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The Gobi Lumberjacks and the art of urban pranks

The cover page of the local alternative weekly caught my eye the other day, as I have a soft spot for pranks and pranksters: "Pranksters. In praise of pantsless train rides, public park pillow fights and shattering the human condition." I learned of the Gobi Lumberjacks, "a ragtag group of urban jesters who've helped organize...anarchic displays of surrealism in Atlanta since early 2008."


Radical Jesters
 

Radical Jesters: A film with 11 pranksters, provocateurs, culture jammers, and situationists

On the heels of the last post about Adbusters legal victory, here's a film that explores some similar themes and which looks quite intriguing. Tim Jackson directs Radical Jesters, spotlighting "11 hoaxers, culture jammers, performers, Situationists, and Interventionists who find entertaining ways to provoke thinking and discussion on a range of important cultural issues from the use of public space to feminism to advertising and celebrity."

Watch it online (the preview is embedded below and links have been added for each section) or buy it for only $10 at RadicalJesters.com.


Adbusters: Buy Nothing Day Pig / Big Mac
 

Adbusters gets a legal victory (finally)

It's taken a long time, but Adbusters finally has something that can be called a victory in its case to set a precedent regarding public access to the airwaves.

From a recent email sent by Adbusters:

"The airwaves are public property – just like city sidewalks or parks. They are a public space where freedom of speech must prevail. This is an inspiring idea for media activists and could pave the way for further legal victories down the road not only on the TV airwaves, but in cyberspace as well."


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