Immortal Scofield could be considered a goth dreamboat. He is tall with long, flowing raven-coloured hair, a goatee and broad shoulders. He’s gregarious and popular, enjoys moshing and being funny. He is in the bands Gorgoroth and Type O Negative and sometimes stumbles around drunk—having a good time and entertaining people. Immortal’s sister Allatu is […]
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Face-Off
“Please let us know why you are deactivating (required).” After one late night of procrastinating too many, I let go. I had been thinking about it for a while but one morning as I flipped back and forth between Facebook and a project with an impending deadline I pushed myself to quit. Facebook is resulting […]
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Kick at the darkness
When Erin teaches a yoga class, she is the picture of grounded. She speaks gently as she wanders through the room, making subtle but supportive adjustments to an array of bodies. What’s less obvious is that for many years, Erin, 24, suffered from debilitating depression and anxiety. For almost eight years she was on and […]
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When it comes to Russian virgins…
Q While visiting my family for the holidays, my 72-year-old father informed me that a 29-year-old Russian woman was coming to America to be with him. He could hardly contain his excitement. Dad didn’t want me to tell my brother and sister because he knew they would be critical of him being with a 29-year-old […]
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It’s not that I don’t care…
A Please disregard my previous email. As of the New Year, my girlfriend is no longer a virgin.—No Longer Dating Virgin Girl Q Uh, gee. Sorry about that, NLDVG. I’m not sorry that your girlfriend is no longer a virgin, of course, as virginity is a scourge that I’ve dedicated my life to stamping out. […]
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Skating away
On a frigid evening with a windchill of roughly -35C, Halifax councillor Dawn Sloane fights to get a key into a frozen lock and turn it. Once opened, the door will grant access to the furnace and storage room of the Pavilion, the city-owned all-ages club on the Common, where the hose and lever for […]
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Alternative astrology
Be the chief bullshit detector of 2008, Leo, says Rob Brezsny.
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Shut up LIMP
Q I’m 19, female, bisexual, have been with the same guy for a year and things are great. I came home for Christmas and he went to his parents’ house, and I’ll see him in a few weeks. For Christmas, my mom got me some typical “mom” gifts—socks and underwear—but the panties had Disney princesses […]
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Better drinking
Let’s admit it: Halifax has a drinking problem. No, I’m not jumping on the anti-booze bandwagon. Far from it. I like drinking, I like bars and, in fact, if you look around these few pages, you’ll see that The Coast, my employer, has no qualms about advertising bars. The problem isn’t drinking or drinking establishements. […]
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Alternative astrology
Would you really like to own a heated toilet seat, Gemini? asks Rob Brezsny.
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Launching into 2008
Q Long story short: I’m a 28-year-old woman in a long-term relationship. In the past, I’ve been a control freak by day, sex freak by night—but just for one guy, my GGG boyfriend. Recently, I realized that I’m a female cuckold! Nothing gets me hotter than the thought of my boyfriend fucking somebody else in […]
