Kyle Shaw

Whether or not you go to Saturday’s Sloanye Westoner show, you’re probably paying for it. City hall offered $100,000 towards a “Proposed Major Concert” back in early July, before The Rolling Stones rumours were confirmed. The province is also putting your tax dollars to work for The Stones, at least 140,000 of them, according to […]

When Condoleezza Rice spoke at the Maritime Museum on Monday, September 11, a small group of demonstrators gathered on the street outside to greet her. Among the hand-lettered placards was a personal note to America’s chief diplomat. “Hey Condi,” the sign said, “the whole world hates you.” Be that as it may, you’ve got to […]

Ahmed Assal’s human rights case was destined to be a media circus. That it happened in the middle of the slow news days of summer only added fuel to the hype. Even Fox News’s website picked up the Halifax story, summarizing Assal’s position in a particularly lampoonable way: “A man in Canada is claiming that […]

Sunday is a big day for Daniel MacIvor, the writer/actor. It’s his birthday—he was born 44 years ago in Sydney, Cape Breton—and he’s marking it with a performance of his play Cul-de-sac at Neptune’s Studio Theatre. The show is the Halifax debut of the acclaimed Cul-de-sac, and one of the last events of Pride Week. […]

Imagine a big glass of beer. No, bigger. This thing is a litre, about three bottles worth of beer. Can you see all that delicious amber liquid, bubbles dancing to the top, the glass breaking out in a cold sweat, sitting on the table in front of you on a hot July day? Now how […]

Journalism’s cool club, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, allowed The Coast to join its rarified ranks three years ago. Actually, to be perfectly cocky, they welcomed us with open arms, calling The Coast “the classic admissions-committee no-brainer.” Since then, we’ve gone to AAN’s annual club meeting to rub shoulders and share common problems with our […]

There’s a banking boom of sorts happening on Gottingen Street. For years the Pharmasave had the street’s only ATM, but now cash machines abound. Near the Gerrish intersection, Joe’s Market, Kit Kat Pizza and the Gottingen Food Market each have one. Further north around Almon, both Needs and Israel Convenience host machines. They’re in a […]

Rachel Carson changed the world with a magazine article. Her “Silent Spring,” published over three consecutive issues of The New Yorker in 1962—and, later, as a book—opened eyes to the dangers of chemical pesticide use. People got worried and angry, governments took steps to control the problem, industry complied or faced consequences. By showing the […]

The Holocaust happened, right? We know it did, even though a few purported experts are in denial. Same goes for smoking. Despite the cadre of persistent doubters, there’s widespread understanding: You’re not doing your lungs a favour by inhaling fumes from a burning mix of tobacco and chemicals. So what’s the problem with global warming? […]

The sky should be ambivalent. Fog, maybe, or that rainy green from the pre-suck Matrix. But driving across the bridge on a clear, bright Friday afternoon, the view is fantastic. And traffic is minimal the whole way to the airport, so there’s no looming anxiety about being late. This could be the start of a […]

Halifax is tidying up for Juno weekend, fussing around like a nervous granny who keeps squawking that “company’s coming!” It’s one thing to empty the litter box and make the bed when you’re expecting guests, but the city’s cleaning smacks of desperation: People are coming who are better than us, so we’ve got to look […]