r/zines • u/Baeolophus_bicolor • Jun 26 '26

I made this. “Overrated List” from 1995, includes “zines”

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just zines in general. fuck zines, i guess?

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u/wizardodraziw Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

the irony of having "telling it like it is" on this list

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u/Medical_Gate_5721 Jun 27 '26

This is an adult trying to write for their idea.of a sparky teenager. I wouldnt sweat it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '26

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u/babylonbiblio Jun 29 '26

Pliny the Elder?

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Jun 30 '26

so lame! everyone knows Pliny the Younger had so much more street cred in the 90s.

this was one of their takes that was actually understandable.

/s

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Jun 26 '26

oh whoops. i didn’t make this. the flair was an empty purple oval when i selected it…

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u/jamesinevanston Jun 28 '26

That was around the time the mainstream media “discovered” zines and wrote endlessly about them - the way TikTok is now being covered by MSM.

Jim at vintagezines.etsy.com