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Finally, Some Truth in Advertising!

Brian Cook

The late, great Bill Hicks once advised anyone who worked in marketing or advertising to "kill yourself," but I imagine even he may have given props to this ad firm.

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Brian Cook was an editor at In These Times from 2003 to 2009. He now works on the editorial staff of Playboy magazine.
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