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The name was a shortened form of “magazine” and before everyone you know would bore you with bad ideas put up on a webpage, they would bore you with bad ideas printed as zines and distributed around town, in physical piles. I was one of these people, and worked on a wonderful zine called Stay Free! with my friend Carrie McLaren. I found a bunch of these old zines in my office tonight, and happened to come across a somewhat automotive-related thing I wrote, a silly review of a lot of kiddie cars. – Jason
When I was a kid, I really, really wanted one of these cars. I can still viscerally remember the feeling of freedom and possibility that I imagined would come with having one. Alas, I never owned one, and none of my friends did either. Now, when I see kids in my neighborhood driving around in them, I gotta be honest, I’m jealous (and I still want one). – Jen 🚗
by Daniela
The zine is such a flexible and perfect format for this type of content. 🩷
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