Ron Travisano, Adman Behind Singing Cats and Joe Isuzu, Dies at 86
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Ron Travisano, Adman Behind Singing Cats and Joe Isuzu, Dies at 86

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the early 1970s, the madcap advertising executives Ron Travisano and Jerry Della Femina were struggling to find a gimmick to sell an undistinguished brand of pet food. Watching interminable and unremarkable footage of cats eating, Mr. Travisano and an editor, Joe Lione,…

Ye Advertised Website Selling T-Shirts With Swastikas in Super Bowl Commercial
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Ye Advertised Website Selling T-Shirts With Swastikas in Super Bowl Commercial

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ye, the rapper and designer formerly known as Kanye West, aired a commercial in some markets during the Super Bowl that promoted a website selling a single product: T-shirts with swastikas. In the 30-second commercial, Ye appears to be filming a close-up of…

Victor Wembanyama Prepares to Become ‘Genuine’ Face of the N.B.A.
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Victor Wembanyama Prepares to Become ‘Genuine’ Face of the N.B.A.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One day last summer, Harrison Barnes, a longtime N.B.A. veteran, was finishing up an off-season workout with Victor Wembanyama, his 7-foot-4, then-20-year-old San Antonio Spurs teammate and one of the league’s most dazzling young stars. Barnes was new to the team — he…

How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
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How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican and Democratic administrations, lawmakers and officials had trained their sights on the app,…

Bob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit-Turned-Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90
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Bob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit-Turned-Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Bob Uecker, the clubhouse wit who turned his tales of inferiority as a major league catcher into a comic narrative that animated his second career as a sportscaster and commercial pitchman, died on Thursday at his home in Menomonee Falls, Wis. He was…