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As its name implies, Jennifer Garner's popular Instagram series 'Pretend Cooking Show' isn't a master class in the culinary arts. The actor-producer-philanthropist, who sometimes forgets to preheat the oven, is [...]

It would seem from Ryan Reynolds' confessional voicemails to Mint Mobile customers that the actor-producer-entrepreneur has been idle during quarantine. He hasn't read any books or perfected his tree pose. [...]

One of the WWE's highest-profile superstars, John Cena, has made a career of being self-referential, in the cheekiest way, often showing up for matches in T-shirts with his own face [...]

At the first patented drive-in theater in America, which opened in 1933 near Camden, N.J., guests paid $1 per carload for a lo-fi affair with speakers mounted to a 50-foot [...]

Mass communication is Chrissy Teigen's lifeblood, with Twitter being her favorite platform (and sometimes weapon) of choice. But the road to social media superstardom has had its potholes, like her [...]

Contrary to the way Los Angeles has been stereotyped, 'it's not slow paced,' says Emma Grede, co-founder and CEO of Good American. 'I've never been busier in London or New [...]

The camera loves Eva Longoria, and vice versa, with the Texas-born actor, producer, director and activist filling her social media feeds with a steady stream of snaps that document her [...]

U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER SUPERSTAR ALEX MORGAN IS IN IT TO WIN IT, ON AND OFF THE FIELD. AMERICAN IS THERE A POINT AT WHICH A PRETERNATURALLY GIFTED, FINELY TUNED SPORTS [...]

What makes someone a true champion of diversity and inclusion? Here, for the first time, Adweek, in partnership with Adcolor, sought to find out by creating Adweek Champions, an award [...]

In advance of our inaugural Challenger Brands summit last month. we also Launched the Adweek Intelligence Report. a new survey product we are rolling out this year in advance of [...]

It would be tough to pick just one career-defining moment in tennis superstar Naomi Osaka's recent past. There's the 2018 U.S. Open, where she beat her childhood idol. Serena Williams. [...]

In fact, she's actively sought out the opportunity, going back to one of her first gigs as an erstwhile club promoter: She'd throw house parties as a teenager, work at [...]

There isn't a single farmer on staff at TBWA\Chiat\Day N.Y., but that didn't stop the agency from creating a program for Lay's called Golden Grounds that had roots--literally--in the soil. [...]

January is an interesting month for storytelling. At the outset you have the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This annual behemoth of a conference has traditionally focused [...]

It's easy to think that geography defines and limits Los Angeles. The metro area, after all, borders the Pacific Ocean and butts up against several mountain ranges at its sprawling [...]

WHETHER THEY'RE TURNING SOCIAL MEDIA OUTRAGE INTO CANDY SALES OR USING BEER BOTTLES TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT, THESE 22 HONOREES TOOK MEDIA PLANNING INNOVATION TO NEW HEIGHTS IN 2017. Beware [...]

Adweek went far afield for our second annual List of Powerful Women in Sports, selecting leaders from the burgeoning world of esports, the ascendant women's soccer arena and a brand-new [...]

DESPITE STRESSORS LIKE INFLATION AND LAGGING LEGALIZATION, THE INDUSTRY EXPECTS RECORD SALES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. In the space of three days in late 2021, the cannabis industry in the U.S. [...]

Some things in Los Angeles always remain: palm trees, the Santa Ana winds, convertibles, In-N-Out Burger But the country's second-Largest media market has also witnessed its share of change, much [...]

It's one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the country, with record amounts of venture capital flowing in, and is home to at least a half-dozen unicorns (companies valued at [...]

Malls are lumbering, claustrophobic dinosaurs, while anchor stores like Macy's and Kohl's are shuttering hundreds of locations. Fresh Direct and Peapod make it easier and quicker to stock a cupboard [...]

Television is dead--long live television! That could become the unofficial motto, or at least the crawl at the bottom of the screen, to explain the recent flurry of hookups between [...]

Ben Branson wanted a sophisticated and refreshing tall drink--hold the alcohol, please. But what he got instead was 'a pink, fruity, childish, sickly-sweet mocktail.' That was his lightning bolt moment. [...]

This summer, cannabis brands will be embedded in food festivals, concerts, comedy shows and retail pop-ups where they would never have been invited even a few years ago. By breaking [...]

In this eventful and entertaining election year, the campaigning is not limited to Hillary and Bernie and Marco and Trump. Also out there stumping--for another high-profile and much-coveted albeit very [...]

HE'S HILARIOUS, HUNKY AND HAS 20 MILLION FOLLOWERS. HE'S SEDUCED BRAND PARTNERS LIKE HANES AND DUNKIN' DONUTS. NEXT STOP: MASS APPEAL. With his sandy blond hair, bright blue eyes and [...]

As a dyed-in-the-wool New York advertising professional, Patricia Korth-McDonnell had heard all the cliches about Los Angeles as an endless parking lot, a cultural wasteland and, perhaps most relevant, a [...]

HOW ENTOURAGE CREATOR DOUG ELLIN MADE CADILLAC A CHARACTER IN THE NEW MOVIE--AND IS HELPING DESIGN A WHOLE NEW MODEL FOR PRODUCT PLACEMENT. For filmmaker Doug Ellin, who is as [...]

Sarah Barnett hasn't been genetically engineered, like all those clones in Orphan Black, for the job at hand. It just seems that way. Barnett's new gig--she's a few months into [...]

By bringing together artists, brand marketers and the Hollywood elite, CAA agent Brian Loucks' Living Room Series has become one of the hottest tickets in town. On a crisp February [...]

BY T.L. STANLEY To mark April 20, the dankest day on the cannabis calendar for fans and retailers, Wana Brands plans to donate $140,000 to nonprofit groups combating hunger in [...]

NBA legend Dwyane Wade, considering his next move after retiring from the Miami Heat in 2019, decided to help marketers connect with diverse audiences. Doing so would fill avoid he [...]

THE CULTURE IS CAUGHT UP IN A WAVE OF NOSTALGIA FOR THE ERA OF CLINTON, THE FANNY PACK AND THE SPICE GIRLS. NOW MARKETERS LIKE GEICO, OREO AND CALVIN KLEIN [...]

At this point in the cannabis timeline, it's simpler to count the number of U.S. states that haven't legalized the plant--it's 14, for the record--than to tally those that allow [...]

VHL's dating naked leads a lineup of reality shows pulling off impressive ratings by baring all. Is naked TV the next big thing, or will it just flop? To say [...]

The pilot of then-unknown hospital drama Grey's Anatomy was nearly complete in early 2005, but some real heavy lifting remained. Shonda Rhimes, a screenwriter who was taking her first stab [...]

In a way, it all started with Fred Figglehorn, a chipmunk-voiced, fictional 6-year-old with a dysfunctional family, manic energy and anger issues who proved to be catnip to young viewers [...]

If it seems counterintuitive that a pioneering tech company would latch onto out of home--among the oldest forms of advertising--allow Apple's Tor Myhren to explain. Billboards and other 'outdoor expressions' [...]

T.L. STANLEY IS A LOS ANBELES-BASED SENIOR EDITOR AT ADWEEK. WHERE SHE SPECIALIZES IN CONSUMER TRENDS. POP CULTURE. CHAL LENOER8RANDS AND CREATIVITY. @TLSTANLEYLA It would be a dramatic understatement to [...]

Bob Pittman had no intention of putting lipstick on a pig. The native Southerner and C-suite veteran, who was semi-retired a few years ago and overseeing private equity firm Pilot [...]

Quick--who is Jean Dujardin? Berenice Bejo? How about Bichir? Hazanavicius? Azera? The first four are nominees for this year's Oscars, in the prestigious acting and directing categories. And the last? [...]

In the action thriller Contraband, a reformed con man played by Mark Wahlberg gets pulled back into a life of counterfeiting, shoot-outs and robbery. Yet despite the muscular setup and [...]

Prepping for the most significant new product launch in 30 years at Popeyes, Bruno Cardinali traveled to the chain's Louisiana home turf, steeping himself in the area's famous Cajun cuisine [...]

A kid plays on a swing, contemplating his afternoon snack. His co-star, an animated character in Nutter Butter's 1973 television commercial, is the spitting image of Willy Wonka, the beloved [...]

Ghosts and goblins don't scare the leaders of the Smarties Candy Co. In fact, the trio of execs who run the family-owned business embrace all things Halloween--a holiday they spend [...]

During a recent phone interview, Arlene Biran created a respectable-looking Labrador retriever on the Etch A Sketch. 'If you practice, you will get better,' she said. 'And it makes you [...]

A plant-based patty that might convincingly pass as meat? As recently as a year ago, when most of us still thought of 'veggie burgers' as flat discs made from mushrooms [...]

Union stewards can be difficult on occasion. Trying to get along with a confrontational union steward can be like watching an old western cowboy movie. Sometimes, union stewards can even [...]

Most of us have had the opportunity to be around an extraordinary supervisor. They give off positive energy, when they walk into a room. How do they do this? How [...]