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'Quaranzines' Bring Readers Together Despite Distancing

During the coronavirus pandemic, the Internet has become home to a growing number of self-published "quaranzines" on everything from cutting your own hair to building emergency hand washing stations.
Illustrator Kirk Reedstrom says his life began to feel surreal when his state imposed quarantine measures.

Long after the last loaf of sourdough bread is baked and the last quarantini is downed, there will be an archive of memories of life under quarantine in the form of online zines documenting the experiences of everyday people.

During the coronavirus pandemic, the Internet has become home to a

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