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The Untold History of Zines… Amy Fusselman on Bunnyrabbit

By Mark | October 8, 2017

Before Amy Fusselman made a name for herself in the world of publishing as the author of books like Savage Park: A Meditation on Play, Space and Risk for Americans Who Are Nervous, Distracted and Afraid to Die (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015), The Pharmacist’s Mate (McSweeney’s, 2013), and 8 (McSweeney’s, 2013), she produced the delightfully […]

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The Untold History of Zines… John Marr on Murder Can Be Fun

By Mark | September 14, 2017

In an attempt to better understand the sharp, rusty sliver of the American underground that worked its way into my cold and slowly-beating heart about a quarter century ago, I’ve given myself the task of tracking down and interviewing all of my heros in the world of zines. Today’s interview is with John Marr, the […]

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Futel’s campaign to bring back the public telephone, and the possibility that an Ypsilanti phone may be coming soon

By Mark | June 14, 2017

Not too long ago, my friend Dug, knowing that I’d just purchased a former Michigan Bell Telephone building in Ypsilanti, put me in touch with a friend of his in Portland by the name of Karl Anderson. Karl, he told me, was looking for places to install “free payphones.” Well, late this last winter, Karl […]

Posted in 209 Pearl, Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AT&T, C.H.V.N.K. 666, communications, cyberpunk, diplomacy, Dug Song, Duo Security, Futel, gamer zines, homeless encampments, Karl Anderson, Landline Creative Labs, mail art, Michigan Bell Telephone, mutant bicycles, Party Line, payphone, phreaking, play-by-mail, Portland, pubic art, samizdat, social service, telecommunications, telephony, Ypsilanti Transit Station | 24 Comments

The Untold History of Zines… Eric Nakamura on Giant Robot

By Mark | February 1, 2016

In an attempt to better document the sharp, rusty sliver of the American underground that worked its way through the protective coating of my cold, slowly-beating heart 20-some years ago, I’ve given myself the task of tracking down and interviewing all of my heros in the world of zines. Today’s interview is with Eric Nakamura, […]

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Gregg Turkington, movie star

By Mark | November 2, 2015

I’ve had the good fortune over the past couple of decades to cross paths with Gregg Turkington, the star of the soon-to-be-released film Entertainment, on a few occasions. [One of these days, I’ll scan and post some of my old interviews with him, which appeared in the pages of Crimewave USA.] Rarely does someone I […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged Breakfast without Meat, comedy, confrontation rock, Entertainment, Gregg Tarkington, John C. Reilly, Michael Cera, Neil Hamburger, nihilism, Rick Alverson, Tim Heidecker, Zip Code Rapists | 7 Comments

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The Untold History of Zines… Amy Fusselman on Bunnyrabbit

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