#TheDailySpin: Amid criticism, Liquor Board pulls ‘rape’ ad

Critics say the ad suggests victims are responsible for sexual assaults. Plus, a reality show about ad agencies, ‘Angry Bird’ playgrounds, the return of the PR stunt, and more.

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FedEx probably needs all the support it can find on Monday, which is predicted to be the busiest shipping day ever.

Sadly, movie theaters can’t say the same thing. At an estimated $78 million, the weekend box office was the worst showing since September 2008.

AMC hopes ratings for its new reality show get a warmer reception when it premieres in the spring of 2012. “The Pitch” chronicles four independent advertising agencies across North America.

Skinny jeans have found an audience among today’s fashion trends, but that apparently doesn’t include students at the Test Center at Brigham Young University-Idaho, which turned away several students for wearing what it said were clothes too risqué for campus.

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