Super Bowl 2017: Advertising in turbulent times

The Super Bowl marks the perfect opportunity for brands to showcase their latest big-budget commercials. Yet when faced with a divisive political environment, marketers had to choose wisely on what message they wanted to get across. With 30-second TV spots having cost...

Melissa McCarthy crashed SNL to play press secretary Sean Spicer, slam reporters, and swallow gum

At one point, McCarthy even tried to explain the ban with props, by holding up two stuffed animals — a moose and a lamb — to illustrate the dangers of “radical moose-lambs.” That prompted Cecily Strong’s Wall Street Journal reporter to...