Adbusters

Just thought I would put a note about Adbusters on my Blog. Very interesting magazine with excellent writing, mostly from Kalle Lasn and other contributors. Started about 10 years ago in Vancouver. It's also an interesting coincidence (or maybe it isn't) that I was introduced to a student recently named Taizo Katoh, who used to work at Adbusters in Vancouver, and now does the Japanese version of Adbusters, only in online fromat at the moment, which I'm going to be helping him with. I also hope to contribute some work someday for the magazine. Anyway, the site address is http://www.adbusters.org

This is a basic description of Adbusters (taken from their site):

"We are a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. Our aim is to topple existing power structures and forge a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century.

To this end, Adbusters Media Foundation publishes Adbusters magazine, operates this website and offers its creative services through PowerShift, our advocacy advertising agency."

Also check out Kalle's books, "Culture Jam" about America's ridiculous overconsumption, and "Design Anarchy" (go to https://secure.adbusters.org/orders/designanarchy/ for a detailed description...