Stay Free! magazine lists dead celebrities and the products they promote.
"Hm, was Einstein the one who sold computers or french fries?" .

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another good article is the advertising debate between Sut Jhally and James Twitchell.

"JHALLY: When people leave school, they have to figure out what they're going to do. They're $30,000 in debt. That's one of the great tricks of American capitalism; to get loyalty is to get people into debt early."

Is that what the British are up to?

their archives go far back, but their forums are dead - bring the comments here.