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more about #diy more comments → WaltzingMatilda: I wrote in a zine in my little suburban town put out by arguably the most punk rock kid in our county. It was a glorious exercise and felt like a min... more » whynotshesaid: It's funny that I got into zines primarily because of the Internet (I mean, I'd heard of them through Sassy but I never really knew how to get them un... more » beatrice2000: I wrote my own zine as a teenager, and was a huge reader of zines. I loved the creativity, learning so much about others' lives, being pen pals with t... more » zombie_dola: I should give this post a breather but I'll never forget my favorite zine title ever: Jesus Was Just a Guy Fanzine. Ah, Rock Palace. #zines more » marionette: If I knew where to get zines, I would read them. I'm all for blogging and do love the immediacy of the interaction between readers in comments but I c... more » pheeebles: zines can be hard to find, but once you start looking they're everywhere. there is something about the fact that they're self-distributed and usually ... more » Cam/ron: I was a zine addict back in the mid-late 90's (I still have a dozen, yellowing Factsheet Five issues), and what mainly attracted to them was their oft... more » jaysfan84: Holy coincidence – I don't want to be accused of spamming, but if any Jezzies live in (or near) Montreal, Quebec they are holding Expozine this very... more » daradoodle: I think that in the age of electronic mass dissemination zines serve the pretty awesome purpose of being local. Blogs can be read anywhere, by anyone,... more » zombie_dola: "Perhaps most importantly, blogs provide a certain polish that zines purposefully lack." There's a creeping professionalism throughout young culture ... more » catxox: I taught an Intro Women's Studies course from 05-08. The final project was to create a zine about any topic covered during the semester. The student... more » Susan B.: Sidenote: blogs are better for the environment than zines. Just sayin'. #zines more » browngirlinthering: maybe zines are still alive and kicking and relevant in certain communities, but i can say that being at the right age and target demographic (diy fem... more » sleepeatread: I miss Jane! #zines more » sharkish: I can see how blogs might be considered Zines in "new media" form, but Zines still offer things that blogs can't/don't. When someone writes something... more » -
#ladieschoice
What's In A Zine: New Book Explores DIY Feminist Roots
Since the 1990s, zines have played a crucial role in bringing awareness of feminism to young women. But with the publication of a new book devoted to Zine culture, one has to wonder, are zines obsolete? More » -
#fashionisfun
K8 Hardy Makes Fashion Arty, Fun
"This blanket expression that you shouldn't judge a person by their clothes is ridiculous to me," says artist/stylist K8 Hardy. For Hardy, fashion is more than just what you wear, it's art. More » -
#jamsandpreserves
Can It: Home-Preserving Expensive, Nightmarish, Very Big Amongst Young Set
As we gird our loins for the Post-Recession frontier, we're all taking to the canner. Luckily, some of us nerds have been prepared for years. More » -
#recycling
Respect The Pouch
This woman has made a jacket out of Capri Sun pouches. We recently spotted Daisy Lowe in something very similar! [BuzzFeed] -
#diy
Handmade's Tale: Documentary Charts Rise Of The Crafting Mafia
Whether you regard the DIY crafting revolution as fun, empowering, radical, frivolous, an act of reclamation, an important response to consumerism, harmful to feminism, or merely cool, Faythe Levine's new documentary Handmade Nation will propel the conversation. More » -
#maghag
Sick Of Vogue? Start Your Own Fashion Glossy
With print magazines folding left and right, Hewlett-Packard has decided that it's time for some D.I.Y. publishing. More » -
#diy
Want Coraline's Star-Spangled Sweater?
If you want a sweater like Coraline's you'll have to knit it yourself. Luckily, a pdf of the pattern has been put online. [EW] -
#laborsoflove
Husband Makes Over Home In Tribute To Wife, God
A surgeon has dedicated his life — and house — to "massive tableaus depicting his love for his wife, each showing the couple set in a different era: ancient Greece, for example, or czarist Russia." -
