Stay Free!

Stay Free! was a non-profit magazine about the politics of culture based in Brooklyn, New York.

Stay Free!
CategoriesZines Online magazine
FounderCarrie McLaren
Year founded1993
Final issue2008
CountryUnited States
Based inBrooklyn, New York
LanguageEnglish
Websitestayfreemagazine.org

History

Founded by Carrie McLaren in 1993[1] while working at Matador Records, it tends to focus on "the perversions of media and consumer culture." Each issue has a theme, such as pranks, copyright, or marketing and past issues have included interviews with Lawrence Lessig, Negativland, Stuart Ewen, and Public Enemy.[2]

In March 2007, Carrie McLaren announced Stay Free! would no longer be published in print, though they would continue online.[3] The last print issue appeared in 2008.[1] The website is no longer online. In 2009, the editors of Stay Free! released the book Ad Nauseam: A Survivor's Guide to American Consumer Culture.[4]

The name was intended as an ironic homage to Stayfree maxipads, though it is also the title of a song by The Clash.

Other projects

To protest the expansion of copyright law, the magazine sponsored the Illegal Art exhibition, website and compact disc, all featuring artists challenging copyright or art works which were the subject of copyright suits. Stay Free! also published a free media literacy curriculum.

Distribution

Stay Free! was distributed in the coffee shops, book shops, and other commercial venues of Brooklyn. One magazine cost $2.95.[5]

See also

References
  1. John D. H. Downing (2011). Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media. SAGE Publications. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-7619-2688-7. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. McLeod, Kembrew (May 2009). Interview with Chuck D & Hank Shocklee of Public Enemy. Stay Free!. Archived from the original March 20, 2011.
  3. Carrie McLaren (9 March 2007). "The future of Stay Free!". Stay Free. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  4. "Perusall". app.perusall.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  5. "American Gentrifier - Andrew Hearst". andrewhearst.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.


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