ADBUSTING & CULTURE JAMMING

   The commodification of culture. A look at some cultural icons including the Statue of Liberty, barcodes, junk food corporations, & altered barbies

As we see more product placement in movies, TV news, & newspaper editorial content, I predict that we may well also see the corporatisation of culture and history. For instance Manet's "The Picnickers" will become "The KFC Picnic - how about a bumper bucket?'

In Australia "The proportion of people citing excessive use of credit as the reason for declaring themselves bankrupt.. more than doubled, to over 21%" between 2000 & 2005. -from "Affluenza - when too much is never enough" p72-73 by Clive Hamilton & Richard Dennis