the status corp

Afro-American Express, 2004Part of Hank Willis Thomas’s Branded series.
Via Bezembinder.

Originally from we make money not art [...]

Cory Doctorow:
Kyle from One Red Paperclip has successfully traded a paperclip for a house. Kyle started out with a single red paperclip, which he offered for trade, trading up and up all the way to a house in Montreal Saskatchewan.

As reported in earlier editions, Kyle, who for now calls
Montreal home, began by
swapping a red paperclip for
a fish pen; the pen for a door-
knob; the doorknob for a
camping stove, and so on,
and most recently has been
offering a speaking role in an
upcoming movie, “Donna On
Demand”.

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Originally
from Boing Boing

by noemail@noemail.org (Cory Doctorow)

reBlogged

by the status corporation

on Jul 8, 2006, 10:52AM

Status Corp’s Commoddities inspired me to make my very own status symbol. In Adbuster’s mashup style, I used the Louis Vuitton logo as the decoration. Ironically, folding it left me wishing for a bigger Bummer-it was hard for me to fold on such a small scale. Next time, I’ll blow it up [...]

FUCK CAPITALISM: Anti-Capitalism and Anti-Globalist Protest of Capitalism
ok need I say more?

This year let’s change the pattern of buying and focus instead back to the true meaning of giving. buynothingchristmas.org gives great examples of alternatives for giving that do not involve feeding the commercial frenzy that has taken hold of the season. Give heartfelt and personal gifts and stop the madness of the malls and department [...]

In a world increasingly run by corporations with more power and more rights than an individual it is important to be aware of the practices of these giants and do all that is possible to stop funding them directly. Although we have little control of where our money goes indirectly in the form of taxes, [...]