News & Media
106 sites
Subcategories:
- Zines & E-zines (82)
- Independent Media (24)
https://en.scrappycapydistro.info/zines
Scrappy Capy Distro is an anarchist zine distribution site offering a curated collection of political zines covering topics like antifascism, mutual aid, feminism, and COVID safety. The collection spans everything from anti-capitalist theory to practical guides, with titles like 'Gossip as Direct Action' and 'Insurrectionary Mutual Aid' making it a rich resource for radical literature.
http://assabfn.co.za/spacetides
SpaceTides is a free email newsletter published by the Bloemfontein Centre of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, delivering popular astronomy and spaceflight news in both English and Afrikaans. Each issue covers topics like stellar lifecycles, dwarf planets, sky observation logs, and infrared imagery from space telescopes, making it a bilingual resource for Southern African stargazers.
https://libguides.olympic.edu/Zines/Archives
A research guide from Olympic College Libraries compiling major physical and digital zine archives, from the Barnard Zine Library to the Queer Zine Archive Project and the Library of Congress Zine Web Archive. Students and researchers exploring zine culture will find curated links to hundreds of self-published works covering politics, art, creative writing, and counter-culture movements.
https://takeazine.neocities.org/start
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.
https://aldaily.com/
Arts & Letters Daily has been curating links to the best articles, book reviews, and essays on philosophy, literature, history, and culture since 1998, amassing a remarkable archive of over 17,000 pieces. Run by editors connected to The Chronicle of Higher Education, it serves as an essential daily digest for intellectuals and anyone who loves serious ideas and criticism.
https://john.philpin.com/
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.
https://disobey.com/detergent/retired
A retired archive from disobey.com, this page preserves two defunct early-web projects: a fiction aggregator called Collected Works and Low Bandwidth, once the largest email ezine database on the internet. The downloadable tar.gz archives offer a fascinating glimpse into late 1990s DIY publishing culture and the fragile, hand-maintained communities that surrounded early online zines.
https://guides.lib.virginia.edu/zine/digital
A University of Virginia Library guide dedicated to zines, covering their history, culture, and how to find digital collections from sources like the Library of Congress and various databases. Visitors can explore curated links to digital zine archives with a focus on underrepresented voices including people of color, women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
https://leveretstar.com/
Leveretstar is a newly launched personal digital outpost with a space-themed aesthetic, built around a blog and a growing collection of personal pages. The site is still early in development, with a to-do list hinting at future sections covering interests, media, dreams, and ethics.
https://stolensharpierevolution.org/
Stolen Sharpie Revolution, maintained by Alex Wrekk since 2002, is the definitive DIY guide to zines and zine culture, covering everything from making your first zine to academic research on the medium. The site complements the physical book of the same name by listing zine distros, zine fests, and international zine events for newcomers and seasoned zinesters alike.