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Papergirl Dublin

Last week we had the good fortune to be in Dublin while the Papergirl exhibition was on. Being Dublin novices and already late for a family party, we ran around … Continue reading

July 4, 2012 · Leave a comment

Article

At last, a new issue of Article Magazine! There have been a couple of changes since last time round — the magazine now costs £5 — so you will no … Continue reading

May 14, 2012 · Leave a comment

Sing When We’re Fishing

Did I mention that we’ve been building up a stash of football fanzines on the sly?  This loving tribute to Grimsby Town FC was donated by Chris. The team has … Continue reading

May 8, 2012 · Leave a comment

Tinnitus

This review has been a long time coming! We first spotted a preview copy of Tinnitus at last year’s Victoria Baths zine convention, and were immediately drawn to Benjamin Cooney’s … Continue reading

May 7, 2012 · Leave a comment

Current Resident

Last time we posted about Where You From, a zine which looked at the love/hate relationships people experience with their hometowns. This time, we’re focusing on the bricks and mortar. … Continue reading

May 2, 2012 · Leave a comment

Where You From?

Where You From? is a glimpse into the hometowns of twelve different people, exploring the ways personalities can be shaped by place. Most of the writers are from small American … Continue reading

April 18, 2012 · Leave a comment

Yuck ‘n Yum

Yuck ‘n Yum is “a labour of love and bloodymindedness”. It’s also a quarterly arts publication based in Scotland, and we’ve just received our crisp new copy of the Spring … Continue reading

April 17, 2012 · Leave a comment

The Perfect Day

We already reviewed Janell’s lovely perzine Disconcerting. This time she’s done something a little different by asking others to submit an outline of their perfect day, collecting all the responses … Continue reading

April 10, 2012 · Leave a comment

That’s Logic

For all the excitement an airmail sticker can bring, sometimes it’s nice to get a submission from just down the road. That’s Logic is one such example, the project of … Continue reading

February 20, 2012 · Leave a comment

Every Reason

The latest issue of Every Reason features a pleasing array of writers, poets, illustrators and photographers, not that we would expect any less from this bi-monthly literary zine sped to … Continue reading

February 15, 2012 · Leave a comment