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ISSUE 8 HITS THE ROYAL MAIL

Posted by Gill on December 21, 2009
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Gill packing issue 8

I spent quite a lot of yesterday evening and some of today (I ran out of envelopes yesterday) packing up all the subscribers and pre orders for issue…

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ISSUE 8: AUTUMN 09 / WINTER 10

Posted by Gill on December 9, 2009

Lucky Lips
Songs about vaginas, denounced by the Catholic League, banned from YouTube – she must be good. Holly Warren speaks to singer/song-writer and comedian, Jessica Delfino

Frugal Feminism
Lucy Ingham looks at the crossover of the new…

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PROPENSITY TO RAPE COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A MENTAL DISORDER

Posted by Gill on November 23, 2009
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The number one guide to mental health disorders, the DSM or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is being revised for its fifth edition – to be published in 2012.

As part of the review a special work group…

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COLOURING OUTSIDE THE LINES: THE EXHIBITION

Posted by Gill on June 26, 2009
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Gallery II at the University of Bradford hosts a new collaborative exhibition of female artists working beyond the bounds of the cultural mainstream, which opens tonight.

Is sewing art? Do you see the ‘best’ art in galleries? Whose interpretation is…

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CONTRIBUTIONS REMINDER ISSUE 8

Posted by Gill on June 26, 2009
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Bright ideas, burning issues, big love for a band/artist/entrepreneur?
Have you heard about a ‘wonder of the world’ that we should be promoting?

There’s still 3 days to get your contribution together for issue 8 of Subtext.
We’d love to…

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BRADFORD ZINE FEST THIS WEEKEND

Posted by Gill on June 19, 2009
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On Sunday 21st June The Treehouse Café, Bradford [map link] , will become host to a glorious celebration of all things DIY and papery.

Three rooms will be full to the brim with lots of incredible zines from…

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ZINE REVIEW: PAMFLET IX

Posted by Gill on February 9, 2009
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October 2008
Edited by Anna-Marie Fitzgerald and Phoebe Frangoul

The Pamflet crew @ the Women’s Library Zinefest 09 (lifted from Pamflet’s blog)

It is no secret that I totally love zines – and surprise zines

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BOOK REVIEW: WETLANDS, CHARLOTTE ROCHE

Posted by Gill on February 4, 2009
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Translation by Tim Mohr
(Fourth Estate Ltd, 2009, 240 pages, RRP £12.99)

After reading about Charlotte Roche’s first book, Wetlands, all over the press, I was excited to receive a review copy and see if it lived…

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MATERNITY LEAVE – YOUR THOUGHTS

Posted by Gill on January 9, 2009
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French justice minister, Rachida Dati, is back at work less than a week after the birth of her first child by cesarean. Today’s Guardian carries a feature discussing how this may impact on

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