as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals
a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows
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Recent Examples of zines
The walls are warm orange with a nook by the door for records, books and zines, plants above the bar and art down the back hallway.
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Eva Flowe
june 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Forging community The range of lifestyles, opinions and narratives in zines often serves as a springboard for creating community.
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Rachel Schneider,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Step into the gallery, and the Skirball’s exploration of the history of punk unfolds through photographs and posters of artists from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to Black Flag and the Bags, and magazines and zines such as Punk, Slash, Search & Destroy, and Kill Your Pets.
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Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
Best Shopping Studio Route 29 The joyful, inspiring Studio Route 29 showcases work (paintings, zines, and more) from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
How zines taught Jeff Miller to be a novelist.
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Literary Hub,
25 Apr. 2026
The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
The box turned out to be full of more zines and an old love letter.
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Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
Eva Flowe
june 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Forging community The range of lifestyles, opinions and narratives in zines often serves as a springboard for creating community.
—
Rachel Schneider,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Step into the gallery, and the Skirball’s exploration of the history of punk unfolds through photographs and posters of artists from the Sex Pistols and the Clash to Black Flag and the Bags, and magazines and zines such as Punk, Slash, Search & Destroy, and Kill Your Pets.
—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
Best Shopping Studio Route 29 The joyful, inspiring Studio Route 29 showcases work (paintings, zines, and more) from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
How zines taught Jeff Miller to be a novelist.
—
Literary Hub,
25 Apr. 2026
The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.
—
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
The box turned out to be full of more zines and an old love letter.
—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.
—
Emerson Clarridge
updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zines
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The Legislature’s independent fiscal analysts have also raised concerns that the state’s books remain vulnerable to the specter of a deep drop-off in the stock market.
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Barrett and Jackson each reported the most extensive travel of court justices promoting their books in 2025.
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
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It was widely observed and discussed in journals of the era and later became part of Revolutionary War Lore.
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This was so common that most American brewing journals were printed in both English and German until the start of World War I in 1914.
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Bay Area News Group competed in Division 1, the contest’s category for California’s largest newspapers.
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Mentions of her appeared in major newspapers during her career.
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The state tightened its restrictions after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle and large-capacity magazines killed 26 children and teachers.
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
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The light is produced by specialized organs beneath the abdomen that take in oxygen.
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Once hatched, the larvae burrow into the host and feed on its internal organs.
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