Street Art in Tel Aviv
The bustling and cosmopolitan metropolis of Tel Aviv boasts of being the Street Art capital of the Middle East. Taking […]
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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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Just Posted: New Content from Issue 52
As issue 52 of Broken Pencil begins to hit mailboxes and newsstands, here’s a taste of some of the content […]
Late Bloomers
By Sasha Foster Sasha Foster is a Toronto-based illustrator and fine artist, who is inspired by nostalgia and the beauty […]
Zine Philosophy
Heirarchy by Al Burian Brief interaction #1: I wandered into a bookstore in New York City, hoping they would take […]
The Curious Head of Jessica Westhead
The Toronto writer promotes short stories, along with oddballs and outcasts, in her new collection Last winter, Jessica Westhead had […]
This Week’s Indie Events: August 8-15
Who says August is the slowest month of summer? This week’s a doozy, check out all the goings-on below…. TORONTO: […]
Found: The Tip of an Iceberg
If there’s one thing most people managed to retain from high school English class, it’s ol’ Papa’s metaphor for writing […]
Our New Site is Alive!
As you may have noticed, Broken Pencil has a new website! It’s still very much a work in progress, so […]
This Week’s Indie Events: August 4-8
Summerworks in Toronto, House of PainT in Ottawa and more indie events for summer nights. TORONTO August 5, Still Life […]
Ho Tam: The Only Asian Boy in New York?
Ho Tam: The Only Asian Boy in New York? By Anya Wassenberg “I’m still trying to make sense of all […]
One Plastic Person Roams the Universe – An interview with Paul Wilson
One Plastic Person Roams the Universe An interview with Paul Wilson By Liz Worth How blurred are the lines between […]
Smart Book Art
Smart Book Art Doug Beube is from Canada and now lives in America. Mari Jorstad is from Norway and now […]