If you’re an archive sleuth and an avid TWEED reader, you might have seen our December post on branded entertainment, declaring: “What’s Old is News Again.”

In the featured article, Doug Scott cites in-show advertisement for Philip Morris on “I Love Lucy” as early as the 1950’s.

But the…

What happens when you mix things up a little and not everything you view appears as it seems? Watch this video and come back when you’re done…

Finished? Pretty sweet new Pomegranate phone right? It’s got HD Projection, Global Voice Translator, Coffee Brewer, Shaver and even a Harmonica all-in-one. Who’s…

The past week, the blogosphere exploded (ok, maybe just Gawker and NY Magazine) in outrage over the over-the-top product placement of an underappreciated McDonald’s frozen concoction (the McFlurry) in last week’s 30 Rock. Posters and commenters alike decried the integration as heavy-handed, a weak sell-out to satisfy the corporate…