King Adz
Meet the pioneers of Palestine’s skateboarding scene
Skateboarding knows no religion — Can non-profit project Skatepal help unite the youth in a divided land?
Written by: King Adz
Cara Delevingne's X-rated Pepe Jeans ad might not be exactly what you expected
Bad Adz #5 — Notes from the frontlines of cultural co-optation, courtesy of advertising's rogue inside-man, perpetual outsider King Adz.
Written by: King Adz
Helena Bonham Carter gets cosy with a giant tuna
Bad Adz #4 — Overfishing sucks. But these Fish Love ads to raise awareness are just plain... fishy. King Adz goes behind the scenes of another off-point campaign.
Written by: King Adz
Five things you might not know about 'the man who brought the blues to Britain'
In Search of Rory McEwen — In homage to unsung hero Rory McEwan, writer King Adz curates five things you might not know about the Leadbelly-loving artist.
Written by: King Adz
An Irish jig you can breakdance to! Ad-land’s latest great faux pas
BAD ADZ #3 — Orange juice brand J20 gets their cocktails in a right old mix by throwing breakdancers into an Irish pub. Oh dear, says King Adz, our resident ad-buster.
Written by: King Adz
Adidas ropes in ‘Superstars’ to sell the rags-to-riches dream
BAD ADZ #2 — Does a brand as cool as Adidas have to play to the celeb-obsessed? Ad-man King Adz pays homage to the shelltoe he used to know.
Written by: King Adz
Argos dabbles in 'street cred' in hyper-plastic ad
BAD ADZ #1 — Notes from the frontlines of cultural co-optation, courtesy of advertising's rogue inside-man, perpetual outsider King Adz.
Written by: King Adz
Jerusalem
Insider Guide — Author of Street Knowledge and The Stuff You Can't Bottle King Adz reveals his top spots in the holy city.
Written by: King Adz
South African Teens
The Next Generation — HUCK takes a journey across the creative plains of new South Africa, eighteen years after the first free elections, and finds out how the next generation see their future.
Written by: King Adz
