My first breakup happened the summer before grade nine. I answered a late-night phone call from my best friend, who told me matter-of-factly that I didn’t have the social capital needed for her attempt to launch herself amongst the popular girls. We could, she offered, still hang out outside of school, but lunchtimes discussing weird […]
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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What exactly is forest bathing?
You’re stressed, over-caffeinated and filled with an existential dread whenever you check the news or your to-do list. Exhaustion fizzles and cracks from your joints as if you have some weird, fatigue-fuelled form of the bends. The diagnosis seems inescapable: You’re a human in 2019. So what, then, does it take in this very online, […]
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Heat up your weekend with these Sure Things
Banish January blahs with an epic, one-person dance show all the way from Norway; BA Johnston’s weirdo rock at Gus’ Pub; the return of the Nova Scotia Mass Choir’s annual MLK tribute; and more. Thrill to 12 Sure Things below. This Changes Everything screening Thursday A screening of the documentary inspired by Naomi Klein’s book […]
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Def Leppard announces summer show in Halifax
The 1980s glam metal mainstay Def Leppard arrives straight from your #tbt playlist onto the Scotiabank Centre stage this summer, playing Halifax on July 12 as part of a string of Maritime gigs. Tickets go on sale Jan 11 at 10am and range from $89.50 – $129.50 and can be yours by calling (902) 451-1221 […]
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Start 2019 right with these Sure Things
If your 2019 resolutions include having more fun and leaving the couch behind, seek out events like this weekend’s improv-music-rich Open Waters festival or Cinderella at Neptune and watch your glow-up begin. Halifax Mooseheads vs Rimouski Océanic Friday With its top player, Alexis Lafrenière, away representing Team Canada at the World Juniors, Rimouski just might […]
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Make your New Year’s Eve the GOAT with these Sure Things
We know it’s early, but this is the time of year that party animals and early birds are equally on-the-ball, so we’re here to help you plan the most epic New Year’s Eve ever. From country star Brett Kissel at the casino to Neon Dreams’ Dome party to fam-focused time at The Oval, here are […]
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Make your weekend merry and bright with these Sure Things
A holiday cookie swap shakes up The Khyber, Reeny Smith’s Christmas concert makes you hum along, Kent Monkman’s revolutionary Art Gallery of Nova Scotia show wraps and more weekend fun awaits! Khyber cookie party Saturday An all-ages fundraising spectacular sees The Khyber hosting the city’s (arguably) best and (definitely) biggest cookie swap. How it works: Upon […]
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Have a holly jolly weekend with these Sure Things
As the oh-so-extra holiday season begins, drag shows, hip hop dance troupes and high-end pop-up markets make for merry days. OBJECTS + ATTIRE Design Market and Holiday Pop-Up Friday, Saturday, Sunday A high-end design market that’ll cross names off your list and get you party-ready with all-star local makers, including Anne-Sophie Vallée Jewellery (don’t miss […]
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How to be a good holiday shopper
The scene: Christmas music oozes from the tinny mall sound system, thicker than corn syrup. Crowds jostle, sweatily clutching bags of gifts in overloaded arms. Everyone’s in a hurry because the countdown to Santa’s big scene is on, damnnit, plus there’s still supper to make and gift wrapping to do—not to mention the tree doesn’t […]
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Support, in unison
Support Acts w/Jessie Brown, Worst Part, No, It’s Fine., Designosaur Friday, December 7, 9pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gottingen Street $8/pwyc It all started, as it often does, because a group of friends wanted to play a show. As Jessie Brown talked with members of Worst Part, she realized there was an accidental tradition amongst […]
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Have a rockin’ weekend with these Sure Things
It’s a rockin’ weekend as T. Thomason celebrates a new single with a party-ready release show, The Barr Brothers bring a Big Ticket to The Marquee and Elle Noir steps back from the drag world (for now) with a farewell performance. Singing To Myself screening Saturday The Bluenose-Ability Film Fest’s marquee screening tells the story […]
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Have a sparkling weekend with these Sure Things
An exiting weekend awaits as Mexican girl-punk band Introtyl tears it up at Gus’ Pub, a whole celebration of Viola Desmond takes over the north end and the Dartmouth Makers help start your holiday shopping. The Dartmouth Makers 2018 Winter Market Friday, Saturday The famed market stocked with all-handmade-everything returns to Christ Church Hall just […]