Xenophobia, volume 2, issue 1.Okay, so the name of this mag is a little strange. What does fear of foreigners Foreigners alienage the condition of being an alien. androlepsy Law. the seizure of foreign subjects to enforce a claim for justice or other right against their nation. gypsyologist, gipsyologist Rare. have to do with skateboarding skateboarding Form of recreation, popular among youths, in which a person rides standing balanced on a small board mounted on wheels. The skateboard first appeared in the early 1960s on paved areas along California beaches as a makeshift diversion for surfers when the ocean ? I think it's just named after the guy who does it. This mag is clean and in color, and outta Boston, Mass. It's mostly street but there is a little bit of everything in there, including a look at some of the new 'crete parks poppin' up in the NE (yeah Slops]), and a farewell look at some old spots, including Boston City Hospital, You know what stuck out the most for me, though? Yep, you guessed it: a frontside air mislabeled mis·la·bel tr.v. mis·la·beled also mis·la·belled, mis·la·bel·ing also mis·la·bel·ling, mis·la·bels also mis·la·bels To label inaccurately. Adj. 1. a "frontside indy." What do I gotta got·ta Informal Contraction of got to: I gotta go home. do. sick Heddings on you? I am going to start a monthly award. The Frontside Indy Award. This month's winner: Xenophobia Xenophobia Boxer Rebellion Chinese rising aimed at ousting foreign interlopers (1900). [Chinese Hist. . Perhaps I suffer from Frontsideindyphobia. The other thing that is a little off about this otherwise top notch 'zine is the Contents page sequence. There are 19 frames of a guy doing about an eight-foot noseslide. That means someone's getting, what, eight frames a second or more. Or that dude is going in slo-mo. Anyway, a petty matter, this 'zinc kicks ass. Do you want to win the Frontside Indy Award? It's simple, just make a 'zinc and label a frontside air a frontside indy. Send it straight to me and I will make sure to ridicule you. But kidding aside (well, I'm not really kidding), send a couple bucks to: 217 Kelton Street. Suite #7. Boston. MA 02134 |
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