Maura Judkis

ReporterWashington, D.C.

The latest from Maura

The restaurant, modeled after the California chain, is popular in China.

  • Feb 3, 2014

Comic relief in the NFL championship game’s ads is highly subjective.

  • Feb 3, 2014

Stephen Colbert, Jerry Seinfeld and other celebrity spokespeople grabbed our attention in the commercial breaks.

  • Feb 3, 2014

We weren’t crying, we were just chopping onions for guacamole.

  • Feb 3, 2014

Commercials from RadioShack and Budweiser were among the night’s most popular. So was Tim Tebow.

  • Feb 3, 2014

RadioShack makes fun of its own dated image in a Super Bowl commercial.

  • Feb 2, 2014

Another fan-created commercial takes Doritos’ top prize.

  • Feb 2, 2014

The company takes a turn away from its previously risque marketing strategy.

  • Feb 2, 2014

America has been captivated by the beer commercial’s story of friendship.

  • Feb 2, 2014

The ad has been overshadowed by a controversy between the soda-machine company and Oxfam.

  • Feb 2, 2014

An iconic trio come together once again -- over some Greek yogurt.

  • Feb 2, 2014

Brits play the bad guys in this Super Bowl commercial.

  • Feb 2, 2014

A “Big Bang Theory” star attempts to chat up a lady in his Hyundai in this Super Bowl commercial.

  • Feb 2, 2014

Butterfinger takes a risk with its naughty ad.

  • Feb 2, 2014

From puppies to Dannon yogurt, Super Bowl advertisers even promised paths to world peace through soda and body spray.

  • Feb 2, 2014

A young football player gets his big chance in this Super Bowl commercial.

  • Feb 2, 2014

Lt. Chuck Nadd got the surprise of his life in Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercial.

  • Feb 2, 2014

Families are happy to hit the bottom of their ketchup bottles in this cheerful Super Bowl ad.

  • Feb 2, 2014

Laurence Fishburne reprises his role as Morpheus from “The Matrix” in this commercial.

  • Feb 2, 2014

A bear ransacks a store in search of Chobani in this Super Bowl ad.

  • Feb 2, 2014
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About Maura

 Maura Judkis covers culture, food, and the arts for the Weekend section and Going Out Guide. She has also written for U.S. News & World Report, TBD.com, ARTnews, the Washington City Paper and the Onion A.V. Club. If you see her out and about – at restaurants, museums, theaters, or Meridian Hill Park with her two dogs – say hi.