Burlesque Not Dead
The words “burlesque” and “vaudeville” conjure up images of slapstick comedy, women in pasties and over-the-top emcees in ruffled tuxedos. […]
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 […]
BP is Closed, But You Can Still Access Our Archives
Dear friends, Broken Pencil’s fabulous thirty year run has concluded. But we are going to keep our website and archives […]
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.
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."
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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Reluctant provocateurs
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
Resolute equality pervades at Cory’s Canteen. Regardless of preference or request, the eggs are always runny, the potatoes rich with […]
Penny Poo-Champ
I want to preface this article by stating that I’m not one for scatological topics. Honestly–I cringe when so-called “edgy” […]
The Amazing Somehow-Missing-From-the-Print-Edition Work of the Talented Linda Feesey
Ausländer Raus! Schlingensief’s Container Paul Poet Austria 90 min. 2002 video Auslander Raus is provocation as political action exploiting prejudice […]
Friday Round-Up: Found on the Internet
How did we miss this? Toronto’s online mag The Standard does a round-up of great zines, from the long-running Aussie […]
The Urban Beautification Committee
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
Other Side of the Hyphen By Lynn Teo I pause to draw the curtains and catch the last moment of the […]
Postering Public Space
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
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
An {E}xperience By Tiffany Wong Inside, the Opera House looked basically like a small theatre with no seats. The air was […]
Companion
Companion By Renata Ramunda Our front window featured two female mannequins. On the left side, we would dress the mannequin in […]