Producer Jon Kalish looks at traditional elements of American culture that have been transformed -- for better or for worse -- by mass marketing. He examines commercialized versions of authentic Americana, from the House of Blues, a chain of nightclubs that has been accused of exploiting African American music, to the exploding Civil War nostalgia industry, to the razzle-dazzle of today's version of rodeo. Americans crave the real McCoy, but often what they get is a mass produced knock-off of the real thing or even something substantially different. But is it really as bad as it sounds?
Links:
The Real McCoy - Suite101.com
The RealMcCoy
- Update On Fake And Reproduced Antiques
Can You Detect a Fake?
Fake pottery sold in auctions.
Fake Foods
article on the growing amount fake foods that aren't what they say they are.
ANCIENT COINS & MODERN FAKES
How to tell the difference.
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