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Book list for the our book shop at the PMA!

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Here is a list of the books that will be available in the bookshop section of our installation!

In our book shop you will find shelves stocked with new and used books and magazines. These books will be for sale, but commerce is not the point. Our aim is to define a cultural space and to position the books as objects of discussion, exploration, explanation and departure.

The books we’ve chosen cover a wide range of topics: music, film, urban affairs, photography, fiction, philosophy, cycling, etc.. They are a living, breathing reading list that encourages the contemplation of different world-views and are an important source of inspiration for us. We hope that by sharing these books, we can demonstrate the direct link between being excited by the work of others and producing one’s own work.

Download the list here: Megawords_booklist

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Megawordz Zine Workshop

Monday, March 14th, 2011

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Kelly Writers House, the Common Press, and the Philadelphia-based collaborative Megawords are offering a free zine making workshop for Penn students.

Participants receive instruction in zine making and letterpress printing, and will create multiple copies of their own zine. The workshop will conclude with a zine swapping pizza party at Kelly Writers House.

All zines will be on view as part of the ICA exhibition One is the loneliest number, April 21-August 7, 2011

The workshop will take place in four sessions over two weekends: April 2, 3 and April 9, 10 from 10-5 pm

Limited to 20 students.

To reserve your place, please send an email to RSVPICA@lists.upenn.edu

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New Issue

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Available Now

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Issue Thirteen now available!

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Issue 13 is now available! Get a copy here: http://megawordsmagazine.com/shop/example-category/issue-thirteen/

This issue of Megawords features work by Gary Fogelson, Rebekah Maysles, LeJosh, ourselves, and a very important essay entitled Teen Sex Energy by Matt Schwartz.

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Diana Lind at Rutgers Camden

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

INSPIRATION AND CREATIVITY TALKS AT RUTGERS CAMDEN
This month at Rutgers Camden Diana Lind, editor and publisher of Next American City magazine, will talk about her career in independent media and how the next generation of web entrepreneurs are changing life in cities.

Diana Lind is the editor in chief of Next American City,a national urban affairs magazine and non-profit with the mission of promoting socially, economically and environmentally sustainable cities. Prior to joining Next American City, Ms. Lind wrote about architecture for Architectural Record, and authored the book Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design. She received her B.A. from Cornell University, her M.F.A. from Columbia University and has lectured at Drexel University, University of Windsor, and the Creative Cities Summits, among other places.

Please join us!
April 22, 2010
12:30pm
Directions here:
www.camden.rutgers.edu

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Now reading – Capitalism Inside an Organization

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

This short text was written by former Enron Executive Vice President Pravin J. Jain. It was published by Portland’s Publication Studio. Publication Studio prints and binds books on demand using simple methods, clean design and basic materials. The books cover is made from a manila file folder, and the text pages are high quality laser prints. The paper is crisp and white, and the type is black and sharp.

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The Drawbridge Quarterly

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Recently I received the first copy of my new subscription to Drawbridge Quarterly. This intriguing newspaper is published in London. I love its informal and loose (in a good way) editorial that is packaged in a great looking and well designed format. As you can see here, the creative director Steven Coates takes excellent advantage of large, full color photographs and clean, restrained typography. Find out more here: www.thedrawbridge.org.uk

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Now reading – Jacques

Monday, April 5th, 2010

In the spirit of Twen, Avant Garde and Eros, Jacques combines a sensitivity for design and typography, a knack for picking up interesting edit, and a healthy smattering of images of un-photoshopped beautiful women.  I picked up a printed copy in a magazine shop on 5th Avenue today, and coincidentally a colleague emailed me a link to their website and promo videos just last week. Seems as if Jacques as built an instant presence. Admittedly, printing lavish images of nude women is an easy way to attract attention. I’m curious to see if this new Brooklyn based publication will outlive its hype and be able to do what Twen, Avant Garde and Playboys of the past excelled at: a tasteful synergy between inspired erotic photography and the courage to publish often radical yet well done and considered editoral. (more…)

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