Escaping Sonja Ahlers
Canada’s collage queen hides out in the Yukon and finds her selves By Hal Niedzviecki Sonja Ahlers is currently hiding out […]
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.
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.
Review: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
What makes Beaton’s book so powerful and unique is her close watch on the day-to-day life of oil sands work. A glimpse into what a lunchroom looks like, assigned housing, a party, a ride in a truck with a co-worker you trust and a ride with one you don’t.
Introducing Broken Pencil 101: Poster Boy
The internet is dying. Let's give a toast. In our latest issue, we speak to online's baddest boy: Dril. Learn about art, philosophy, logging off, all that garbage. Plus floods, rugs, Stooges and the winners of the Zine Awards!
Call for Submissions: Vermin
Vermin seeking “Against Pleasure” submissions by May 10th.
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I Want My Web TV!
How low-budget online programs are challenging the network fare By David Silverberg Two hardcore metal musicians are spinning hiphop records at […]
The Winter of Art’s Discontent
During a recession, governments both federal and municipal are on the hunt for places to cut costs and the arts […]
Q&A with Emily Pohl-Weary on the Parkdale Street Writers Workshop
This Friday, July 1 at 7pm at the Gladstone Hotel, the Parkdale Street Writers Workshop launches Underground Inspirations, a beautiful […]
Mr. Monitor
Check for weekly episodes of Mr. Monitor at www.brokenpencil.com/mrmonitor throughout the summer.
Editor’s Note
When I was 17 and looking for people to relate to, Broken Pencil was my enlightenment. The first copy of […]
Border Patrol
A surveillance of small presses outside the Canadian border By Spencer Gordon Mud Luscious Press As the ground freezes […]
50 People (And Places) We Love
By Brooke Ford, Lindsay Gibb, Nathaniel G. Moore, Hal Niedzviecki, Richard Rosenbaum, Ian Sullivan Cant & Derek Winkler For our […]
Broken Pencil’s 15 Year Timeline
1995: Hal Niedzviecki and Hilary Clark drink several pitchers of beer at the now defunct Beverly Tavern. Hal: We should […]
Despite What You’ve Heard, Zines Aren’t Dead
Liz Worth investigates the survival of zines and finds that they’re more important than ever “In web-centric world of 1,001 […]
Questionnaire with Broken Arts: Small Press of Toronto Spring Fair 2011 Edition
In anticipation of Small Press of Toronto Spring Fair this weekend, Broken Pencil has put together some previews for you […]
The Advocate for Fagdom
Filmmaker and early zinester, Bruce LaBruce, has been an inspiration to many Canadian punks, gay activists, sexual liberators and general […]