This article, published April 22, 2013 on TheAtlantic.com, was written by Orin Kerr and Lawrence Lessig. Their self described interest in the matter is as follows: “One of us is a Republican former prosecutor, the other a progressive activist. But we are united on this issue, because all of modern
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It is one thing to have art that is criminal, but a completely different thing to have a criminal create art. Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Germany party was an artist. He tried to get into art school, and applied twice to The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and
@DictatorHitler and other parody twitter accounts hold nothing back in the name of humor. Ranging in everything from @LordVoldemort to @yaboybillnye, by acknowledging that they are parody accounts are given full freedom of speech. Whoever controls the account is able wear a mask and show a social media-obsessed version of
Nintendo of Japan released an anticipated game called Mother 3 in their home country, and then didn’t bother to translate and bring it over to the states, perhaps in response to the disappointing sales in American for Mother 2, retitled Earthbound. A rabid fanbase of the series called Starman.net begged
In 1970, John Baldessari wanted to display a human cadaver behind a peep-hole. The body would be presented in the same way as it was in Andrea Mantegna’s painting “The Lamentation over the Dead Christ” (pictured above). However, because of legal restrictions he could not. In 20011, Hans Ulrich Obrist
Artists such as DS 13 and Alex TMT are using street art in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to talk about socio-political issues. Yogyakartra is a city of students, culture and art with many movements going on. The street artists work individually or in groups to create vibrant works that respond to daily
Banksy is a graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter based in England. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humor with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artisitc works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities
The Dominican Republic government has banned nine songs by Grammy-winning Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 from the airwaves of the neighboring island for lyrics that it claims incite violence, denigrate women or glorify drug use. Commission member Carlos Cepeda Suriel said, “We are jealously vigilant in the defense of our
In 1998, artist David Gonzales released his first set of his popular Chicano figures, the Homies. However, there was a strong, negative response about the Chicano representation in his art. Some people believed that he was emphasizing negative stereotypes of Mexican youth in California; others appreciated the art and the
Sorry for the terrible quality- but I can’t find a clear video anywhere. If someone else can come across a clearer version, feel free to send me the link and I will update it. Dirty Kuffar (Kuffar is Arabic for “nonbeliever”) is a 2004 music video performed by Muslim British