Inspired by @corlin's latest post on the return of #Print...
We're all old enough to have been in the trenches with 'zine culture, right? π Hand-printed, cut, collaged, block-painted, haphazardly aligned, chaotically edited ziiiiines! (You know what I mean. π€)
So! Question for you louts:
If you were to start a 'zine today, in the style of one of those grand old pubs, what would you call it and what would it be about?
Off the top of my head:
Title:
Unplugged
or
AbZurd
Content:
A mixture of solar-punk, hope-punk fiction, and real world how to do stuff. How to build, create, and nurture. Ya know with what you find, left over by the end of consumer capitalism.
Oh, I LOVE AbZurd as a name; you could build so much mystique and mythology around that uppercase Z in your content.
And in an era of many tech-optimist-co-opted solar-punk/hope-punk mags, I would be delighted to see your take on related themes.
First edition will feature a future anthropologist discussing if Justin Smith-Ruiu was real or factious. Along with tips on personal hygiene and waste management in the deep forest.
HOW could I love this 'zine any more? π
Perfect! (And I can't wait for the wild letters to the editor it will incur!)
You know, I think JSR would be absolutely chuffed to become the subject of a 'zine tell-all. I haven't been able to sit properly with his latest, which demands to be read carefully, following the links in order, but I look forward to having the mental capacity for it.