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Senegal: Bringing Condoms Out of the Closet
By Staff, IRIN News
Condoms get a bad wrap. Just the sight of one is enough to make many people blush. Adriana Bertini is out to change that. The Brazilian artist is casting new light on contraceptives by making them into something that people use every day: clothing. '[C]ondoms must become as basic as a pair of jeans and as necessary as a great love,' she says. Her effort to 'sensitize' people to the AIDS crisis by desensitizing them to condoms has gained international attention. Her fashion exhibit recently traveled to Senegal to promote condom use and spark discussion. -- Bennett Gordon
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Finishing School Projects
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From the folks that brought you Delocator.net -- the Starbucks-busting web tool that finds independently owned cafes in your neighborhood -- comes a gallery of online projects that challenge the ethos of consumption and isolation. Check out the collective's Open House project, which aims to incite 'meaningful experiences' and 'temporary coalitions' in domestic settings, and stay tuned for the Tactical Media Cookbook, a soon-to-be-launched online guide to 'culture jamming, detournement, guerilla art, and related fields.' -- Hannah Lobel
http://www.finishing-school.net/projects.html

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