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2019 Queer Lit Preview | The Turnaround Blog

Your essential primer on what's upcoming in LGBTQ books this year!

True Trans Bike Rebel included in Turnaround’s 2019 roundup with a year full of fantastic queer lit!

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For many people in the West, knowledge of the punk rock scene in Russia and the former Soviet Union starts and ends with Pussy Riot and maybe Svetlanas and probably Gogol Bordello who are technically from New York. As you should expect, however, a part of the world that has long been ruled by authoritarian …

“Massachusetts native Alexander Herbert spent several years off an on chronicling the Russian punk rock world, and has penned a compelling dissertation as a result. “

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Noah Reviews the Self-Compassion Zine

“The first zine I read from my new haul was Self-Compassion: Be Kind to Yourself Instead of Striving for Bullshit “Self-Esteem”. This was partly because it was just on the top of the pile, but mostly because I had overheard my coworkers talking about how everyone should read it and thought, “Hey! That probably includes me!”“

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Aimed at creators, entrepreneurs, artists of all disciplines or the merely curious, So, what are you working on? is a platform for those looking to support and enrich their creative endeavors....

“Episode 12 introduces us to Jessie Kwak! Freelance writer, author of supernatural and sci-fi fiction AND ladyboss business owner.

What's it like trying to balance work and creative endeavors? How do we create work that really says what we want it to? Can we say no to things that are time sucks!? Jessie shares her experiences (and her tips!) about these topics and more.”

Check out Jessie’s upcoming book, From Chaos to Creativity, out this fall.

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In the digital age, zines of the ’90s are making an unlikely comeback

When the internet arrived on the scene, many predicted the end of the zine. They were wrong.

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Changing How We Get There

Ten Reedies changing the future of transportation.

Writer, producer, and feminist book publisher Elly Blue ’04 gets the word out about all things bicycle in her quarterly zine Taking the Lane; in her many books like Bikeonomics and Pedal Zombies; and in a video project called Groundswell about amazing people using bicycling to improve their communities

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Why Laura O. Foster loves walking Portland's hidden paths and stairs - Portland Business Journal

The author of "Portland Stair Walks" talks about how she selects routes and takes a deep dive into local history.

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What’s Wrong with Bike lanes?

Riding the streets of Southern California, urban anthropologist Adonia Lugo ’05 realized that bicycle advocacy has an equity problem.

Reed Magazine talks Dr. Adonia Lugo and her amazing book, Bicycle/Race:

“If you are asking yourself what race has to do with bicycling, you are not alone: this question has been lobbed at Adonia at every level of her career as a professor, activist, anthropologist, and author. In her groundbreaking new memoir, Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, and Resistance, she tackles this question head on.“