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“Our journey to find art will show that art gives culture and that culture is the antidote to propaganda.” Reading List Active Resistance to Propaganda Manifesto by Vivienne Westwood

I’m gonna hit this spot next time I’m out there.

New print campaign for Hawaiian based clothing label B-Ware ( currently running in Frank151 and Contrast Magazine). The photos were shot by Hawaiian photographer Aaron Yoshino (Honozooloo.com), who together with designer Landon Iwamura is part of the design collective Drop Shadows.

I was watching TV tonight, when I saw a new Oxi Clean commercial without Billy Mays. It made me wonder what will happen to this venerable brand in a post-Billy Mays era. His presence was definitely missed, reinforcing to me how good of a pitchman Mr. Mays really was. It would be interesting to see [...]

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Very informative BBC documentary series by Adam Curtis analyzing the history of advertising and public relations. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 “This series is about how those in power have used Freud’s theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy.” – Adam Curtis