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| + | '''Culture Slut''' is a quarter-size [[perzine]] written by [[Amber Dearest]] of Montreal, Quebec. |
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| − | '''Culture Slut''' is a quarter-size [[perzine]] written by [[Amber Forrester]] of Montreal, Quebec. It's all about feminism, adventures, love, blood, cats, bicycles, queerness and cunts.
| + | ''Culture Slut'' is a queer feminist perzine. Most issues are put together in the classic [[Cut and Paste|cut and paste]] manner, with a combination of handwriting and typewritten text. |
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| − | Most issues are put together in the classic [[Cut and Paste|cut and paste]] manner, with a combination of handwriting and typewritten text. | |
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| − | '''Culture Slut #1''' was released in September 2004 and contains Top Ten lists, such as "Ten Favourite Books" and "Things I Dislike". It features the article ''2002- The Year My VCR Broke'' in which Amber tells the story of the time her VCR broke, and how she managed to break the cycle of lazy television-watching (by never getting the VCR repaired) and why she would like to live in a television-free household. It also has a DIY guide to making that awesome Clash t-shirt fit properly (because ''"Girls buy band shirts too!"'', tales of her first trip to England, tips on secondhand shopping, tales of sexism, and mix tape track lists.
| + | There were twenty-five issues of Culture Slut. |
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| − | '''Culture Slut #3''' was released in February 2005 and contains the stories of the dreams she has at night and her interpretations of their meanings, the time she stole supplies from her school in Grade Six in an attempt to become a Great Writer, the beginning of her awareness of the anti-porn movement, the pros and cons of housewifery, New Year's Resolutions, plus the usual top tens and mix tape lists.
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| − | '''Culture Slut #4''' was released in November 2005, and contains the articles ''The Little Things You Can Do To Make A Cashier's Day Easier, No More Hey Baby!, 10 Random Things About 10 Anonymous People, Fashion And Feminism, On Breasts And Body Image...,'' some musings on SuicideGirls and porn star autobiographies, plus zine reviews and even more mix tapes.
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| − | '''Culture Slut #5''' was released in June 2006 and features journal-style writing on her first zine expo, her obsession with numbers, and snippets from her daily life, along with the articles, ''Does the make-up make you?'' and ''A Tim Horton's Rant''.
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| − | '''Culture Slut #6''' was released in August 2006, a time when Amber was going through a difficult breakup and questioning ''everything''. It tells tales of her childhood, of the constellations, of her first tattoo, of the difficulty of being an anti-porn feminist, and features an unsent letter to the boy she loves. It also features articles by both her and her sister Maranda (who writes Telegram Ma'am) about what it's like being twins. Amber was a telemarketer for a few months, and she writes helpful hints on how to get rid of telemarketers' unwanted phone calls without being a total asshole.
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| − | '''Culture Slut #7''' was released in December 2006 and is basically about "The Year Of Amber." She had resolved to make 2006 her best year yet, and issue #7 chronicles that year. It is all about swing sets, hallucinogenic drugs, break-ups and get-back-togethers, tattoos, telemarketing, a trip to Toledo, Ohio, and her big move to Ottawa, Ontario. Also, she expresses her thoughts on the word "slut."
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| − | '''Culture Slut # 8''' was released in January 2007. She tells her life story in a series of anecdotes. She tells of her childhood and her absent father, attending Sunday School when she doesn't believe in God, finding Nirvana, getting her first period, falling in love, moving away (and moving back) and all of those moments that make up life. It also features reviews of the books and zines that have been inspiring her as of late, and a memorial for her cat Rummy.
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| + | Two issues of ''Culture Slut'' were published as [[split zines]] with [[Telegram Ma'am]], written by Amber's twin, [[Maranda Elizabeth]]. |
| | + | One issue was published as a split zine with [[Stab Heart]] by [[Jane Boston]]. |
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| − | Two issues of ''Culture Slut'' were published as [[split zines]] with [[Telegram Ma'am]].
| + | ==External Links== |
| | + | *[http://www.wemakezines.ning.com/profile/helloamber/ We Make Zines Profile] |
| | + | *[http://www.helloamber.etsy.com/ Hello Amber! - Etsy Shop] |
| | + | *[http://www.hello-amber.blogspot.com/ Hello Amber! - Zine Review Blog] |
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| | + | [[Category:Queer]] [[Category:Revenge of Print]] |
