The Examined Life
Smurfocalypse now
 A still from a controversial new commercial created by UNICEF. |
THE 30-SECOND spot goes like this: All is peaceful in the cartoon village of the Smurfs, till warplanes roar overhead and bombs rain down, setting the little mushroom homes ablaze. Papa Smurf leads the evacuation, but casualties-Brainy? Hefty? Lazy?-litter the ground. Baby Smurf, rattle broken, wails near the lifeless form of Smurfette. Then a message appears, in Flemish: ''Don't let ... (Full article: 325 words)
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