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Fan Zines

Author
Susan Leem
Utne Reader / Intern

When I began to read and collect zines I kept one or two in my backpack. Soon they sat in neat piles on my desk, and in a matter of weeks they haphazardly slouched out of shoeboxes. Now these self-made independent periodicals burst through bags and bins in every room of my apartment, unwilling to be contained in the literal as well as figurative sense. One local zinester donated a part of his collection to the Minneapolis Community and Technical College library, twenty boxes strong. What is a zine and how do they engage readers in a way that traditional literature does not and cannot?

Footnotes/Endnotes

Web Resources

The Book of Zines: www.zinebook.com

Broken Pencil: www.brokenpencil.com

Zine World: www.undergroundpress.org

 

Print Resources

The Zine Yearbook, Volumes 1-5, Jen Angel, Jason Kucsma

Zine Scene: The Do It Yourself Guide to Zines, Francesca Lia Block, Hillary Carlip, 1998

Revolution, Tristan Taormino, Karen Green, Eds. 1997

Twin Cities Community Radio

Author
Dan Richmond
KFAI Community Radio / Program Director
The state of commercial radio in the Twin Cities is horrible. In my opinion, it always has been. Fortunately, our community is blessed with a number of non-profit, non-commercial radio stations that offer more to listeners than commercials and contrived corporate programming. Let this article serve as an introduction to true radio alternatives. To learn more, turn on the radio and listen.

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