in Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, Austin, or Salt Lake City, otherwise your just a creep in a clown costume.
Bullying Jr.
Although it may be hard for students to stand up to their peers, you'd think it'd be easy for adults to step in when they see a kid being bullied. In a public restaurant. Right in front of their face. To test this theory, Burger King did their own social experiment to find out what was more offensive — a bullied High School Jr. or a Whopper Jr. The results are unfortunate, but hopefully eye-opening too. Learn how to stand up for all juniors at NoBully.org.
Device Free Dinner
Scrolling through our Twitter feed while eating with our family. Checking out Instagram when we're pushing our daughter on the swing. We're all guilty of it. In this Common Sense PSA, Will Ferrell shows us just what kind of awful human beings we are and reminds us why we need more device free moments in our lives.
Eat the Ice Cream
Everyone loves ice cream. Unless you're dead, in a purgatory where a robot force-feeds you nothing but ice cream all day for eternity. And everyone you love is gone. Eat the ice cream.
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G-Shock Mudmaster GG1000-1A8 Watch
Tough and reliable in the harshest environments. The Mudmaster not only has G-SHOCK's signature shock resistance that defends against impact but also adds mud-resistance so that each button has a cylindrical guard structure to keep dust and mud from infiltrating the gaskets. Each watch also has a Twin Sensor feature which combines a compass and thermometer to help you keep your bearings no matter where your path leads — while the new blue and black colorway adds another layer of rugged style. The Mudmaster is finished with wings on the case back for a better fit, a textured band, and large non-slip buttons that are easy to use even if you're wearing gloves.
Presented by G-SHOCK.
Duo Cocktail Glass
Made to accommodate drinks both hot and cold, the Duo Glass is a versatile addition to your home bar. It's designed to perfectly hold a two-inch ice ball — the mold for which is included in the package — and the glass itself has subtle 1 oz. indicators blown into the mold, making proper cocktail preparation a cinch. Hand-blown from borosilicate glass, the 10 oz vessel has a double-walled design that helps retain the temperature of your drink and eliminates condensation rings on your furniture. Available in single ($24), double ($48), or 4-packs ($78), all of which contain an ice mold for each glass included.
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Dominate the Day
Between starring in feature films, an HBO series, and giving rock bottoms, Dwayne Johnson is a pretty busy man. But not too busy to take on a few more ventures. With some help from Siri, The Rock checks off his "Life Goals" list one intergalactic selfie at a time.
OK Soda and Postmodernism in Advertising
It was the Seinfeld of ad campaigns. After the spectacular failure of New Coke, Coca Cola decided to try again, this time with something targeted to a more narrow, youth-oriented audience — OK Soda. It failed too, but the advertising was ahead of its time. Thomas Flight looks at the strange combination of advertising and postmodern philosophy in this video essay.
Steve Harrington's Day Off
In a strange turn of events, one of the best reboots of 2017 just might be a Domino's Pizza commercial. With Joe Keery playing the iconic 80's slacker Ferris Bueller, the Stranger Things star races home to beat the delivery man in an almost an exact remake of the film's "race home" scene. The ad tops it off with a cameo from Alan Ruck, having us begging for a complete film.
Ghost Spuds
Spuds MacKenzie returns. After almost 30 years, beer's best friend comes back from the grave to show Brian the true meaning of drinking Bud Light with your friends.
Daughter
Daughters are the apple of every dad's eyes, so why shouldn't they want the best for them. In this big game spot, Audi makes a big statement as one father contemplates the equality in his little girl's future as she fearlessly conquers a downhill race.
Born The Hard Way
Your favorite beer may have originated in the United States, but its founder did not. In their 2017 Super Bowl ad, Budweiser retells the story of their founder Adolphus Busch's journey from his homeland of Germany to St. Louis, where he later crafted the King of Beers.
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Easy Driver
For the Superbowl, companies are willing for pull out the big guns for their commercials, and none are bigger than The Coen Brothers. The directing duo lends their talents to Mercedes to revive Peter Fonda's Easy Rider character. But instead of a Harley-Davidson chopper, they put Captain America behind the wheel of the AMG GT Roadster for one more wild ride.
ABC of Death
How do you make death and autonomous driving systems humorous? Well filmmaking duo Daniel Titz and Dorian Lebherz have done just that. From the same agency that brought you Johnny Walker's amazing 2015 ad "Dear Brother", comes a commercial that rivals its predecessor. Although its a bit more morbid than their previous work, this ad for Volvo swaps out the gut-wrenching tears for a bit of dark humor.
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English for Beginners
You're going to need a tissue. A Polish grandpa gives himself a crash-course in English, inadvertently terrorizing a dog, a rubber duck, and a lady on the bus. But the payoff is worth the time — spending Christmas with his son in England.
Evan
Nearly four years after the Sandy Hook shooting, gun violence is still on the rise. All too often, the signs are right in front of us. In this seemingly wholesome PSA, Sandy Hook Promise shocks viewers by showing them just how easy it is to overlook potential warnings.
Come Together
It's not a new Wes Anderson film but it's the next best thing. The director adds his quirky flair to this ad for H&M that has all the Christmas feels. In true Anderson fashion, the short is full of tracking shots, pastel hues, smooth camera pans, and Adrien Brody.
The Greatest Gift
Let the rat race begin — Christmas time is almost here. While the greatest gift you could give someone probably isn't you, it does make for a nice commercial. British supermarket chain Sainsbury's and James Corden of The Late Late Show come together for the latest of the company's stop-motion Christmas ads. You can see how they made it in this behind-the-scenes video.
Buster The Boxer
The John Lewis Christmas Ad is the official start of the holiday season, and this bouncing boxer can only mean one thing — Christmas is here. This year's couldn't have come at a better time as they leave behind the sappy and sentimental for something a little more upbeat. You can't help butt smile when there's a Badger in a trampoline.
Darknet Coffee
For those of you that are too hardcore for coffee shops and supermarkets, Chernyi Cooperative is waking up morning your routine. Only sold on the darknet, the Chernyi Black roast can be accessed with a Tor download, widely known for its connection to the Silk Road. Although this may sound like you're doing something you shouldn't, it's just coffee and totally legal.
