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"Postmodernism is a change-or-be-changed world. The word is out: Reinvent yourself for the 21st century or die! Some would rather die than change."
Leonard Sweet, cultural historian.

The problem with contextual advertising…

…is when it’s out of context.

Witness the Google Ad row on the header for Pajiba’s review of Doctor Zhivago. Yes, that says “Foot Slave.”

ad for foot slave

In case you’re wondering, clicking through (I couldn’t help it) leads to a list of ads for thing like “Latina Foot Fetish,” “Free Slave Personals,” and, my favorite, “Kiss My Feet Shoes.” Who knew?

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