For Das Narr Issue #41—“Advertising”, authors reflect on our constant companion: advertising. From posters to Instagram ads and word-of-mouth, it shapes culture, annoys, and fascinates in equal measure. The issue gathers critical, playful, and nostalgic takes on the aesthetics, persistence, and influence of advertising in everyday life. Featuring texts by Stefanie Adamitz, Eric Ehrhardt, Sebastian Galyga, Oliver Gehrmann, Florian Kranz, Chris Lauer, Jonathan Löffelbein, Nasima Sophia Razizadeh, Helmut Michael Schmid, Gabriel Seeberger, Achim Stegmüller, and paula van well.