We had tried starting a book club before. Three times. Or was it five? Probably six if you include the podcast about books that never got off the ground. All I knew was I wanted this time to be different: For it to actually work and for my friend and I to get back to […]
Morgan Mullin
Morgan was the Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Coast, where she wrote about everything from what to see and do around Halifax to profiles of the city’s creative class to larger cultural pieces. She started with The Coast in 2016.
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Registered psychotherapist Elizabeth Simms wants you to know you are enough
How are you? What’s in your head these days? In your heart? Are you coping? Managing? Can you shake the feeling of strangeness seeping into everything as you sift through your life, looking for pieces of your new normal? Is it that bad? Is it worse? As self-isolation unfurls like a ribbon before us all, […]
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James Mullinger tells us a joke
If home is what you make it, James Mullinger is building a paradise—an oasis the likes of which Frances Hodgson Burnett would dream of—right here in Atlantic Canada. The British comedian loves his new digs (and the culture and community that’ve come along with them) in southern New Brunswick so much he even named his […]
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Six ways to broaden your mind wider than social distance requirements
So here you are, googling work-from-home hacks; making your own sourdough starter; generally trying to figure out what our new normal looks like as the province enters a state of emergency and COVID-19 continues to shake our world. You’re bored or busy with remote work or maybe both. Time has never felt more like a […]
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Six Halifax acts to support on Bandcamp today
The Bandcamp versus Spotify debate is one that’s rolled on for years now in musician circles: Spotify is slick and user-friendly (and hence, more popular) but Bandcamp? Well, in the streaming age, it’s the site where the (little) money is at, with fewer operating fees for artists and the option for people to pay artists […]
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State of the arts
Why do you live in Halifax? Maybe you moved here for a job or for school, but what made you stay? Maybe you grew up here, but what keeps you here? A thriving arts scene makes Halifax bright for us all. And right now, as social distancing becomes a new normal—making theatres shut their doors […]
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East Coast Music Awards get COVID-cancelled
Once the Junos called it curtains, we should’ve known this would be next: The East Coast Music Awards, a music festival, awards ceremony and local industry booster in equal measures, announced today it’s cancelling its 2020 event in St. John’s, Newfoundland as COVID-19 concerns continue. “We are admittedly devastated to cancel this event and our […]
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Rich Aucoin made a playlist to help you ride out COVID-19
The nicest guy in rock ‘n’ roll just made a playlist on Spotify, saying via Facebook “A friend was asking me for recs for these anxious times, so I made a playlist today.” Rich, we appreciate you. Get some headphones in your ears or make your living room the hottest disco around. Related Stories
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How to test yourself for COVID-19
At this morning’s press conference on Nova Scotia’s coronavirus preparations, premier Stephen McNeil and Robert Strang—the provincial chief medical officer of health—talked about the 811 phone line. The 811 system takes pressure off hospitals by letting citizens connect with a registered nurse from the comfort of their phones. But the volume of calls about COVID-19 […]
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Neptune Theatre and Symphony Nova Scotia cancel events over COVID-19 concerns
Symphony Nova Scotia announced today the rest of its 2019-2020 season will be cancelled. If you already had tickets to a cancelled event, the cost of them can be donated to the Symphony, as the loss of shows means revenue loss for the organization. Or, you can contact the box office to have your ticket […]
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Going out this weekend? Read this first
Hours ago, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer Robert Strang said at a press conference that while there’s no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province yet, he expects the virus will arrive here eventually. In the meantime, he urges that public gatherings must be kept to a maximum of 150 people. That means many concerts, […]
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Junos cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
Saturday, March 15 was supposed to see Saskatoon overrun with some of the most luminous stars in Canadian music as the 49th Juno Awards doled out statuettes that look sorta like The Oscar dude doing a ribbon dance. Instead, the doors of the SaskTel Centre will be closed, as CBC Music says the awards are […]