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[sakuratea]

Remember Zines?

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[buckyquack]

They still exist in places like Seattle. Or maybe also in demographics like in middle school. Wouldn't that leftist bookstore have some?

[frozenfoxtale]

Hey! 'Zines are still alive and kicking! A good friend of mine is a pretty serious zinester and she's used some of hers to work through childhood sexual abuse issues, as well as just writing some fun ones. There was a big 'zinefest in Denver last summer - I assume there'll be one this summer too. And there's also the Denver 'Zine Library where they try to buy/collect as many as they can and keep them in archive. Nowadays, at least in my experience, they're used mostly to talk about radical queer/feminist politics and issues like domestic violence, child abuse, body image issues, racism, animal rights, etc...and are often written by survivors for survivors. What did they used to be about

[zalena]

I was just discussing this very issue with friends the other day.

[ashfae]

Oh yeah, I still play the word in Scrabble wherever I can.

They kinda bugged me, though. I never figured out why.

[lauraleefed]

that's funny - i just came across a bunch of them when cleaning out old stuff for my parents...

i always liked james reling's zines, if you remember them...

[sakuratea]

I do remember his! I can't remember the name, though.

james reling

[lauraleefed]

Wasn't it something with the word "Subliminal"?

It was really good. I think he used his job at Kinkos to print it for free! what a rebel...

[sakuratea]

they used to be about what websites are about now: everything :)