Nuclear Testing
We asked seven indie artists one question: How has your family influenced your work? By Broken Pencil Heze Douglas Editor […]
Introducing Broken Pencil 102: Cop City
In March of 2023, more than 50 individuals were indicted in Georgia on RICO charges. We take a look at Cop City and how it became a chilling assault on free expression.
The Best in Canadian Self-Published Comics to be Honoured at Doug Wright Awards
Strange and lurid. Enlightening and electrifying. It only becomes truer the further down you go. The Pigskin Peter Award celebrates the best comics underground.
Review: Resist #50
Mat Resist's DIY institution, which I first encountered at a Christian alternative music festival held on a former pig farm, hits a milestone. Surviving and thriving in the Anthropocene.
First the Press, Then the Streets
In the early 1900s, Spain was at the forefront of the largest anarchist movement in history. According to James Yeoman, it would not have been possible without the underground press.
The Tide Turns in Time
How Michael Novick and his street action political zine Turning the Tide evolved to put radical media in the hands of the people.
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By Erin Kobayashi hey are the most hated book club on LiveJournal, perhaps the internet. They are notorious for being […]
The Patterns of Jamie Travis’ Filmmaking
By Mathew Kumar Every year around September the Toronto International Film Festival brings us the finest in Canadian independent filmmaking […]
20 Independent Videogames You Should Play
By Mathew Kumar Independent video games come in all shapes and all sizes, from boxed titles for sale in stores […]
Playing Dice with the Devil: What happens when the BP staff meets a pile of board games
By Lindsay Gibb Games from my past are strewn all over my living room floor. These are the spoils uncovered […]
Pieces on the Urban Gameboard: Is urban gaming a revolution or just a mindless exercise?
By Mike Drench “The first time I played here, it was the most terrifying experience of my life,” says Matt […]
Indie Gaming Revolution: Indie games and the rise of DIY mod culture
By James King We’d usually begin it with a slip of paper passed during class, or maybe a phone call […]
Post-Punk: The Revival of Daniel Jones
With two upcoming reissues of Daniel Jones’ work, Liz Worth looks back on the influence and memory of Toronto’s lost […]
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Idiots’Books By Norah Franklin In 2006, Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr quit their 9-5 jobs in Baltimore and moved into […]
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By Melissa Bovaird On February 12th a group of dedicated (or at least not-quite-right) individuals trekked through the worst of […]