Sacking the Super Bowl ads

General Motors’ use of Austin Powers in its Super Bowl ad made it seem like the automaker is stuck in the 1990s.

February 21, 2022 05:00 AM

Reflecting on this year's Super Bowl ads, I suspect I'm going to sound grumpy and old — except that I'm not complaining about the hip-hop halftime show and Eminem taking a knee.

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