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Zines (yes they are pronounced zeens, like the end of magazines) are independently published works. The simplest format to make them from is from instant zines, made from one piece of paper, folded a few times, and cut only once. I made my first zine in college and through my major (printmaking) I met some upperclassmen who ran zine club. A group where we collaborated, collected, and made zines together. I learned a lot from making zines and helping run zine workshops and running a zoom class during quarantine. And during quarantine again, finding an online zine club where we would make zines and just bitch about life. Anyone can make a zine, just like anyone can make art. They can be just about anything. They can be made from any format, they can be printed or drawn any way. They don’t have to be perfect, but they are the perfect vessel to get your thoughts, feelings, and art out into the world or to just keep it to yourself.
(Linked is brattyxbre’s YouTube channel with tutorials, history of zines, and art. Pictured is my personal zine library which is my most cherished collection)
Sep 16, 2024
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i think self-expression and bookmaking will always be important to humanity. and zines are fun to make.
last night, i attended an event of poetry and prose, and it has inspired me to make another zine … here’s all my zines since age 19.
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i LOVE making zines THEY'RE SO FUN you can make one and scan it and print multiple copies at your local library !!! here's the easy tutorial i used to learn how to make them
Feb 9, 2024
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I saw them live with my best friend, Bean. It was a smaller venue (not the smallest). They played mostly their newer (at the time) songs from the album Pollen, but I recommend going back in time to Cape Dory and making your way through all the albums to Pollen. If you have time and energy to. The single, Marathon, was on apple iTunes’ free music thursdays (??? miss it though/was it even thursdays) and little mickey found it and downloaded it in 2012. I don’t even think I had an iPod then. But I’ve been listening to them ever since. At the show I went to with Bean, they had a little Q&A and they talked about soulmates (it’s a wife and husband duo), how they don’t believe in them, but they still think finding each other was fate. Can’t recommend this band enough.
Sep 15, 2024
This is probably one of my favorite movies. It’s also awful. With a stacked cast of Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Hart, Donald Sutherland, it might make you wonder, why the fuck haven’t you heard of it. Well it sucks. It’s like watching reality TV, a car crash you can‘t take your eyes off of. It’s somehow bad but in a really good way. Bad in a way where you could see how it could have been good but it’s not disappointing the way it turned out. I love this movie. If you’re looking for a good, bad time, I recommend it.
Sep 24, 2024
I got a lot of food allergies. But this one I can have. It’s creamy (with no dairy), and pesto-y (with no alliums if you don’t want to add ’em). My fav recipe got taken down so I added this one which is similar if not the same. I recommend adding 2 TBS of unfortified nutritional yeast and maybe some chicken as your protein. But holy frick is it SO good. (pictured: lost recipe from a site no longer up)
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