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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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A children and teens' music project made possible through the non-profit arts organization Culture Therapy. This CD features "Spring Has Come" (Rockie Rode and the NYC CSA vocal & band students) and "Suburban Hell" (Gowanus River Swim Team) and comes with an 8-page booklet including BTS documentation and additional album artwork.
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For the discerning maximalist. Declare your love for Van Dyke Parks with typographic flair. Hand printed in Brooklyn.
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Part of Metalabel SS2025 collection. DOOM→BLOOM Handprinted in Lisbon on heavyweight Gildan T-Shirt. Limited edition of 30.
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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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The original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including: — Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022 Preserved and collectible as a new media archive.
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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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"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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In June 2023, Metalabel put a yellow newspaper box on the street of the Lower East Side in NYC, and filled it up each day with copies of a free zine that celebrated a New Creative Era. This release documents that original release and makes the zine available for download.
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Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.
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Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years? "After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online. Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine.
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Collection of flipbook animations, all starting with the same face, going different places. Released as blind boxes, what animation you receive is a mystery.
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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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A wider view of our self-interest. Now Me, Future Me. Now Us, Future Us. A model for a deeper form of living. BEyond Near Term Orientation: Bentoism.
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A zine published by The Creative Independent, compiling quotes, excerpts, and recommendations from working artists, all gathered from our archive. Topics covered include always looking for better ways to express yourself, finding your path, creating work in your own voice, following your curiosity, and more.
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Some theories and practical approaches that might help you think about how you think about ideas.
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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.
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CROWDED SPACE Theatre Company presents 4 performances of ENGLAND by Tim Crouch at AMOS ENO Gallery in New York City. A play for galleries, ENGLAND is a story of wealth and power, sickness and healing, displacement and absorption. The production is complimented by a limited edition printed publication inspired by the play, edited by Aidan Larned.
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A collection of writing on the destructive and generative potential of the car crash.
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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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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 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 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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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.
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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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“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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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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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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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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a small digital magazine filled with my favorite images & missed connections collected from newyork.craigslist.org in june 2025 ♡
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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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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 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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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.
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The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet (Digital Edition)
by Yancey Strickler, Caroline Busta, and 7 more
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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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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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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.
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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.