Word on the Street Halifax Book & Magazine Festival Saturday, September 14 10am-4pm Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road thewordonthestreet.ca/halifax Cashmere sweaters and Word on the Street—two things that will warm me up during this already crisp September. The one-day festival has an impressive lineup of authors will attract upwards of 10,000 attendees. Here’s […]
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K. Trevor Wilson fixes your life
Best of the Fest Saturday, November 25, 7:30pm Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water Street $40 ticketatlantic.com During the first episode of Letterkenny, I thought: “this show should be required viewing for the citizenship exam!” It’s quintessentially Canadian and if you’re not watching—fix your life! One of the stars of the show, K. Trevor Wilson, […]
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How to hack your mac and cheese
Our modern existence comprises alarms and reminders that not only tell us when to wake up but also when to eat, drink water and go to bed. We live in a world where despite the career, we are all time-crunched, and each of us desperately seeks life hacks to help us manage our busy lives. […]
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Anti Fashion’s a treasure
Anti Fashion 5687 West Street It was an immediate obsession when I discovered Anti Fashion on Instagram—the overall aesthetic oozed vintage Franca Sozzani (former editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue). I had to meet the mastermind behind the brand. Like any artist, Andre Merlo enjoys breaking the rules (of fashion)—he sources clothing from Value Village and estate […]
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Where I work: Kristi Smith and Pete MacDonald from RCHMND
RCHMND 1869 Granville Street WHO THEY ARE Co-owners of RCHMND, Kristi Smith and Peter MacDonald met while working in Toronto and realized they had a lot in common, including a desire to open a retail concept in Halifax. Since its 2012 opening, RCHMND has become the cultural hub that discerning Haligonians didn’t realize they desperately […]
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Review: Bad Things Happen, Kris Bertin
Kris Bertin is the Dalí of despair. And that’s a good thing. In his debut collection Bad Things Happen, Bertin writes about the abyssopelagic darkness in which his characters meander with an inexplicable warmth. Agony and anguish are treated with clever prose and the reader oscillates between empathy and the thrill of voyeurism. In “Girl […]
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Style tips from the best in the biz
I love a Q&A as much as my collection of ties and shoes—136 and 42 respectively. My mother counted them in an effort to shame me, try again, lady. This being the Fashion Issue, I decided to have a Q&A with some Haligonians whose style I admire. Ellen Yeung style blogger lovebyelle.com @theminimalistedit What’s the […]
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Review: A Bird on Every Tree, Carol Bruneau
Carol Bruneau’s collection of short stories A Bird on Every Tree gloriously explores the complex relationship people have with the place they call home. Through the lens of teenage angst, many of us see ourselves having a great big-city life and never returning home. However, tragedy, heartbreak or failure sometimes has us return to the […]
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Haus of Jeckyll doesn’t hide
Haus Of Jeckyll goes down the Rabbit Hole Sunday, July 23 at 9pm Menz & Mollyz Bar, 2182 Gottingen Street $10 Drag has always been a significant aspect of the LGBTQ+ experience, as it interrogates ideas pertaining to gender and identity. RuPaul’s Drag Race (which recently completed its ninth season) has become a cultural phenomenon […]
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The transcendence of Anderson .Paak
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals w/Reeny Smith Saturday, July 15, 8:30pm Jazz Fest Main Stage Lower Water and Salter Streets $60+fees “It’s like eating a Ferrero Rocher,” I say when my mother asks what Anderson .Paak‘s music is like. “It’s beautifully packaged; once you unwrap it, you quickly get to its core and then […]
