Zines

In the Newspaper

Posted in Web, Zines on August 6th, 2010 by Marc – Be the first to comment

David F. Ashton / The Bee

I just discovered that I was featured in a Portland area newspaper last year.   Sellwood newspaper The Bee visited the town’s library while I was teaching a free class on podcasting for the Independent Publishing Resource Center.

The article focuses on the IPRC and the services they provide, as well as the link between zines and podcasting.

Check it out here!

DIY in 2009

Posted in DIY, Zines on June 5th, 2010 by Marc – Be the first to comment

Its a bit late, but in preparation for the 1st issue of my new zine, DIY 2010, I’ve been compiling a list of notable events from 2009. Is there something important to DIY culture that you don’t see here? Let me know!

January

  • New device uses laser beams to project your own lane from the back of your bicycle,
  • Shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California, sparks months of protests and clashes with police,
  • Canada is no longer a safe place for U.S. war resisters
  • Faythe Levine releases her documentary “Handmade Nation” alongside her book “Craft’s New Wave”,
  • FCC Free Radio begins broadcasting
  • Make Magazine begins airing a new national TV series
  • Bolivia approves of a new constitution that creates a ministry in support of indigenous autonomy

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