The True Origins of Branded Content Are Much Stupider Than You Thought

You might think branded content is a relatively newfangled marketing ploy. But one production company wants you to know it's actually been around for a while--actually, since the days of Michelangelo's David. A gag promo from Above Average--an online comedy subsidiary of SNL creator Lorne Michael's Broadway Productions--details the history of branded content since 1501,...