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? 👀 Hand-printed, cut, collaged, block-painted, haphazardly aligned, chaotically edited ziiiiines! (You know what I mean. 🤟)
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? 😍
The only thing I am a bit twitchy about is that words like "fundamental" and "survival" keep popping into my head, and then I think of our current day Fundamentalists and Survivalists.
It's not them :)
Easy to overcome.
We poke fun at them, with no mercy.
@corlin @ceorl @LaurelGreen @MLClark i have a whole collection of "oh my god! DO NOT!" pinterest pins, from pressure canning water (why?), canning milk & butter (hello botulism), all kinds of plant woo...
@redenigma @ceorl @LaurelGreen @MLClark
Yes plant woo, will be in the zine.
A necessary skill, but in a fun child like way. Not childish, but filled with wonder.
@corlin that tracks, reminds me of wholeearth. As a teacher it’s huge, love of learning, exploration. @redenigma @ceorl @MLClark