The rise and fall of infomercials. ━CHAPTERS━ 00:00 The rise and fall of infomercials 05:22 How did infomercials get invented 08:14 1984 TV advertising policy changes 13:49 The goal of infomercials 17 ...

WATCH LOCAL. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. speaks during the launch of the “Tara, Nood Tayo!” infomercial, a nationwide campaign promoting responsible viewing and support for local films and ...

Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in above or subscribe here. Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the ...

It’s hard to think of a consumer product category that doesn’t include SharkNinja. The company, which started in 1994 as an infomercial staple, expects to see revenue this year of $6 billion. It has ...

Meghan Markle's second season of her Netflix cooking show failed to deliver the product placement that would have turbo charged her online shop As Ever, a brand expert told Newsweek. With Love, Meghan ...

Adults who brought their smartphones to the bathroom spent more time on the toilet and had a nearly 50 percent higher risk of hemorrhoids, according to a new study. In a new study, participants who ...

A series where we share products that are so good we would do an entire infomercial about it. (But instead, we published this review.) Read more here. Stashing a small tote or backpack in your main ...

While The A.V. Club will be running plenty of high-profile reviews from Toronto International Film Festival 2025—including Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, the ...

Added Sep 04, 2025 at 11:44AM EDT by Zach. It's unknown exactly when YouTube quietly rolled out the AI upscaling filter or tool across YouTube Shorts, but discussions and posts about it began ...

I was halfway across the Queensboro Bridge when a not-so-unfamiliar feeling hit me: I had to take a shit. I was 1.5 miles into my run, and I had emptied the tank just before I left my apartment. As I ...