Though the days of couples carving their initials into treestumps and undeniable love-at-first-sight reside only in fiction, the fact is, you can't deny the appeal of falling in love while wrapping yourself in a Snuggie and slurping instant noodle soup. Online dating services allow users to construct and hide behind tippy-top versions of themselves and simultaneously lust over the photoshopped versions others. While one could argue that these websites such as OK Cupid attempt to build love from sham, statistics show that online dating was the root of 17% of last year's marriages.
Two months after the fact, I'm finally getting around to cataloging zines I purchased or traded for at the Feminist Zinefest, held in Brooklyn on February 25.
Our table at the Zinefest
There's going to be a panel with the authors of the graphic novel Marzi: A Memoir this Friday, October 28, in Butler Library, rm. 523 at 4:30. The novel takes a unique look at growning up under communist rule.
New to us minicomic compilation: Unladylike by The Ladydrawers: Zines L3393u 2011.
Today I cataloged two excellent minicomics about mothers and daughters.
Bernie, the Wackiest Jewlipino on Earth! by Cheryl Gladstone Zines G433b 2006
and Laid #1 by Ruby Lou Brown Zines B7696d
Did you miss the Livestream of International Zine Library Day? Have no fear, we've got a recap for you!
We are in the process of compiling the 5th (FIFTH!) Issue of Not Your Mother's Meatloaf, Sex Education Comic Book Project. This Issue's theme is AGE.
Moira Clunie has generously improved our collection with new-to-us zines from New Zealand, Australia, and the UK.
The Center for Cartoon Studies' Schulz Library is pleased to announce a call for applications for an MLIS-candidate paid internship for the summer of 2011.
NEW YORK: Queer Span(gl)ish Art / Arte Queer en Span(gl)ish
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., Manhattan
Friday, February 25th @ 7PM - $5 Suggested
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Barnard Zine Collection
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Jenna Freedman, Zine Librarian
zines@barnard.edu
212.854.4615
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