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2009
19 September
features
Interviews Conserving fandom: an interview with Fan History by Kate
Fan History is a fan run site documenting the history of fandom. Established in 1998 and now in wiki form, all manner of fandoms are covered and Fan History makes a point of not specifying what qualifies (which makes the random button particularly fun). Most recently, they have been leading the Geocities preservation project, saving fan pages before Yahoo pulls the plug. The founder of Fan History, Laura Hale, was kind enough to answer some questions about the site.
25 February
features
Feature Essays Underground, Overground: the State of Zines Today by Kate
Zine publishing seems largely to have survived — touch wood — the current troubles facing independent magazine publishing and, if anything, there seems to be more talk of zines in the air. With this in mind, I asked zinesters Melissa (Cherry Bomb Comics), Lizzy (Marching Stars Distro ) and Davida (Xerography Debt ) about how they saw the zine world developing and whether there was any truth to the rumours.
2008
11 March
features
Feature Essays Fangirl Project: Geek girls united by Kate
From the days of usenet groups and bulletin boards, fandom has been what the web has been made for (well, that and p0rn). From the time when Deadheads converged on The Well, the web has been a place for fans to congregate and discuss the lucky subjects of their fandom. In very minute detail. A lot of this has proved some of the most innovative of online communities while other have just been.. well.. deadheads.
And all that is great about persnickity and dedicated online fandom is coming together as the Fangirl Project .
30 January
features
Feature Essays Dandizette's Year in Review of 2007 by Nick
(Subtitle: this is not about facebook)
In response to the many breathless odes to social networking tools (and who can compete with news ways to play Scrabble), we offer our hazy recollections highlights of 2007. And apparently you can make friends online now.
Links-blog
Matthew Badham (Judge Dredd Megazine) researching the British indie/small press comics scene
and is seeking help from “indie comics peeps”.
Peach Melba zine review. Short but sweet
An awesome-sounding panel at SXSW Interactive
Venus zine is on its way back
(Uplift magazine)
Alternative Press Fair 2010 this weekend
It will be at the Aloysius Social Club from 12.
NYU Fales Library's Riot Grrrl Collection- details now available
Lancashire Zine + Artists Book Fair 2010 starts tomorrow
Kathleen Hanna Papers donated to NYU library's Riot Grrrl Collection
Apparently this collection is part of the Fales Library but there doesn’t seem to be any mention on the website yet.
Is Greater Than has been revamped
Online magazine is back all shiny and new.
Another independent bookshop at risk: Help save Toronto Women’s Bookstore
(via McClung’s)