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Written by Alan Lastufka
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Recently I had the opportunity to interview viral video creators JibJab. Brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis started JibJab in their garage, and grew to be one of the most recognized online video brands in the short history of Web 2.0.
To watch my ten-minute interview, click HERE and scroll down to the video thumbnail entitled "JibJab Brothers". |
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Written by Aaron Cynic
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One of the greatest parts of the zine community at large is the zine fest. They can be large or small, one day or five, three tables or three hundred. Zine fests come in all forms and are still one of the best ways to not only pick up tons of great self published ephemera in one location, but meet tons of fantastic people.
If you're into traveling to get your zines, there's no better time than the spring and summer. Every year seems to bring more amazing zine events all over the country. Even if you don't have time or money to road trip it to all of them, you should at least get to two - or at the very least, one that's closest to wherever you call home.
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Written by Administrator
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Precarity: Chicago presents Centering the Margin: Chicago Theory and Practice in Action
Thursday, May 1st at 1300 N. Western Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60622
What is precarity? Can Chicago activism benefit from it? - a new and irregularly held series that will explore and crystallize the Chicago progressive/radical community?s formulation of theory, strategy, and application. A central theoretical idea or topic will guide the discussion, with the intent of exploring what that idea/topic means to Chicago activism and whether there is a strategic usefulness to it. A social and friendly atmosphere will be stressed, where the intent is to foster non-hierarchical forms of debate and organization. Co-sponsored by Finding Our Roots, the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival, and the 49th Street Underground.
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Zines, Comics, and Other Hip Lit Fair |
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Written by Administrator
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FOA will be present once again this year at the MCA Chicago's Zines, Comics, and Other Hip Lit Fair. If you're in Chicago, drop in and check out some amazing writers, zines, distros, and other hip lit!
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at the Museum of Contemporary Art ( 220 East Chicago Avenue) in Chicago, IL from noon until 4pm.
 
Brought to you by The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Quimby's Books:
Join us for our third annual Zines, Comics, and Other Hip Lit Fair celebrating independent press in all forms, including zines, comics, graphic novels, artist books, and much more. Visitors get a chance to meet the hottest zinesters and comics around and purchase affordable, one-of-a-kind books and original artworks. Take part in signings and serious book shopping featuring emerging and well-known authors, artists, comics, and poets selected by Quimby's Bookstore and the MCA.
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A Manifesti of Radical Literature |
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Written by Anne Elizabeth Moore
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The Manifesti of Radical Literature is a 56-page anarchist style guide for cultural producers, with chapters on such foundational political acts as throwing away one's dictionary, creating one's own system of punctuation, and refusing to abide by the language imposed upon us by corporate entities. Also, it is funny and of a pleasing form and light heft, perfect for spiriting away in one's back pocket for an evening of street stenciling or shopdropping.
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The Bruiser Review Rlease Party! |
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Written by Aaron Cynic
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Our good friends at the Bruiser Review are hosting this fabulous release party for their inaugural issue! Stop by and receive a free copy of the publication, plus check out some cool live performances.
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Written by Aaron Cynic
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Calling all zinesters, crafters, artists and D.I.Y. enthusiasts!
Ephemera Festival is a one-day event that recognizes and celebrates
D.I.Y. culture in all its forms.
There will be zines, comics and homemade crafts for sale, live
demonstrations, readings by independent writers and more.
Don't miss it!
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Freewheel finishes Chapter One |
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Written by Alan Lastufka
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Freewheel, our awesome webcomic written by New York artist/zinester Liz Baillie, has wrapped up its first chapter. Updates will continue again every Wednesday after the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival (June 23 - 24).
If you've missed any recent pages, now would be a great time to catch up on Jamie and Jack's adventure! |
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Written by Fall of Autumn
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On May 13, from Noon until 4pm, Fall of Autumn will be participating in this year's Hip Lit Fair at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The fair celebrates independent press in all forms, including zines, comics, graphic novels, artist books, and much more with readings, signings, and serious book shopping featuring emerging and well-known authors, artists, comics, and poets selected by Quimby's Bookstore and the MCA.
Some of the presenters include:
Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson from Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine?, Anne Elizabeth Moore of Punk Planet, and Al Burian of Burn Collector.
Our very own Aaron Cynic will host a presentation at 3pm called "The Importance and Growth of Small and Independent Press." Here's the skinny on what he'll be talking about:
"Six major corporations control 90% of the media you read, watch, and listen to. Everyday, more newspapers and magazines are losing readership, getting bought out, or closing their doors. Much of mainstream media became a mouthpiece for corporate and government interests years ago and the idea of a "liberal media conspiracy" is laughable at best. Making your own media can be an expensive, thankless venture - but in today's media landscape, it is more important than ever. Aaron Cynic will show you why making and distributing zines, keeping a blog, and generally making some noise will someday beat the big six, and make our media better than ever."
We'll also have a full distro table with all of our catalog for sale and (hopefully) will be recording the event for later broadcast in our podcast series. If you're in the area, please stop by! There's plenty of great independent media for everyone!
The Zines, Comics, and Other Hip Lit Fair runs from 12pm to 4pm at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, IL. The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is located at 220 East Chicago Avenue, just one block east of Michigan Avenue, in the heart of the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago. This event is FREE! |
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