Sharpener

Will Munro 1975-2010

By Nathaniel G. Moore & Lindsay Gibb When Will Munro — the Toronto-based artist who helped redefine what “queer” meant in […]

Delicious, Minty, Microscopic Art

By Alex Gurnham Few people have a passion for candy packaging. But then again few people, other than Robert Pasternak, have […]

Chips, Pop, Poetry?

Poetry has taken on many trendy forms since its inception thousands of years ago. It’s also found ways of alienating […]

Adventures with Nic Cage

By Alex Gurnham There is an epic medieval throw down happening in my living room. Trusty pink skateboard beneath his feet […]

Welcome to… Kingston, Ontario

Mapping the scene in Canada’s smaller towns and cities 1. AKA Autonomous Social Centre 75 Queen Street,   akakingston.org Co-op space […]

Message in a Tin

Like so many worthwhile but unlikely projects, the idea for Cigar-Tin Stories, “came from something obsessive.” Kingston author and painter […]

Book Bombing

The Philadephia-based public installation project Book Bombs started when printmaker Michelle Wilson wrote a note to her friend Mary Tasillo […]

Zine-Lympic Games

sharpener: Zine-Lympic Games By Clara Lavery, Grace Evans and Jen Pilles

A Little Bird Told Me

sharpener: A Little Bird Told Me Twitter Fiction Takes Off By Laura Roberts As Twitter increases in popularity, more writers […]

Take a Ride With Le Cyc

sharpener: Take a Ride With Le Cyc By Jessica Lewis Put together bicycles, a chorus, illustrations and an orchestra and […]

DIY in Latvia

sharpener: DIY in Latvia By Laura Kenins North American youth have had a long time to rebel against capitalism, but […]

Toronto’s New Graphic Novel

By Nathaniel G. Moore Doug Wright Award-winning novelist and comic artist releases a collection of his mini comics from the […]