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It Was Fun Until It Wasn’t: Broken Pencil, 1995-2024

It is with profound sadness that I announce the closure of Broken Pencil Magazine, an independent publication I co-founded 30 […]

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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Latest Reviews

Review: Love Is A Place But You Cannot Live There

The human brain and its capacity to love have never been simple. Jade Wallace’s poetry incites a lot of introspection into how we are connected to our environments in intimate ways, but not necessarily made loving by them.

Review: Feminism for a Genderqueer Generation

The way Melendez mixes theory with personal anecdotes is a graceful way to deliver intellectual critique with relatable humour. This is a strong, accessible read that even someone who might be hearing about “agender” for the first time can understand.

Review: People Collide

Unfolding like a thriller, People Collide is as much about marriage and what draws people together (and apart) as it is about gender or art.
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Burlesque Not Dead

Colin Brush

The words “burlesque” and “vaudeville” conjure up images of slapstick comedy, women in pasties and over-the-top emcees in ruffled tuxedos. […]

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Colin Brush

Burlesque was born in the mid-1800s as a send-up of contemporary plays, songs, and manners. As an art form dominated […]

Cory’s Canteen

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Penny Poo-Champ

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I want to preface this article by stating that I’m not one for scatological topics. Honestly–I cringe when so-called “edgy” […]

The Urban Beautification Committee

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The Urban Beautification Committee By Malcolm Sutton Mr. Belisimo wears paisley but when the Head of City Walks suggests something khakier […]

Other Side of the Hyphen

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Other Side of the Hyphen By Lynn Teo I pause to draw the curtains and catch the last moment of the […]

Postering Public Space

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

Postering Public Space By Emily Pohl-Weary I love posters, billboards, murals and graffiti. You can learn a lot about a city […]

Searching for London

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

Searching for London By Skot Deeming When you think of London, Ontario, you don’t think of a vibrant history of independent […]

An {E}xperience

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

An {E}xperience By Tiffany Wong Inside, the Opera House looked basically like a small theatre with no seats. The air was […]

Companion

Hal Niedzviecki (Moderator)

Companion By Renata Ramunda Our front window featured two female mannequins. On the left side, we would dress the mannequin in […]