Interview

Extensive interview about Dan Peterman's building at 6100 S. Blackstone in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The enormous building was gutted in a suspicious fire and eventually rebuilt and reorganized under the name The Experimental Station. Peterman describes the character and cultural life of the original building and the endless political and bureaucratic challenges that he faced in the struggle to rebuild. A good window into Chicago city politics and the difficulty in maintaining an autonomous cultural practice in Chicago. The Baffler and magazine and the initiative Blackstone Bicycle Works - tenants of 6100 S. Blackstone - are also discussed.

This zine is part of the Temporary Conversations project by Temporary Services, which publishes unedited interviews with various artists, activists, and thinkers. In this zine, Nicolas Lampert interviews Aaron Hughes, an Iraq War veteran who currently is an anti-war activist with the group Iraq Veterans Against War (IVAW).

Zine is part of a project that "highlights and activates physical materials found in public libraries." This issue contains photos from the Chicago Reader's touring musician publicity photo collection, along with an interview with Bob Sloane, the librarian in charge of collection development for the Visual and Performing Arts department at Harold Washington Library Center.

In this zine, Miyuki Baker takes an in-depth look at the LGBT scene in Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Leiden, The Netherlands. In some ways this serves as a travel guide by showcasing queer events, places of interest to visit, workshops, and information about the organization Gay & School. Miyuki also showcases major players in the scene through feature articles and interviews, including photographer Daan Stringer, Nora Uitterlingen and Ilja Hermans.

Mule Magazine is a collection of art, interviews, fiction, music reviews, and cultural commentary.

Chicago-based art magazine founded in 1973. This issue features an interview with NEA Chairman, and articles about art in Cincinnati and speakeasy performance art.

H. Melt curates this collection of essays (mostly originally online), documenting a critical queer, nonfiction literary voice that is strongly rooted in Chicago. Themes include the need to talk more openly about race, class, and privilege, the power of community support, and the experience of living in Chicago. Builds on the work of Chicago-based queer publications like Chicago IRL, In Our Words, and others. (Adapted from Melt's introduction to the collection.)

Proximity is a Journal of writing, art and photography. This issue focuses on imaginary cities.

A collection of interviews concerning the rampant body dissatisfaction women have, and are expected to have by society.