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zines

noun

plural of zine

as in books

a publication that appears at regular intervals a small cadre of students have taken to producing their own underground zine in order to satirize many of the university's most sacred cows

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Recent Examples of zines But for them, that wasn’t so far from the spirit of the early days, when kids in different towns connected via zines and became long-distance pen pals. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 The indie publisher Inpatient Press is doing fascinating, form-breaking work, publishing everything from novels, reprints, zines, and games since 2013. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 While radio and television have generally fallen short in memorializing the dead, there are blogs, zines, and commercial websites devoted to dying, and personal web pages and online videos have all helped democratize death. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 In Athens, a walk around the Varvakios central market is a must; Hyper Hypo is a cool art and design bookshop worth the visit, whose zines line Ace’s walls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 While a few newsstands have found interesting items to sell for less than $10 — a Midtown newsstand is selling zines and ceramics, for example — others are flouting the law and selling everything from scarves and hats to costume jewelry. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 2026 The 3600 block of Elm Avenue, just off The Avenue, is home to Baltimore Trinket Library, full of keychains, buttons, stickers, zines, little works of art, and more. — Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026 The walls are warm orange with a nook by the door for records, books and zines, plants above the bar and art down the back hallway. — Eva Flowe june 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026 Forging community The range of lifestyles, opinions and narratives in zines often serves as a springboard for creating community. — Rachel Schneider, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

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Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Sam Wasson, one of Hollywood’s preeminent historians and biographers, has published searching books on the lives and works of Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Mazursky, Blake Edwards and Roman Polanski.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of books

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Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
When word spread that the Chief Librarian of the Army was paying a visit, soldiers rushed to request their favorite periodicals and book genres.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of periodicals

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Two of the world’s leading medical journals published key studies this week that shed even more light on how ADHD impacts adults.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026
The library used to house thousands of books, journals, and reports that employees could use to learn, research, and explore ideas — much like The Garage.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of journals

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In Iran, the largest newspapers avoided mentioning the elections on their front pages this morning — a deliberate move to signal disinterest in the consequential vote.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
The diagnosis exploded in popularity and was widely blamed on railroads, radios, telegraphs, newspapers, and the industrialization of the times.

— Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

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