We remember Joe Sedelmaier, the man behind some of the most iconic TV ads of the 1970s and '80s. The commercials were not splashy, but their characters and catchphrases became part of popular culture.

During the Tanker War of the 1980s, Iran used missiles, mines and speed boats to assert its control over the Strait of Hormuz. Back then, it took an extensive naval operation, including the ...

SCOTS are facing major rush hour disruption this morning on a busy Glasgow rail line due to flooding. The rail operator said the station has been flooded due to a burst water pipe. Commuters have been ...

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“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Advertising didn’t start in the U ...

Andrea Bussell is a writer and ex-New Yorker based in the Scottish Highlands. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Elle, and others.

Budweiser 's patriotic 2026 Super Bowl commercial won USA TODAY Ad Meter, the record 10th title for the beer brand, uniting a Clydesdale and a bald eagle for America's 250th birthday. Rounding out the ...

Driveways were still filled with boxy sedans and station wagons, not unlike the ’70s, but now they came with more gadgets, buttons, and futuristic “automatic everything.” Teens practically lived at ...

ITV became the first British network to show in-game adverts during a sporting event in Thursday’s Six Nations game between France and Ireland. Adverts are regularly shown during half-time in sports ...

Neil Young was angry when he sat down to write the lyrics to 1988’s “This Note’s for You.” Throughout the decade, he’d seen everyone from Eric Clapton and Michael Jackson to David Bowie and Tina ...

McDonald’s has released an AI-generated Christmas ad, sparking online backlash, which grew so fierce that McDonald’s turned off comments on YouTube before setting the video to private. However, the AI ...