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Thu. 08/20 - Zines & Floppy Disks: Making a 2020 Comeback?


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Talking about lots of old media today. Vice wants to send you physical zines through USPS. It turns out a number of industries are still using floppy disks. A new online database fifty years in the making and created by Julia Child’s former neighbor. And some crop art celebrating Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

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Introducing The Mail, a Newsletter and Zine About the USPS (VICE)
  • Vice wants to send you print mail to help you understand the plight of the United States Postal Service (Nieman Lab)
  • Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Software Updates (Gizmodo)
  • Why The Floppy Disk Is Still Used Today (Digital Trends)
  • A Database of 5,000 Historical Cookbooks Is Now Online, and You Can Help Improve It (Atlas Obscura)
  • thesifter.org
  • Kamala Harris crop art turns up near Lawrence (KMBC News)
  • Crop artist spells out 'Thank You' in Kansas field to honor essential workers (KAKE ABC)
  • EARTHWORK (Chris Ordal, Vimeo)
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
  • See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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