Cover shots and thumbnails for this week's advertisers, whose generosity helps us fend off major media conglomerates' jolly good attorneys. Care to join our Namibian adventure? There's info here.

• HBO
• Spelling Bee
• Dog Bites Man
• SciFi Channel
• Stoli Blueberry
• American Apparel
• Lifetime
• BMW
• Hersheys
• Evian
• Delta
• Askewedview
• Gnarls Barkley
• Walkmen
• Entourage
• Prairie Home Companion
• Mini
• Conde Nast
• Cirque du Soleil
• Honda
• The New School