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COMMONS MAGAZINE

Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture highlights creative work in all mediums and disciplines with a special emphasis on artists, writers, performers, and collectives who blur the lines between art-making, personal activism, and community involvement. As they employ new artistic strategies, contemporary creatives continue to expand the role of arts and culture in public life. This section will feature intriguing and often ground-breaking work and explore how it might illuminate the challenges and opportunities we face as we move toward a commons-based world.

December 11, 2004

Universities and Rent a Reputation Scams

Professors for Sale. The troubling trend of corporations paying schools to lend their names to articles penned by the company.
December 9, 2004

Open Source Weather

The National Weather Service opens its information up to the public in a far-sighted move.
November 22, 2004

The Problem of the Anti-Commons in Filmmaking

The ridiculous reach of copyright laws impairs film making.
November 12, 2004

Philly High School to Sell Naming Rights

Philadelphia school to sell naming rights, but polls show public thinks private names for public institutions has gone too far.
October 20, 2004

Marketeers Launch a Commercial Invasion of Local Schools and Sports

A Commercial Invasion of Schools is on the way. Look for the football team to be sponsored by Gatorade or Outback Steak House.