Month: July 2008

  • On Escaping the Youth Demographic

    My latest contribution to the youth demographic.I turned 36 earlier this month, which makes it half my life that I’ve been an anarchist, a vegan, and a DIY culture maker. I was exposed to these philosophies through punk music and zines in my teens, and it’s a bit of an aberration that the ideas I encountered in a youth subculture are still relevant to me at this time in my life. But they introduced me to ways of thinking about the world and empowering practises that are still true and useful to me now, and I’m grateful I encountered them.

    And so while I don’t care about whether I’m old or not, I do care about youth subcultures. (more…)

  • Link: What He Wishes He Had Known

    Mark Hurst tells some hard-won publishing secrets, including “If the contract process doesn’t go well, walk away. This is the most attention your publisher will ever give to you.”