Just a quick reminder that back issues of Culture Slut are still available at Quimby's Bookstore in Chicago. I'm rather fond of the descriptions on their website. I think this is the first time anyone has ever applied the word 'whipsmart' to myself or my zines. How positively encouraging!
Culture Slut #20
Good times in Montreal, packed with vagiphile stories of good self-care, bad health care, boldness and shyness and an ode to the diva menstrual cup. It's almost like Rebel Girl just starts playing everytime you open this zine up.
40pp, b&w with hand colored cover, 7"x4.25"
Culture Slut #22
In addition to running the Fight Boredom zine distro, Amber also puts out the cheeky riot grrl perzine Culture Slut. At this issue's core is a progression of really funny letters, and by that I mean they are serious, but not so that they don't understand that they are funny also. There's a weasely break up letter to an old bicycle and a feminist breakdown of Freak Show addressed to Silverchair's Daniel Johns (followed by a brief history of twins and the sideshow and identity autonomy from a twin's perspective). There's also a three-part riff on Courtney Love and a report on Selfish Summer. Everything weaves itself nicely together, covering a lot of ground through the magic of intuitively connected stories. -EF
52p, b&w, 4.25"x5.5"
Culture Slut #23
Saturated full-color polaroid zine of scraps, gems and travels. Oh yeah - and no matter how much you love Amber's zines, don't mail her any glitter. Seriously, it's bad for cats.-EF
48p, color, 4.25"x5.5"
Culture Slut #24 / Motor City Kitty #16
Hearty, critical, whipsmart feminist split zine - Amber reflects on Kurt Cobain's 44th birthday and feminist men, winter survival (sex, zines and mulled wine sounds pretty accurate), and takes a look at misrepresentations of zines and identities (including her own) in Teal Trigg's beefy coffee table lookbook Fanzines. She talks about recognizing privilege, and announces her hiatus from zine making for a while to make more space for listening. Plenty of zine reviews from the Fight Boredom Distro, too.
Bri breaks down why feminism is still neccessary, how its been culturally manipulated and the importance of being a self-defined feminist. She also talks about starting to sing in a band and overcoming nervousness about her own unconventional voice. Solid. -EF
48p, b&w, 4.25"x5.5"
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