Photoshop wizardry that  makes bagels look absolutely scrumptious in these ads by Squid Ink USA.

And I don’t even like bagels, which clearly are the high maintenance cousins of donuts. You gotta love the simplicity of donuts. With bagels, you’ve gotta have a knife around to cut ‘em in half, then you’ve gotta have some cream cheese available to spread around, then you have to chew a billion times just so they’re soft enough to go down the pipes, then you have to slap yourself for not buying donuts which would’ve saved yourself all the trouble. Really, eating bagels is like self-flagellation compared to eating donuts. They’re like celery… you’d die of starvation if you were stuck on an island with them. Boy, this is going off on a tangent. Yeah… bagels are lame. From Ads of the World.

A true viral, millions of  folks have already seen the Levi’s-sponsored ‘Walk Across America’ stop-motion video. The video took 14 days and 2,770 still shots from a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. To make up for being late to the game, I give you the Making Of as a bonus.

From The Daily Mail. PS: The video’s’ soundtrack is “Home” by the  incredible Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, who clocked in at #2 on my favorite albums of 2009.

Hot off the frickin’ press: The Zack Snyder directed film (Watchmen, 300) that made waves at Comic-Con. Described as “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns,” do you really need any more reason to buy a ticket?

From EW.

Cyriak Harris returns with more of his twisted brand of dementia. I love his stuff so much, I worry what that says about me. From Motionographer.

See more great Cyriak work.

Got a whole 10 minutes? Watch this. Don’t complain! The history of the world takes some time.

Blu is known for their fantastic wall painting animations and this is their latest, most ambitious effort yet.  Submitted by Nate C.

These gritty (yet pretty) ads are the best things to happen to flip flops, which are uncomfortable, loud and the most foul-smelling of all footwear.

…damn flip flops. Hate ‘em.

Man of men Isaiah Mustafa walks us through the creation of the new Old Spice ad on G4′s excellent Attack of the Show. Yet again, the spot is supposedly CGI-free.

Other revelations? Prosthetic legs, real power tools, harnesses, and man-made waterfalls. The only thing he refuses to reveal is how he ends up in jeans at the end. My theory? The “jean legs” are fake and he’s standing behind them.

These are probably the prettiest print ads you’ll ever see for an electric fan. I can’t say for sure, but I’m pretty confident in that assumption. From Ads of the World.

More from Leo Burnett, Allstate pushes their motorcycle insurance with some slick slow motion wrecks. The concept ain’t bad, but it’s serves as more proof that anything can be made better with ultra slo-mo. Don’t believe me? Would you want to watch a video of me taking a dump? No, right? Would you like to watch a video of me taking a dump in ultra slow motion? Don’t lie. The answer is yes.

Smartly launched during the World Cup game between USA and England, this wonderful spot is as ludicrous as it is awesome.

With its great art direction and smart copywriting, file this under Awesome.