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'''The World's A Mess and Yr My Only Cure''' is a [[Riot Grrrl]] zine by [[Em Ledger]] (Ms Ova Ree) of the Lola and the Cartwheels Collective.
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'''The World's A Mess and Yr My Only Cure''' is a [[Riot Grrrl]] zine by [[Em Ledger]] (Ms Ova Ree) of the [[Lola and the Cartwheels]] Collective.
  
 
The focus of this zine  is on feminist/queer [[DIY]] culture, focusing on inspiration, influences, motivation and celebrating self empowerment.  
 
The focus of this zine  is on feminist/queer [[DIY]] culture, focusing on inspiration, influences, motivation and celebrating self empowerment.  
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*[http://www.myspace.com/lolaandthecartwheelssheff Lola and the Cartwheels on MySpace]
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/lolaandthecartwheelssheff Lola and the Cartwheels on MySpace]
*[http://www.radarproductions.org/emledger.html Em Ledger on Sister Spit page at Radar Productions]
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*[http://www.radarproductions.org/emledger.html Em Ledger as part of Sister Spit at Radar Productions]
  
 
[[Category:Zine|Zine]] [[Category:Zines from the UK|Zines from the UK]] [[Category:DIY Culture|DIY Culture]] [[Category:2000's publications|2000's publications]][[Category:Riot Grrrl|Riot Grrrl]]
 
[[Category:Zine|Zine]] [[Category:Zines from the UK|Zines from the UK]] [[Category:DIY Culture|DIY Culture]] [[Category:2000's publications|2000's publications]][[Category:Riot Grrrl|Riot Grrrl]]

Revision as of 14:34, 28 September 2009

The World's A Mess and Yr My Only Cure is a Riot Grrrl zine by Em Ledger (Ms Ova Ree) of the Lola and the Cartwheels Collective.

The focus of this zine is on feminist/queer DIY culture, focusing on inspiration, influences, motivation and celebrating self empowerment.

The zine features interviews with people the editor, and others, continue to take influence from, seeking to discover the inspirations of these idols, while also taking a look at the people carving new inspiration into the present and future.

Issue 1 (August 2008) focuses on DIY/feminist heroines and includes contributions from Melissa Ann of Jerk Alert and She's so very... zine, Asbo a Go-Go Girls, Nat Barker, Penny Broadhurst, Bunny of Wonderleague.co.uk, Cara of Daisy Daisy Does, artist Enid Crow, Dottie's Fake DIY, Julia Downes of Manifesta Leeds, Kandy of Knit and Destroy and Sugar Paper zine, Jenny Howe of Vile Vile Creatures, Poet Sally Jenkinson, Calvin Johnson, filmmaker Nina Jones, Ngombo Chansa Machile of Manifesta Leeds, Melanie Maddison of Colouring Outside The Lines, Kershona Mayo, Ste McCabe, Nina Nijsten, Tanina Punk of Fight Together zine, Queer X, Kelly Rose of Pulse zine, Lady Rouge of Superdisne zine, Skulleena of Kandy Pop and Sugar Paper zine, Charlotte Toecurl, and Allison Wolfe.

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