Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
Second Coat, a free zine about things stuck to things
A photocopied neighborhood zine about stickers, posters, and the local mysteries attached to them.
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$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Readers of neighborhood lore and photocopied zines
- Worth noticing
- The editors say they kept zero copies of the first two issues; readers who still have one possess more than the editors do.
Field notes
Physical copies are left in laundromats, a record-store free rack, newspaper-box tops, and bus seats; the editors say they do not mail them. Issue 3 runs 16 pages, with a “theory board,” a before-and-after walk around the block, and letters offering contradictory explanations for Mass Distraction. The page says issues 1 and 2 are gone and that no copies were kept; it also says Issue 4 will not be printed, while this page remains online.
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
One card from the complete issue