Why brands keep getting ads so wrong

Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images From American Eagle to Swatch, brands appear to be making a lot of blunders lately. When actress Sydney Sweeney’s jeans campaign came out last month, critics lambasted the wordplay of good “jeans” and “genes” as tone deaf with nefarious undertones. More recently, an advert from Swiss watchmaker Swatch sparked…

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Trump’s Nobel dreams meet economic reality

In this day and age, receiving a cold call at any time can be disarming, but Norway’s finance minister reportedly took a most surprising ring on the streets of Oslo earlier this month. According to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv, the cold caller was U.S. President Donald Trump, and the request for Norway’s Finance Minister Jens…

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Nevada to play Taiwan in Little League World Series final

August 23, 2025, 06:17 pm ET South Williamsport, Pa.-Gaate Galigos on Saturday played five innings playing five innings in their Little League World Series semi-finals, defeating Nevada 8–2, playing five innings, making a title game against Taiwan. The Las Vegas team is looking for Nevada’s first title, and Taiwan is going for number 18 before…

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