Tag Archives: cigarette advertising

when doing harm is a great biz

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) one of the things that never ceases to amaze me is the constant recall of dangerous and untested products from our market place. we all grew up with a more beneficial government and now live … Continue reading

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smoke this

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) for today’s little piece o’ crap, i post a wrapper from a pack of “horseshit cigarettes.” i mean, does it get any better? i have no idea where it came from, where i got it, … Continue reading

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breaking the rules: puffs of dissent

Although Edward Bernays ingeniously transformed a part of cigarette advertising into a feminist symbol with his “torches of freedom” campaign, cigarettes have always been a man’s prerogative, an inexpensive privilege to help the male define his identity. Where for women … Continue reading

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