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Our brains are doing their best, but sometimes they act like real assholes and it can take a lot of work to calm them …

In Texas in the early 1900s, a little chalk drawing started to appear on boxcars: a minimalist sketch of a figure with …

Updated and revised second edition with new interviews. Through hundreds of exclusive and original interviews, …

Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way …

Do you have a passion that you want to obsess about in a love letter to the world? In this new edition of …

Take care and be aware! The name Huli Jing translates to "fox spirit" in Chinese. In several East Asian …

The "science" of eugenics—by which the genetic makeup of a population is shaped by …

During the Civil War, the enslaved Black crew of a Confederate ship was left to sleep on board overnight. Following a …

Friendship deserves more credit in a society obsessed with romantic and sexual relationships. In reality, friendship is …

Growing up immersed in the feminist, DIY values of punk, Riot Grrrl, and zine culture of the 1990s and early …

Brew your own beer, but don't stop there—this zine is all about the value of kicking your corporate beer …

When a superhero has been very, very naughty, they should expect to be punished.Paragon, superhero extraordinaire, …

Learn to cook a range of brutally tasty yet simple plant-based dishes, accompanied by heavy metal and punk …

Modern life calls for modern relationship advice. Sex From Scratch is a love and dating guidebook that gleans real-life …

Since the first day after the tragedy was announced, controversy has surrounded the death of rap and cultural icon …

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller that helps us feel better every day with neuroscience and humor.Our brains are …

So you've got a business where you make stuff—zines, books, crafts, art, widgets. Whatever it is, you're …

Being wrong—and realizing it, admitting it, making amends, and learning and moving on—is one of the most …

Get good with your body! Calm your vagus nerve, exercise your self-compassion, vanquish shame, and give yourself the …

Want to be a writer, but the words won't come? Do you have a lot to say but don't know how to write it so …

How much do you really know about autism? After being diagnosed as autistic and writing a book about it, Joe started to …

Being locked up during lockdown was no joke. When the US began to take measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in …

This short zine packs a lot of practical information about the healing powers of quartz crystals into a short, …

Unlike the clinical treatments of the homeless populations in Portland that distill experiences down to numbers, …

Have you ever thought about founding and running a successful worker-owned co-op? It takes more than just getting …

Is it time to get over it? You know, whatever the thing is that's got its claws in you—family stuff, …

In activist circles and elsewhere, it has become commonplace to speak of self-care, taking for granted that the meaning …

Got an STI (sexually transmitted infection)? Or just worried you'll get one? In this informative and crass zine, …

The first Velo Vixen was one of our favorite bike zines in recent years, so it was extra exciting when the second issue …

Body image problems and eating disorders have long been considered mostly to be women's problems. But did you know …