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co—matter
New World Order 2025

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New World Order 2025

by Severin Matusek, Alice Smith, and 2 more

$5+

New World Order: The Return of Hard Power and Soft Beliefs is a 35-page research memo about what happens when power, infrastructure and ideology collide. A manual for anyone trying to make sense of the present, New World Order contains ideas, context and language to participate in shaping the world that emerges in front of our eyes.

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The Dark Forest Collective
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

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Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading

by Nadia Asparouhova, and Leïth Benkhedda

$10+

Why do some ideas spread like wildfire, while others resist being seen — despite their importance? A new book by Nadia Asparouhova explores the emerging phenomenon of antimemetics. Published by the Dark Forest Collective.

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NOW
Tiny Books.  Big Ideas. A very short guide for busy authors and entrepreneurs in a hurry

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Teach what you know. do what you love. Wake up the world with your work. Join us.

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A Thousand Forests
Legal Structures for Creative Practices

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Legal Structures for Creative Practices

by A Thousand Forests, Enrique H, and 2 more

Free

"Legal Structures for Creative Practices" is an illustrated zine designed for creative entrepreneurs that unpacks the pros, cons, and nuances of various legal structures to help choose the one that will best suit their unique practice. View the digital zine at: AThousandForests.com

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Synthetics
SYNTHETICS: A Night of Sermons

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SYNTHETICS: A Night of Sermons

by danielle paterson, Ruby Bailey, and 6 more

$5+

Synthetics invites you to an evening of sermons, sound, and spiritual architectures ~ an offline portal into our collective experiment at Metalabel HQ on July 30th. We gather to listen, meditate, and transmit: soft hypnotic codes, glitch rituals, speculative rites. This is a night for the other self- the ethereal, the encrypted, the unreleased.

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Creasidence
Creasidence Zine #5 (Online Zine #03)

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Creasidence Zine #5 (Online Zine #03)

by Nelli, Valerie Yu, and 1 more

Free

The Creasidence Manga Zine — a collaborative project born from our 2-day online workshop, where artists reimagined Japanese yōkai folklore through character design and storytelling techniques. This Yōkai Festival collection transforms traditional supernatural creatures into modern manga artistry.

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Creasidence
Creasidence Manifesto Zine

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Creasidence Manifesto Zine

by Maxim Chumin

Free

Creasidence is a global accelerator in the creative industries, based in Tokyo, Japan. While supporting creators through educational workshops focused on the release of creative projects, we’re building a global community of creatives from over 25 countries. This collaborative comic Manifesto represents our shared vision for the creative future.

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Becoming
RSVP: Becoming Press presents "ΠΑΜΕ ΒΕΝΕΤΙΑ!"

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Becoming Press is coming to Venice to celebrate its 10th book—RSVP here to join us for a series of talks and presentations featuring many authors from Becoming Press' alumni. [11–15 September 2025]. Select which day you would like to attend, or choose a 4-day ticket if you would like to attend all of the talks.

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Pierce Day
A PHONE OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN

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A Phone of the Artist as a Young Man is a dizzying descent into digital madness, where one man's screen addiction and artistic ambitions collide in a genre-bending exploration of love, technology, and the disintegration of the modern mind. It's the first ever long-form screenshot.

donotresearch
Do Not Research
DNR Summer Bootcamp

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DNR Summer Bootcamp

by Theresa Tomi Faison

Free+

A four week intensive course delving into the core ideas and questions explored in the foundational stages of DNR. We will examine artworks, texts, and internet media covering topics like internet-informed identity, political futures, and post-internet art. Facilitated by artist Theresa Tomi Faison via Zoom Sundays: 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 1-3pm EST

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The Dark Forest Collective
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

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The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet

by Yancey Strickler, Peter Limberg, and 9 more

$10+

A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.

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Other Internet
Other Internet 2018–2024

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Other Internet 2018–2024

by Toby Shorin, Laura Lotti, and 2 more

$40

The definitive Other Internet anthology collects our essays and reports in print for the first time, traces crypto-cultural history in 6 new pieces, and surfaces new material from the OI archives. Ships June 2025. Pre-order now.

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Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik
Restoring Dawnland #1: Wicuhkemine (Water Back)

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Restoring Dawnland #1: Wicuhkemine (Water Back)

by Joel Mason, Kim Reeder, and 2 more

Free

“Only when we have eaten the last fish will we realize we can't eat money” Sakom (Chief) Hugh Akagi, Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik

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Cinegraphic Media
Toonzy! The Cartoon Role Playing Game

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Toonzy! The Cartoon Role Playing Game

by Michael Betancourt

Free

TOONZY! is the 2016 ENNIE nominated "Best Free Game"! You and your friends assume the roles of cartoon characters in a hilarious setting.

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NEW INC
Cxlture Vxlture Mediation Journal by Bo Dautruche

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This mediation journal was inspired by those who want to see new realities. may it serve as critique, a grounding, a compass, a diary, a portal.

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PLAY
PLAY Zine (Vol. 1)

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PLAY Zine (Vol. 1)

by Ludwig Hurtado, and Gabriella Lewis

$20

A cookbook zine featuring recipes, essays, and artwork from a community of LGBTQ+ chefs, writers, and artists. All proceeds go to queer mutual aid organizations!

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Maddie Potocnik
surface treasure - issue three

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surface treasure - issue three

by Maddie Potocnik

Free

a small digital magazine filled with my favorite images & missed connections collected from newyork.craigslist.org in june 2025 ♡

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EMPOWA
the Artists Way exercises - Notion templates

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Get detailed Notion templates for all the exercises in the Artist's Way book. ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ Unlock your higher creativity with the self-guided 12 week program in the Artists Way written by Julia Cameron. Join artists like Doechii, Alicia Keys, Bella Hadid, and more in the creative transformation guided by these exercises.

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Do Not Research
Do Not Research 2024

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Our third anthology book. DNR began as a private Discord server gathered to discuss memetic tactics and emergent political trends.

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The Creative Independent
The Creative Independent (limited final edition) t-shirt

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The Creative Independent (limited final edition) t-shirt

by Brandon Stosuy, and Yancey Strickler

$25+

A final batch of 50 long sleeve TCI shirts, designed by Carlos Sanchez, found in storage, and now available at cost—no profit, just to be worn and enjoyed. The design features snails, spirals, Laurel Schwulst's words, and other TCI easter eggs. Limited sized; once they're gone, that's it.

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Aksioma
Girl Intelligence

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Girl Intelligence

by Janez, Aksioma - Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, and 1 more

$5

The Girl is a paradox, at once hypervisible and impossible to define. She is not just an aesthetic persona, but an active force...

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Metalabel squad
Nine Creative Meditations

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Nine Creative Meditations

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Free

A series of reflections from my (Yancey's) creative experiences expressed as a written essay (the A-side) and video essay (the B-side)

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Baukunst
Mycelium As Mode Report - Baukunst Study Group 001

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In our first Study Group, Mycelium as Mode, we set out to inquire about the vast world of mushrooms, exploring the terrain from multiple vantage points — from wellness and investment in psychedelics — to materiality and even, mycelium as a metaphor for building.

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Post-Individual

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The Post-Individual

by Yancey Strickler, IY, and 1 more

Free+

An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece

darkforest
The Dark Forest Collective
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet (Digital Edition)

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The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet (Digital Edition)

by Yancey Strickler, Caroline Busta, and 7 more

$10

A book about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new world emerging around us. This is The DIGTAL Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.

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postmodern tectonics ™
MUSICAL FURNITURE [CASE STUDY - 01]

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MUSICAL FURNITURE [CASE STUDY - 01]

by postmodern tectonics ™

Free

POMO—TECT and Casa Ysasi are proud to announce the launch of [MUSICAL FURNITURE] — a collaborative design project centered on building furniture pieces that serve a musical purpose. [CASE STUDY - 01], is a plywood credenza that is simple in form, simple in construction, and has a scientific attention to proportions, tuned for vinyl DJs

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Jlin
Powerhouse x Jlin – B12 – Sampling the Collection

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On a trip to Australia, composer Jlin transformed samples from Sydney's Powerhouse Museum collection into an eclectic and unique composition that highlights her connection to both maths and music.

newinc
NEW INC
Jitr Print Series by elekhlekha อีเหละเขละขละ

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Still visuals generated from an ongoing live coding project of Jitr จิตร: an extended gong ensemble that utilizes computer programming, non-Western sound cultures, historical research, archive footage, and text aiming to reconcile the lost connection of Southeast Asia's shared heritage. Featuring writing by Jitr Poumisak in Thai.

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Laura Winn
Begin Forwarded Message

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In 2007 I met a musician on Myspace – a Brit living in Reykjavik. We fell in love. For 9 months, we swapped songs, art, letters, Skype calls & brief moments in real life, kissing in cars. In 2016 I traveled to Iceland to make a project about our relationship. This book is the result. Begin Forwarded Message tells our story from beginning to end.

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Network Archives
How to Navigate : A Directory of Inspiration

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How to Navigate : A Directory of Inspiration

by jade, C.Y. Lee, and 1 more

Free

This is a free edition that focuses on how to navigate your 'Network Archives 001: A Directory of Inspiration'. It is a curated guide highlighting key themes, insights, and actionable ideas from a selection of the projects to help you explore the directory more deeply. This drop follows the inaugural release from the Network Archives label.

newinc
NEW INC
Life Touching Life, Volume One by Dakota Gearhart

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Life Touching Life, Volume One by Dakota Gearhart

by NEW INC, and Dakota Gearhart

$15

Full-color 8.5 x 5.5 inch artist's book of 24 pages containing 50 videos stills and images from the first season of Life Touching Life.

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Metalabel squad
On the Creative Life: Conversations Toward a New Creative Era

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On the Creative Life: Conversations Toward a New Creative Era

by Yancey Strickler, and Joshua Citarella

$5+

Artist Joshua Citarella and writer Yancey Strickler spoke weekly about their creative practices for the "New Creative Era" podcast. This book edits those discussions into a collection offering a new perspective on the creative life. Available July 1.

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Hard Art
Introducing Hard Art

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Introducing Hard Art

by Charlie Waterhouse, Daze Aghaji, and 8 more

Free

We are a cultural collective of artists, activists, and scientists standing in solidarity in the face of climate and democratic collapse. We’re starting a new creative movement. Join us.

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The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
The Post-Individual (Open Edition)

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The Post-Individual (Open Edition)

by Yancey Strickler, and IY

Free

An exploration of individuality after the internet. The Post-Individual includes: — The Post Individual essay — An audio recording by the author — A video introduction — Research notes, early drafts, and slides

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postmodern tectonics ™
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL

by postmodern tectonics ™

Free

a rumination on why small things need to make a big comeback

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Baukunst
Notes from the Baukunst Creative Technologist Conference - Fall 2022

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On October 25th and 26th, 2022, Baukunst gathered at Warehouse XI, just outside of Boston in Somerville, MA, to share projects, processes, and new areas of inquiry. This is a zine we published to capture notes from the gathering.

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Keva Epale Studio
Inspire your Manifesto worksheet _ 7-day training

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A 7-day worksheet to plan, kickstart, or launch a project.

newinc
NEW INC
Gay Pompeii 79 A.D. by Legacy Russell, published by GenderFail

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Author and curator Legacy Russell returns to poetry with a collection of lyric poems that begin at the end of the world. Rising out of Russell's 2022-23 Digital Fellowship for 'Pompeii Commitment. Archaeological Matters,' she explores ash, filth, dirt, and decay, intersectional with the fetishistic mythos of Pompeii and its destruction in 79 CE.

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sequence giftshop
Shower Thoughts: On Water, Intimacy, and Digitality

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What is a shower? And how does one begin to untangle the paradoxes and dynamism of showers from their sleek facades? "Shower Thoughts" is an artist book combining quirky social experiments, serious theories, and artwork documentation—all centered on the shower—to explore their potential as embodied network in the post-digital age.

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Avi Solomon
Complete NASA Cassini footage of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

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Compilation of all the spacecraft footage of Saturn's moon Enceladus targeted and captured during the course of NASA's Cassini mission.

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Avi Solomon
Terra Luna Sol Monumenta

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Terra Luna Sol Monumenta

by Avi Solomon

Free

What a transit of Earth and Moon across the Sun would look like

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Yoona
A Surreal Kind of Normal

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A Surreal Kind of Normal is a browser-based piece exploring the absurdity and dissonance of our contemporary human condition online. The artist performs not as a character, but as an amalgamation of neoliberal attitudes and the frozen subjects of stock images come to life. A “girl” who is not girl so much as a vessel, a gun, an ethos. Edition of 22

vsmws
VSMWS
clouds and post-metal

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clouds before it rained, post-metal soundtrack

pomotect
postmodern tectonics ™
ON IDEAS

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ON IDEAS

by postmodern tectonics ™

Free

Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.

now
NOW
Rules for Rockstars. (Inner Space Collection)

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10 cheeky, irreverent rules for authors, artists and entrepreneurs.

vsmws
VSMWS
Shades of blue

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Shades of blue

by glbkst

Free

i'm short of real videos rn

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Lavisha_01
Dear, Metalabel.

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Dear, Metalabel.

by Lavisha Jain

Free

@Metalabel. A thank you letter, to all the people who have helped me to be here <3.

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Nolvi News
The Artists' Books of Fred Escher

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Fred Escher made five artists’ books across two eras: austere B&W works in the 1970s and surreal, color-saturated books in the 2010s. Both are emotionally rich, often humorous, and centered on the doubled self. His books—quiet, strange, and complete—are widely available and the strongest expression of his vision.