commercialization of culture
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June 2, 2007
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Don Russell
Performance artist Rev. Billy is a fundamentalist when it comes to challenging the problems of consumerism.
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April 2, 2007
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David Bollier
The enclosure of the Olympics: Canada to give ownership of words like "Vancouver," "2010," and "winter" to the Olympic Committee.
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January 3, 2007
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David Bollier
In Utah, an NBA arena is named after a questionable toxic waste disposal firm. The trouble with auctioning public assets to the highest bidder.
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November 27, 2006
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David Bollier
The Golden Gate Bridge, brought to you by...McDonald's? San Francisco considers corporate sponsorship for one of America's great landmarks.
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November 4, 2006
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Jonathan Rowe
The heavens for sale: is outer space the final frontier for advertising space?
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October 25, 2006
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David Bollier
Mothers donating breast milk to help premature babies discover it is being sold by a private company at a high mark-up
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June 16, 2006
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Jonathan Rowe
Big Brother rides the school bus. Bus Radio targets a captive audience of kids with the help of cash-starved school districts.
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February 7, 2006
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Jonathan Rowe
In San Francisco, activists want to fight to stop the creeping corporatization of everything by renaming their ballpark for Willie Mays.
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November 19, 2005
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Jonathan Rowe
A student was expelled from a Georgia high school for wearing a Pepsi shirt on Coke day. Naming rights have extended from stadiums to public schools and even towns.
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November 18, 2005
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David Bollier
The next stage in outsourcing: our personal lives. We can pay someone to express our emotions.
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