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We’re not a big company. We’re just some fools trying to square up with the internet, with 256 contributing writers in our corner.
Hanna Hurr is managing editor and a co-founder of Mask Magazine. She grew up on an island off the coast of Finland, and studied critical theory in the United States. Hanna is responsible for weaving a thread of continuity through the multiple and varied stories of young life in a troubled society, while supporting all contributors.
Tyler Reinhard is a designer and a co-founder of Mask Magazine. He came of age as a black punk from rural Minnesota, and dropped out of high school to dedicate his life to anarchist publishing. Tyler spent years contributing to the CrimethInc. ex-Workers Collective, sending anarchist propaganda around the world. Now, he's the product designer for Signal, a popular privacy app, and designs and develops the software behind Mask Magazine.
Isabelle Nastasia is a producer at Mask Magazine. She grew up in Manhattan, and is the descendent of both dissident Nova Scotian coalminers and Polish aristocrats. She’s been a part of mad youth organizing, popular education, and publishing projects over the past 10 years. Ask her about ‘em.
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