Be a Zinester

What intrigued me most about this piece was her emphasis throughout that the zine is special because it is the history that doesn't reach the history books. Those disenfranchised, marginalized and forgotten have found a place whether it is in the tijuana bibles or the code quilts of the underground railroad. I think zines are also a strong reminder of what we as individuals can do, what we can create; zines put the power of entertainment and information back in to our hands. This article actually reminded me of an interview that The Onion had with Michel Gondry right after the release of Be Kind Rewind. In the interview, Gondry expressed an excitement and anticipation for a world where people create their own entertainment, and spend less time searching for the perfect movie or song or book wrought by the many hands of corporate and get out there and make it for themselves. This is what zines are: a way for losers to write the history and the audience to make the entertainment.