Courtesy of those crazy Frenchies at Evian

American advertising agencies be slacking, yo.

It’s like their creativity goes on extended vacations and drinking binges until the Super Bowl and then we see hangover attempts at greatness and nothing more for another year or so. Makes you wish you could go somewhere to get away from all the televised wackness. It is for this reason that Tour Guide Contra™ is here. In hopes of broadening your horizons and keeping you entertained, I bring you 5 commercials that you should see from 5 countries you may want to consider visiting some time in the near future.

Let’s begin with a favorite of mine. Read the rest of this entry »

Dey Know, Muy Bueno, Casandra Diaz

Joell Ortiz Recycles [Karen Civil]

Foxy Brown Got Jailhouse Perks [Slang Rap Democracy]

NHL Players Sue Golf Developer Over Porn Parties [SbS]

Alchemist’s Top 12 Rapping Producers [Y2K]

McCain: Obama Has ‘Done Well’ As President So Far [AP]

CNN Loves Twitter, But Doesn’t Seem To Always Know How To Use It [Tech Crunch]

DMC Meets With President Obama; Talks Fatherhood [AHH]

14-Year-Old Demolishes Guitar Hero World Records 3 Times [Coed]

How The NY Times Writes An Article About Big Dicks [Gawker]

Parenting Advice: What Moms Should Learn From Dads [Time]

Sell Coke? The UFL Doesn’t Mind [The Big Lead]

Dudes and SportsCenter: A Mistress You Can’t Get Rid Of [Clutch]

Can You Do The Kim Kardashian? Do You Even Want To? [The Life Files]

Transformers Director Rips Studio In Leaked Promo [Yahoo]

Royce Da 5’9″s Boom Backwards? [DJ Premier Blog]

TSS x Major SS Shirts [TSS]

Morgan Lewis

The Making of Illmatic (XXL, April 2009) [FWMJ]

Txting Is Gud 4 UR Reading Comprehension, Apparently [io9]

Sneaker Freaker Nike ACG Feature [Sneaker Freaker]

Oscar Style: Is Alicia Keys Morphing Into Tatyana Ali? [Buzzworthy]

The Anti-Duke Manifesto [Brahsome]

The Reason Why Jamaica Is Banning Sex from the Airwaves…[Daily Swarm]

A Conversation With The Hype Machine’s Anthony Volodkin [Hypebot]

Mr. Potato Head Transformer [Daily Drop]

The Death of Adam (Original Cover) [ILMPL]

Shawty Lo Announces New Album ‘Carlos’ [AHH]

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