Entertainment

Michel Gondry’s no-bs trick to getting the best out of Jim Carrey for “Kidding”

The visionary director opens up about the trick to getting an incredible performance out of Jim Carrey, as he does once again in Showtime’s “Kidding.”

Fast Company Innovation Festival adds Pharrell Williams, Jennifer Garner

The musician and the actress join an all-star lineup of speakers from business, technology, design, and the arts.

Top 5 ads of the week: Nike’s marathon man, Ad Council’s Honest Yearbook

A heartwarming lottery ad, a stirring political spot, and a breast pump ad you can dance to.

This Senate candidate’s new ad imagines if ICE took his mom away

Brand WTF of the week: Brushbox somehow made a toothbrush sexist

The U.K. toothbrush subscription service leaves a bad taste with a “spit or swallow” ad aimed at university students.

Sam Bee breaks down the ethics of rape, Dr. Seuss-style, so everyone can understand

Perhaps explaining it like one would to a child is the only way certain people will understand.

Dwayne Johnson drops more Project Rock hustle for Under Armour

The new campaign, by Johnson’s own Seven Bucks Creative, highlights the day-to-day work it takes to be The Rock.

Here’s the “A Star Is Born” Muppet mashup you never knew you needed

How one comedy club successfully, passive-aggressively refused T.J. Miller

Amid the Comedy Cellar owner’s public handwringing about outrage over letting Louis C.K. back onstage, a pair of comedians figured out a way to avoid letting T.J. Miller crash their show.

The dirtiest word in business? Consumers

We all say it, but it’s wrecking marketing–and maybe the economy, too.

Why Mastercard signed on as League of Legends’ first-ever global sponsor

Mastercard CMO Raja Rajamannar says traditional advertising is dead and eSports are now part of the brand’s marketing strategy around experiences.

Sesame Street writer confirms Bert and Ernie were a couple

What it really means that Spotify has lost its second top marketing executive in a week

VP of brand creative Jackie Jantos is leaving the music streamer less than a week after chief marketing officer Seth Farbman’s exit.

This “Barry” writer found a funny lifehack to ensure she got photographed at the Emmys

New anti-bullying PSA says a kind word can change a teen’s life

The Ad Council flips the typical bullying script to show the consequences of kindness.

The Balvenie runs an Anthony Bourdain tribute ad during the Emmys

Michael Che’s “Reparations Emmys” gives black TV legends their due

Did Prince’s song in a Capital One commercial just feel . . . wrong?

Michael Che and Colin Jost’s best jokes from their Emmy Awards monologue