~ Early Web Links ~

Slash Seconds is an internationally edited online publishing project, initiated by Derek Horton and Peter Lewis, featuring text, visual art, moving image, and sound-based work from a global roster of artists, academics, and curators. Published quarterly and supported by Leeds Metropolitan University, the project brings together experimental and critical cultural contributions from contributors like Runa Islam, Michael Nyman, and numerous others.

John Philpin's public journal serves as an outward window into his private writing life, sharing daily commentary on technology, culture, media, and the open web. Posts link out to and riff on articles about AI, RSS, credit bureaus, and design history, making it a thoughtful stream-of-consciousness digest for the curious reader.

Syndicated Zine Reviews is a collaborative blog aggregating zine reviews from dozens of sources and contributors including Stuart Stratu, Nathan Penlington, Razorcake, Optical Sloth, and many more. With nearly 700 staff reviews collected from across the zine community, it serves as a comprehensive index for anyone wanting to discover independently published periodicals.

Le Fanzinophile is a French-language blog dedicated to archiving and sharing downloadable fanzines, covering decades of fan publications from the 1930s through the 2020s with a strong focus on cinema, fantastic film, horror, and genre culture. With hundreds of categorized entries spanning France, Belgium, Quebec, and beyond, it serves as a remarkable preservation resource for the history of fan publishing.

The Book of Zines, edited by Chip Rowe, is a comprehensive directory covering every aspect of zine culture including archives, libraries, distribution, legal issues, reviews, and history. A go-to reference for self-publishers and zine enthusiasts, it also accompanies a published book available on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo.

Unfogged is a long-running group blog with multiple contributors including Ogged, Fontana Labs, Heebie-Geebie, and others, covering politics, current events, and everyday musings in a lively community format. Posts touch on topics from hurricane damage to Trump administration policy, and the active comment sections often run into the dozens, making the discussion as valuable as the posts themselves.

Aardvark Daily is New Zealand's longest-running online daily news and commentary publication, now in its 30th year, run by Bruce Simpson covering science, technology, and current events with a distinctly Kiwi perspective. Visitors will find opinionated columns on topics ranging from energy policy and fuel scams to computing history, making it a veteran voice in independent tech journalism.

Electric Velocipede appears to be a literary or speculative fiction publication with a distinctive name that evokes early mechanical transportation. The site is largely a splash page with minimal visible content, but the title suggests a zine or small press journal focused on experimental or genre fiction.

TAZ-LAZ is a community zine distribution network that guides people in setting up their own free zine boxes in public spaces, similar to little free libraries. The site covers everything from choosing weatherproof box hardware to maintaining and restocking locations, making it a practical resource for grassroots zine sharing.

ZEMOS98 is a Spanish cultural organization and festival platform dedicated to deconstructing dominant mass-media messages through critical media arts and activism. Their annual festival, labs, TV productions, and publications make it a hub for experimental media culture and European remapping initiatives.