Montreal’s New Graphic Novel Store
By Nathaniel G. Moore A beautiful new Drawn & Quarterly store (211 Bernard St. W., Montreal) has opened in the […]
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Mining Memories, Telling Tales
By Erin Gray “Reclaiming our voices through digital storytelling is not just about telling our stories, but about reclaiming our […]
Busting at the Zines
By Dave Miller There wasn’t much signage outside of the Église Saint-Enfant Jésus, just a few printed sheets taped onto […]
Welcome to the City of Craft
December 1st, 2007 marked the very first City of Craft fair in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood. So what, you say, there […]
Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival
sharpener: Darryl’s Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival By Broken Pencil Last fall a few hundred people in teased wigs […]
On The Prowl
sharpener: On the Prowl Hunter and Cook search for interesting new work By Derek Winkler “There are two different kinds […]
Mail Art Olympix
sharpener: Mail Art Olympix Ed Varney creates a democratic arts event in Vancouver By Lindsay Gibb Throughout his time as […]
The Indie Store Revival
sharpener: The Indie Store Revival Repsycho and Heartbeat 960 breathe life back into consignment shopping By Jessica Lewis Toronto’s independent […]
Nerd Girl Pinups
sharpener: Nerd Girl Pinups By Derek Winkler If there’s one thing the Internet does not lack, it’s nerds. If there’s […]
Grrrlblud
sharpener: Grrrlblud Archiving riot grrrl’s zine history By A. Wolfe Folded once, saddle-stitched and greased silky with the grips of […]
Product of the Issue
Sharpener: Product of the Issue Domo arigatoo, Distroboto By Norah Franklin In 2001, Louis Rastelli of Archive Montreal launched his first […]
Freehand Books Arrives
Sharpener: Freehand Books Arrives By Elysia Bryan Freehand Books is a new independent press in Canada’s mid-west. A few Calgary shareholders […]