Hi, Ho: an Australian beer company's "Ho" White is in a tight spot with Disney (Image courtesy of adelaidenow.com.au)
• In Australia, an ad campaign for Jamieson’s raspberry ale has re-imagined Snow White as a coquettish sexpot, and surprise, surprise, Disney is not amused. In the ad, Snow White—or as Jamieson’s has so cleverly renamed her, “Ho White”—is seen blowing smoke rings in bed with seven dwarves and no bra. The dwarves have also had name changes, like Filthy, Smarmy and Randy. [Sky News].
• Marks and Spencer is now selling more U.K. cheese than French cheese, and the news couldn’t make Tim Hayward happier. The British blogger calls it a “bloody triumph” in an otherwise dismal country. Hayward suggests that this cheese victory is reason for Britons to celebrate the end of summer with a spontaneous cheese-VE Day. [Guardian]
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