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Jill's Zine Reviews
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Jills Rating System:
| Nescafe................ | Don't bother. Not even worth spilling your latte on.
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| House Blend......... | Run of the mill. Slightly interesting, neither fantastic nor crappy.
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| Moccacinno........... | Fluffy eye candy. Yummy, clever and achingly hip.
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| Espresso.............. | Beautifully put together. Sweet, to the point, not stuffed with superfluous ads and razor
thin bimbos. Informative and relevant.
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Hip Mama
Sporadically published, but always enjoyed, is this ‘zine about alternate methods of
parenting. Touted as the magazine ‘For parents that didn't check their personality at the door when they gave
birth' Hip Mama speaks to a demographic of parents that most magazines about children and parenting overlook.
Namely really cool people that have children.
Sole support parents, lesbian or gay parents, poor parents,
sexually active parents, activist parents, rock musician parents, in short, a veritable plethora of parents
that live outside the mainstream, and are pretty damn happy raising their children there. Challenging and
critical, Hip Mama offers fresh insight into the stale ground of parenting lore.
Ariel Gore, the editor of
Hip Mama has published two parenting books and has put together a terrific website. Even if you aren't a mama
or papa yourself, it's worth the read if only to examine your own views on child rearing, and to wonder yet
again, what the hell was wrong with your parents, and why weren't they as cool as some of the parents that
put together this great ‘zine.
Jill gives Hip Mama a Mocchacinno.
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