Dealbreaker
My husband’s weight didn’t come on gradually, gestated over a period of months. Rather I woke one morning to his belly, […]
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Poster Boy: Dril On Art, Philosophy, Life Beyond Twitter, All That Garbage
"People will beg for AI-free content like they do for water that isn’t tainted with lead. And when AI becomes synonymous with ‘Shit,’ it will die like every other Silicon Valley Clown Show and nobody will miss it."
Review: Nothing Without Us Too
With many of these speculative stories rooted in sci-fi, the line between reality and metaphor nearly disappears, playing with a reader’s inability to clearly differentiate between fact and fiction when it comes to the realities of disability.
Review: Beat The Rust
Life doesn’t unfold in a neat narrative, neither does Kelly Fruh's brief, deft, illustrated vignettes.
Introducing Broken Pencil 103: Cruel to be Kind
There are brighter days underground. Our latest issue features Cruelty Squad creator and Finnish artist Ville Kallio speaking about the anticipated follow-up to his unlikely hit and giving video games an overdue shock to their system.
Call for Submissions: Urban Legends
Overview “Urban Legends” is a compilation zine about urban legends, local myths, and folklore. Share your writing or art that’s […]
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Out and About: 12-Hour Zine Machine Workshop
Last Thursday, we stopped by the Rustic Owl in Toronto for the 12-Hour Zine Machine Workshop. This event was a […]
Indie Events: Aug 27 – Sept 3
MONTREAL August 31 – September 1, Bicycle Film Festival, Cinema Du Parc, 3575 Avenue du Parc, all films $10 or […]
Found On The Internet
Self-publishing With Caution: We are big advocates of self-publishing (duh) and in the past we’ve shared articles about easy ways […]
Fun With Crowdfunding
Every so often we come across a crowdfunding project that catches our eye, for one reason or another. We will […]
Random Chat: Hyein Lee
Hyein Lee, “In Bruges I” Every so often we’re going to post little question and answer sessions with interesting folks. […]
How To Get An Arts Grant in Canada
Talking about your just-conceived artistic idea is exciting. You can envision the many places this project can take you. Maybe […]
Indie Events: August 20 – 26
Happy Monday. Here is our curated list of indie events across Canada that we think you should check out. If […]
Found On The Internet
Cartoon You: Zoom Rockman is an award-winning comic book artist from London. His book The Zoom! comes out every six […]
Bringing Queer History Out Of The Basement
At first glance, the Chatham, Ontario-based “A Queer Archive” looks like anything but. With its vintage lamps and soft old […]
Event Recap: Sappyfest Zine Fair
by Adria Young Sappyfest, one of the quirkiest and most relaxed music festivals running, celebrated its seventh year this past […]
Indie Events: August 13 – 19
This is a particularly fun week for comic/anime/zine festivals across Canada. Let’s get into it! MONTREAL, QUEBEC Saturday August 18, […]