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THE STOA
Worldview Studies: To See the World Is to Shape It

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When the culture war ends, what begins? Join us for a live, experimental series studying the worldviews that are actively shaping the world. This is a four-week experience happening at The Stoa. Oct 17 to Nov 7 @ 12 pm ET. Choose your price (recommended $40, but feel free to contribute more or less). Attendance at all sessions is not required.

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Metalabel squad
On the Creative Life: Conversations Toward a New Creative Era

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On the Creative Life: Conversations Toward a New Creative Era

by Yancey Strickler, and Joshua Citarella

$5+

Artist Joshua Citarella and writer Yancey Strickler spoke weekly about their creative practices for the "New Creative Era" podcast. This book edits those discussions into a collection offering a new perspective on the creative life. Available July 1.

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Becoming
Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits (2025) by Marek Poliks and Roberto Alonso Trillo

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Exocapitalism challenges the critical orthodoxy on how it understands and talks about capitalism today.

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These Days Magazine
Chicago Artists to Watch 2025

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Chicago Artists to Watch 2025

by These Days, Alexander Jibaja, and 5 more

Free

These Days Magazine presents the final edition of our annual Chicago Artists to Watch feature. This year's class includes m.e.h., Menace4hire, Mike DFG, Mvte, Sparklmami, Teala Vera, The Era & Woes. Read the interviews & check out the photography in our first ever digital zine.

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Becoming
Semiotics of the End: Essays on Capitalism & the Apocalypse (2025)

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“To quote Alessandro Sbordoni: ‘as the end gets nearer, more is yet to come'. So maybe we already live (in) the end of the world, an end which stretches on endlessly, with no possible resolution." — Slavoj Žižek

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objects of
The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place

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The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place

by Nick Susi, and Domingo Beta

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A century-old myth. Aliens, war and magic. What do they reveal about our modern era of technology and media? The War of the Worlds Did Not Take Place is a 24-page tabloid newspaper created by Nick Susi with visual objects by Domingo Beta. Debuted at FWB FEST25, with an original score by VÉRITÉ.

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The Dark Forest Collective
The Post-Individual

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The Post-Individual

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

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An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

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A Thousand Forests
Legal Structures for Creative Practices

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Legal Structures for Creative Practices

by A Thousand Forests, Enrique H, and 2 more

Free

"Legal Structures for Creative Practices" is an illustrated zine designed for creative entrepreneurs that unpacks the pros, cons, and nuances of various legal structures to help choose the one that will best suit their unique practice. View the digital zine at: AThousandForests.com

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Living Web Institute
Internet Phone Book

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Internet Phone Book

by Kristoffer Tjalve, Elliott Cost, and 11 more

$30+

An annual publication for exploring the vast poetic web, featuring essays, musings and a directory with the personal websites of hundreds of designers, developers, writers, curators, and educators. Ships from Europe.

donotresearch
Do Not Research
DNR Fall 25: Technology Criticism

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A four week intensive to familiarize participants with core texts and issues in the debate over the role of technology in society, its politics, and future. Mondays: 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17 @ 6:30 - 8:30pm EST

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Do Not Research
DNR Fall 25: Bootcamp: Sunday

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DNR Fall 25: Bootcamp: Sunday

by Theresa Tomi Faison

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Four week intensive course delving into the core ideas and questions explored in the foundational stages of DNR. We will examine artworks, texts, and internet media covering topics: internet-informed identity, political futures, & post-internet art. Facilitated by artist Theresa Tomi Faison via Zoom, SUNDAYS: 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 1-3:30pm EST

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Do Not Research
DNR Fall 25: Bootcamp: Tuesday

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DNR Fall 25: Bootcamp: Tuesday

by Theresa Tomi Faison

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4 week intensive course delving into the core ideas and questions explored in the foundational stages of DNR. We will examine artworks, texts, and online media covering: internet-informed identity, political futures, & post-internet art. Facilitated by artist Theresa Tomi Faison via Discord, TUESDAYS 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 6:30-9:00pm EST

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Metalabel squad
Anonymous Creative Futures Report

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Anonymous Creative Futures Report

by Rayna, IY, and 4 more

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Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.

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The Dark Forest Collective
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

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The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

by Yancey Strickler, Peter Limberger, and 9 more

$10+

A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.

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Everyone Is A Girl
Ch. 2: FANDOM

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Ch. 2: FANDOM

by Everyone Is A Girl, jules, and 3 more

Free

FANDOM is a communal publication which features critical and experimental short-form responses to the theme of fandom from a variety of upcoming writers and artists.

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AIxDESIGN
[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI by AIxDESIGN & internet teapot (Slow AI Series)

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Why do we approach AI chatbots as modern-day oracles? This issue of the Slow AI Series “[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI” summons 54 pages of magic, divination, folklore, and other arcane ways of knowing to disenchant then re-enchant our relationship with algorithmic systems.

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AIxDESIGN
AI for Ants: A zine about Small AI by AIxDESIGN & internet teapot

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Bigger isn’t always better. What could we make with AI if scale wasn’t an objective? The 38-page zine “AI for Ants: A zine about Small AI” draws inspiration from the degrowth movement, climate justice, and low-tech to re-imagine AI that is locally-rooted and more attuned to our natural world.

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The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

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A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

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Department of Transformation
Workshop of Workshops

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Workshop of Workshops

by Dept of Transformation

Free

"Workshop of Workshops" by P. Krishnamurthy, explores various organizational structures—studio, gallery, school, therapy, and temple—analyzing their advantages and disadvantages in fostering creativity, collaboration, and individual development. PK proposes a "new workshop" model that to merge the best aspects of these formats.

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Rebecca Clark
Book of Hours: An Artist's Book for the Anthropocene

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BOOK of HOURS is a free 236-page PDF intended to be viewed in 2-page format on a handheld digital device. Taking the idea of the medieval prayer book into the virtual age, it provides light but also underscores our vast separation from the natural and spiritual worlds.

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Becoming
Multiplication of Organs Manifesto: Body, Technology, Identity, Desire (2025)

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Official E-book of Christian Nirvana Damato's Multiplication of Organs Manifesto (2025), a book which attempts to, as Franco 'Bifo' Berardi has said, open up a new field of inquiry, perhaps to be called "Dysphoric Studies" a la Paul Preciado.

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Maya Man
I ♡ HEART T-Shirt

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I ♡ HEART T-Shirt

by Maya Man

$35+

HEART's logo on a classic Hanes Authentic T-shirt in Pale Pink

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The Dark Forest Collective
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

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Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

by Nadia Asparouhova, and Leïth Benkhedda

$10+

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.

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The Dark Forest Collective
A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

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A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET

by Mindy Seu, Esra Soraya Padgett, and 27 more

$35+

How has technology shaped and been shaped by sexuality? This 700+ page artist book gathers anecdotes, artworks, and historical artifacts that reveal the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. More info on the lecture performance tour in Fall 2025 below! SHIPPING IN OCTOBER.

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The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
Meet the Ideaspace

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Meet the Ideaspace

by Yancey Strickler

Free

Since 2017, the Ideaspace has been my outlet for exploring creative forms and sharing ideas. This release shares audio of four of my favorite interviews — with artist Hank Willis Thomas, economist Marianna Mazucato, and authors John Higgs and Eric Wargo — in a free .zip download.

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Metalabel Gift Shop
Metalabel T-shirt 001

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Part of Metalabel SS2025 collection. DOOM→BLOOM Handprinted in Lisbon on heavyweight Gildan T-Shirt. Limited edition of 40.

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Joshua Citarella
Class Fantasy

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Class Fantasy

by Joshua Citarella

$50

Class Fantasy is an action RPG card game that pairs fantasy character classes with political ideologies. The game accommodates 2 - 12 players. Your goal is to defeat other characters in battle and achieve utopia.

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Nergiz
Matriarchy: A Community-Funded Book

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We’ve been told patriarchy is inevitable. It’s not. In redefining power, this book imagines the next world and invites you to help build it. Pre-order for Spring 2026

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FUTURX
La gentrificación digital x José Heinz

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La gentrificación digital x José Heinz

by Nicolás Madoery, and José Heinz

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Notas sobre cómo internet se volvió corporativa. El periodista y escritor José Heinz recorre la historia de la cultura web para mostrar cómo pasamos del espíritu pionero y experimental a la internet homogeneizada y corporativa que habitamos hoy.

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Documentary
Documentary: Fall 2025

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Documentary: Fall 2025

by International Documentary Association, Sonya Vseliubska, and 5 more

$4+

Cover: Petra Costa (Apocalypse in the Tropics). Features: Mstyslav Chernov on 2000 Meters to Adriivka, Brent and Craig Renaud, San Quentin Film Festival, David Osit on Predators. Festivals: Tribeca 2025, BlackStar 2025. Columns: Producer's Diary (In Waves and War), Screen Time.

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New York City Garbage
New York City Garbage Season 2 (More Coming Soon)

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Join for updates on all future Garbage releases.

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Other Internet
Other Internet 2018–2024

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Other Internet 2018–2024

by Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti, and 2 more

$40

The definitive Other Internet anthology collects our essays and reports in print for the first time, traces crypto-cultural history in 6 new pieces, and surfaces new material from the OI archives. Ships September 2025. Pre-order now.

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NEW INC
gtalks! radio Steel Wire Metal Keychain

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gtalks! radio Steel Wire Metal Keychain

by NEW INC, Tuerhong Guliniali (Gulnihal), and 2 more

$26

Limited edition gtalks! radio steel wire metal keychain. A four-leaf clover logo with ear-shaped petals, tuning into گۇل (flower). Represents a digital movement curating conversations and community in the evolving landscape of art.

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Elysian Collective
TERRAFORM

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TERRAFORM

by Elle Griffin, Étienne Fortier-Dubois, and 5 more

$5+

Six writers explore the future of our planet.

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EMPOWA
the Artists Way exercises - Notion templates

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Get detailed Notion templates for all the exercises in the Artist's Way book. ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ Unlock your higher creativity with the self-guided 12 week program in the Artists Way written by Julia Cameron. Join artists like Doechii, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, and more in the creative transformation guided by these exercises.

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FUTURX
IA+Musica - ebook Esp

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IA+Musica - ebook Esp

by Nicolás Madoery

Free

Esta publicación combina exploración, reflexiones y una guía práctica con herramientas de uso práctico. Propone una visión integral y crítica sobre cómo la IA está transformando las formas de creación y producción musical, ofreciendo un recorrido por el contexto, los usos y los desafíos éticos y legales que conlleva.

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NOW
The Little Book of Big Mindfulness (art, ideas & inspiration)

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Sending loving kindness to all beings, in all directions, everywhere. May all beings be happy. May all beings feel loved. May all beings awaken. May all beings live with presence and peace. May all suffering come to an end. May all beings feel the kindness of strangers. May all beings feel loved and seen. May all beings understand wh

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Hard Art
Introducing Hard Art

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Introducing Hard Art

by Charlie Waterhouse, Daze Aghaji, and 8 more

Free

We are a cultural collective of artists, activists, and scientists standing in solidarity in the face of climate and democratic collapse. We’re starting a new creative movement. Join us.

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The Lost Season
The Emergency Was Curiosity

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The Emergency Was Curiosity

by Christie George

Free+

The Emergency Was Curiosity is a book report gone wild; an exhibition and event series; a pandemic diary; an ongoing response to Jenny Odell’s book How to Do Nothing. The project invites you to cultivate your attention, to explore your own weird, category-resistant projects, and to treat your curiosity as a matter of urgency—an emergency, even.

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Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik
Restoring Dawnland #1: Wicuhkemine (Water Back)

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Restoring Dawnland #1: Wicuhkemine (Water Back)

by Joel Mason, Kim Reeder, and 2 more

Free

“Only when we have eaten the last fish will we realize we can't eat money” Sakom (Chief) Hugh Akagi, Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik

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adg zines
This Zine Is Asking You to Reframe How You Think About Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable

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A zine for anyone interested in Chicago history, Haitian-American identity, Black-Native solidarity, and public memory. A challenge to the celebration of Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable as the founder of Chicago via a look at how narratives about him obscure the balances of power in his time.

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Creasidence
Creasidence Tokyo Zine #01

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Creasidence Tokyo Zine #01

by Maxim Chumin, ES, and 12 more

Free

Created in just 4 days by 20 artists, this zine is the result of the first Creasidence Comics Workshop in Tokyo — an international program uniting visual storytellers to create a playful journey through Harajuku, page by page in collaboration with mentors. Exhibited and released as a limited edition physical comic book at SOMSOC Gallery.

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Bimbo Rhetoric
Forever Mediated: Feminist Erotic Texts and the Seduction Economy (PDF)

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Written by Ester Freider ISBN: 979-8-9923515-1-4 Publisher: Bimbo Rhetoric Publishing House Publication Date: May 5, 2025 Pages: 63 pages Language: English

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NOW
YogatobeKidding

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YogatobeKidding

by Tiny

Free

Limited edition collection of art, ideas and screens from "Yogatobekidding! The tiny yoga book of big questions, unconventional lessons, and mini meditations for beginners, believers and the curious but not yet convinced." Note - Availability is limited i've got a big ass family who will do doubt be scooping up this bargain. You're welcome.

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Institute of Machine Unlearning
Living Room Sessions Zine #1: Cosmic Sans Software

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Cosmic Sans Software is the first zine from the Institute of Machine Unlearning. Born from a workshop, it brings together collages made collectively as playful, critical detours into how AI is pictured and imagined and how we see, feel, and unlearn with machines.

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Anna Lazzaron
What is a chair if no one is sitting on it?

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“What is a chair if no one’s sitting on it?” is a research study exploring the habit of turning random chairs into makeshift storage units for clothes in one’s bedroom. Through an essay and interviews with 4 of Milan's brilliant creatives, the zine questions the meaning of this unusual symbol.

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UNLABELED Magazine
UNLABELED Issue 2

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UNLABELED Issue 2

by Jada Milazzo

Free

Issue 2 is about punk culture and the way the initial idea of what it means to be "punk" has changed and developed over the years. The PUNK issue features artists, writers, photographers, and designers who see themselves as punk, in some fashion. The magazine dives deeper into how punk means rebellion in various ways; such as fashion, music choices

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NOW
The Get Sh*t Done Planner

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the tiny but mighty printable planner for people who like to get sh*t done, but usually watch Dexter re-runs instead.