French dissing, the scandalous literature that liberated a country

Robert Darnton has spent many years nudging us toward an understanding of this reality. Most recently he’s instructed us that 18th-century French publishing had a well-known category, libelles, which covered many books that delighted newly literate readers by undermining the authority of the monarchy and the Church. Libelles helped create the demand for liberty. They … Read more

monochrom #26-34: Release in Munich (featuring Gratzer and Anonymous Bastards)

== monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release reading/party at Department für Volksvergnügen == == July 3, 2010, 8 PM == The phatzine monochrom #26-34 (Goat of 1k Young) is an impossibility in an impossible universe — an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science and political activism. 500 pages (67 … Read more

monochrom #26-34: Release in Montreal (featuring Chris Zeke Hand, Molly Steenson, Cindy Poremba, Amanda Williams)

== monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release performance as part of REcon Party (@ Petit Cafe Campus, 57 Prince Arthur City, Montréal) == == With Special Guest Readers: Chris (Zeke) Hand, Molly Steenson, Cindy Poremba, Amanda Williams == July 10, 2010, 8:30 PM == The phatzine monochrom #26-34 (Goat of 1k Young) is … Read more

monochrom auf der HOPE-Konferenz

Ja, Leute, es wird ein paar monochrom-Auftritte im Rahmen der “Next HOPE”-Konferenz (16. bis 18. Juli 2010) in New York City geben. Was wir anbieten werden? Arse Elektronika: Sex, Tech, and the Future of Screw-It-Yourself We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. From the depiction of a vulva in a … Read more

monochrom @ 2600’s HOPE Conference

Yes, folks, there will be several monochrom presentations at 2600’s “The Next HOPE” Conference (July 16-18, 2010) im New York City. What will be offer? Arse Elektronika: Sex, Tech, and the Future of Screw-It-Yourself We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. From the depiction of a vulva in a cave … Read more

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