Adbusters #86: The Virtual World / The Natural World

Adbusters #86 NOV/DEC 2009

The Virtual World / The Natural World

Adbusters #86: The Virtual World / The Natural World

A Man of Two Faces

Spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and former advisor to Yasser Arafat, Bassam Abu Sharif is a man of two faces. To many he is a symbol of hope, while to others he is the “face of terror.”

The Israeli Brand

Israel launches a re-branding campaign to try and win the public relations war, but it seems that no amount of media stunts can erase the memory of the country’s recent offensive in Gaza.

Japan’s Private Worlds

Young Japanese are retreating further and further into virtual realms, leaving them increasingly unable to cope with the real world.

Google’s Revolutionary Method of Selling Online Advertising

Adbusters contributing editor Micah White asks respected digital luminaries what they think of Google’s advertising model, and whether jamming the behemoth company is a good strategy for contemporary activists.

Selected Articles Btn Rss Small

Selected articles from the print edition of Adbusters Magazine.

Letters

A Man Possessed

I was painting a rich white man’s house …

Article

Flesh vs. Drones

A post-moral fable.

Article

Private Worlds

Lives spent lurking too long in the shadows of the virtual.

Article

The Israeli Brand

We judge nations by their deeds rather than by spin.

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