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ZINE WORLD #19
($4.00 US/$5.00 CAN, MEX/$6.00 elsewhere, all ppd. Cash, stamps or money order payable to "Jerianne" -
no checks - from PO Box 330156 / Murfreesboro, TN / 37133-0156 USA. Web:
www.undergroundpress.org)
Zine World is an amazing production. I wish it came out more frequently, but each issue is worth the wait. This one's got 21 magazine-size pages of reviews covering zines of all stripes. That's over 130 reviews and while that's an important aspect of this zine, an equally important aspect is the news coverage.
Zine World investigates and collects relevant information on the US government, free speech issues, censorship in our public school system, so on and so forth. And if you think these issues don't have anything to do with your little publication, you couldn't be more wrong. Some of the more interesting pieces deal with the bullshit the Bush administration has fed us (based on mainstream and not-mainstream reportage); the flaccid state of journalism; elementary, junior high and high school students punished (from suspension to jail time) for offenses such as writing poetry and brandishing a plastic knife from the cafeteria; and Clear Channel's connection to pro-war rallies. There's lots more in the issue, too, such as several pages of interesting letters, thoughtful columns and many other resources. Highly recommended.
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