Where you bitches at?
Why is the mailman always so fucking late on check day? Useless silly servants – hurry the hell up! I’m getting beef-sweats always walking up and down these stairs every hour until damn near 6 pm to see if my money is here. —Thug Life
When should fog lights be used?
I have to vent. I have almost hit pedestrians, in part, because the oncoming cars have had their fog lights on. Fog lights should only be used when there is ground hugging, can barely see 1/4 mile down the road, fog not on a clear dark night. Their use at any other time can blind…
MSN Messenger put to death… thoughts?
bitch just got real… —Yep, I’m An Old-Timer, 34 And Loving It
Dumbass drivers are dumb
Dear Halifax, When did you become so bad at driving? I’m in the hospital for a month, and you suddenly lose your shit? Seriously, slow the fuck down, use your turn signal, and be reasonable. Your SUV won’t bring a pedestrian back to life. Haven’t recently gotten back into driving, it’s like you’re all sixteen.…
My redhead gal
You were my all, and we still love each other. Let us by have no reason to be apart when there are so many more reasons to be together! Every time we make contact, it feels as though lightning strikes me across my heart. Now, desperately, I need to know if there will ever be…
Drinks and gear don’t mix
To all bar, club, event goers. Stop setting your all important $5 drink on or next to anything close to the band or dj’s equipment. The stage is not your personal coaster, and having that drink spill can destroy thousands’ worth of the poor proformers gear (that they probably can’t afford to replace…. I mean…
What’s the deal with the Palace?
If what we’ve heard today is true, the Halifax club scene is about to change. Big time. This afternoon the wonderful world of the internet was buzzing with word that The Palace Nightclub (1721 Brunswick Street) was done for. Local promoter and maker of fun times, The New Halifax, was told that the club was…
Budget passed down
Okay budget has been passed down. Now what if all students and or young people leave province who is gonna take care of seniors and or retires in 5 years, 10 years and so on. Oh dear what will become of our future in this province. Retirement pushed to 67. —Still Working At Being Unemployed…
Pleasant taxi driver
Thank you to the taxi driver who picked me up from the Halifax Forum Market – You were super friendly and our conversation about travelling really perked me up on this rather not awesome day. Thanks for the good chitchat and for making my day way better! Have fun in Vegas! —Giraffe Scarf
To the man who wanted to be Will Smith
I was just minding my own business when you started ranting about how much you hated NSCAD students, how you wanted to pick us all off like Will Smith in I Am Legend and how they were all a bunch no good punks. Then when I spoke up to defend the school I love, tell…
A bicycle is still a vehicle
And by that logic, must operate under the rules of the road. You two wise road cyclists the other night were in the middle of making a left turn. You sir actually PUT YOUR HAND UP like a damn police officer to STOP THROUGH AND RIGHT TURN TRAFFIC so you could complete your left turn…
Humanity Day= a whole gelato fun
Whoever said the best things in life are free was definitely onto something. Case in point, on April 15, Humani-T Cafe will be giving away free gelato at the launch of it’s first annual Humanity Day. All these lovely Humani-T-arian folk are asking in return for their delicious gelato is for a little generousity in…
Micro-managing destroys creative freedom
So you give me a number of tasks and say to go with it and be creative. But when I come up with (awesome) ideas and start to implement them you shut me down at the last second, pick everything to pieces while you didn’t even bother to come into the office, and use your…
Beer vs Bar Snacks: Your Winner!!!
These past few weeks have been pretty intense, haven’t they? Broken bottles, mussel shells and a variety of dipping sauces have paved the way to this, judgement day. There’ve been some serious blowouts (our condolences to Faxe and vending machine chips who went down fast and hard) and some incredibly tight matches, most of which…
Purse returned
A big heartfelt thank you to the person who returned my purse and anything I had in it including my work keys and badge. I couldn’t breathe the entire way back to the McDonald’s where I had forgotten it. You made my day to know that good and honesty still exist in this world. You…
ARE BLINKERS AN OPTION ON CARS NOW!??!
Hey People!!! Use your effin’ blinkers!!!!!! —My Blinker Finger’s Gonna Start Working
Just… get real
Baristas? Do you have to go to college to be one? I’m sorry but being employed by a small coffee shop for a year doesn’t give you or the labour union the right to bully the small business who fired you. How can you be a co-operative member and have a union as well? Does…
When are all the ships coming?
Where are all the jobs. When are those jobs and or contracts going to begin. —Tired Of Waiting
Bishop’s Cellar 2.0
Bishop’s Cellar (1477 Lower Water Street) has opened a pop-up shop very nearby at 1475 Lower Water Street. The six-day boutique will run until this Wednesday (April 17), offering local and less-expensive wines while the store’s regular retail space undergoes renovations. The makeover has been in discussion for about a year and will create a…
Can’t wait. Waiting. Wanting only you
Please don’t let go because I’m holding on for dear life. I keep asking myself if it’s real? If you’re real? Do I deserve “you”? Yes I do. I had feelings for you since you walked into the room…Sure we had our differences; which only makes my love for you stronger…You’ve been in my dreams…
Coast scores another award nomination
Hot on the heels of the Atlantic Journalism Awards making The Coast’s day, the Canadian Association of Journalists keeps the party going with its national awards nominations. The CAJ’s prestigious prizes are for “outstanding investigative journalism in Canada,” and one of those outstanding pieces of investigative journalism is Coast news editor Tim Bousquet’s February 16,…
To the pathetic waste of air who held my fiancé at knifepoint
You stupid little shit. You thought you were going to get a pocketful of bills when you saw him in the alleyway huh? Well hopefully your shanking knife wasn’t full of HIV or some other disease when you stabbed him, but I heard you’re gonna be spitting out and pissing blood for a week you…
100K for Smith’s family
“I don’t really know where to start,” said a weary Matt Mays, eyes black with liner, near the end of his set Sunday night in the Schooner Room. Moments later he gently drifted into “Chase the Light,” from Coyote, which became a singalong, complete with a dozen lighters rising above the sold-out crowd: “Into the…
So long!
We been casually hooking up for a month, now it ends. Why? Hmmm, I don’t know, maybe it’s your morning farts (total turn off by the way) and the fact that you stopped giving me gas money for driving you home. Hate to burst your bubble, but your company ain’t worth this. There won’t be…
Final Match: Bridge Farmouse Ale vs Chicken Wings
It’s been a gruelling 18 days of combat. The strong have vanquished the weak. The wheat has been separated from the chaff. The merely delicious bested by the wonderfully delicious. The damn good beer sidelined by the god damn that’s good beer and I’ll have another beer beer. And now, folks, we’re down to the…
Double, double, trouble?
So have you heard how you can make a quick 11,000 dollars? All you have to do is hide a coffee in your coat, or jacket, take the bus and when the bus hits a bump or the driver has to brake suddenly, the coffee spills onto your body and you sue the city. Don’t…
Self pep talk
Listen, I know that your self-esteem is completely shot and has never really existed. And I understand that you have an overwhelming urge to push anyone who gets too close away from you because you don’t feel you’re worthy of anybody’s love and fear they’ll abandon you anyway. But you have got to get over…
Oh captain, my captain
I think you seem really great and I hope one day we can meet for a coffee. I wish I could write something really poetic or funny, but for now I’ll just say I enjoy reading your posts. Well, everything except the speaking in third person haha. —Hoping To Check Some Things Off Your List
Because I care
This thing that we predicted to be so simple and temporary has drawn us in deep. We feed off each other’s presence and free spirit; you captivate me like no other. But you can’t bring yourself to make the choice, so I will make it for you. You belong with her, and only her. She…
Kudos for The Coast
In an awesome kick-off to the weekend, yesterday the Atlantic Journalism Awards announced the list of finalists for this year’s awards, and three members of Team Coast made the cut. Coast news editor Tim Bousquet is up for the Enterprise Reporting (in print) prize, for “A trust betrayed: Peter Kelly and the estate of Mary…
Love?
love? —Stiff
Granville mauled by cars
Update, 2:30 Friday: This afternoon, owners of cars parked on Granville Mall were told to move them, or be ticketed. Regular parking enforcement resumes. Victoria Page, owner of Gallery Page and Strange in Granville Mall, emailed The Coast pictures of what she says has been a regular occurrence over the past two weeks: vehicles parking…
Day 17: The Final Four Battle!
I can barely contain myself. The final four battle is here and it sounds like a recipe for a great Friday night: Propeller IPA versus Bridge Farmhouse Ale, chicken wings versus nachos. Read here for all the necessary background you’ll need to complete your mission, and peruse our updated bracket below while pouring out something…
South end bigot
My co-worker is an African refugee who moved here 10 years ago when his parents were murdered. He is an amazing and kind human being who works very hard and taught me everything I know about serving. Last night I was serving at the restaurant we work at when I witnessed a disgusting display of…
Waiting on Edna
The legacy of jane’s on the common has made its way to Gottingen. Jenna Mooers—whose mother Jane Wright was behind the beloved north end eatery—is following suit, opening a similar, tapas-style restaurant next door to jane’s next door at 2053 Gottingen Street. For Mooers, the new location is what’s most exciting. “Halifax traditionally has been…
Welcome to Hooterville
Ya thanks for advertising the upcoming exhibit by Lisa Frank in your paper. You dropped the ball big time. But like so many thinks in this so called metropolis, it is simply the dream of a tiny little minded town, a perfect example in fact, of thinking it can actually behave like a city. A…
Yeah
I sawit. — B
Little Mysteries, big birthday
My how time flies when you’re healing spirits. Downtown bookstore-and-more Little Mysteries (1663 Barrington Street, 423-1313) is celebrating 18 years of holding it down on Barrington. First, let’s give props to this wonderfully unique little shop for nearly two decades of downtown business—its first day of business was April 1, 1995, no joke. Talk about…
Got it Made
In the world of snack bars, it looks like blondes do have more fun. The bright minds behind Made with Local have dished out yet another mouth-watering flavour to nourish yourself with. The Peanut Butter Blondie is made using healthy, local ingredients like Nutsmith peanut butter from Windsor, Cosman & Whidden Honey of Greenwich, Just…
Love 1
You’re aware of my feelings for you. You’re taking this game you’re playing with my emotions too far for too long for laughs for you and your friends. .You’re still in my thoughts day and night. You know how to contact me but won’t; why?You want me but you don’t trust me? Or,is that part…
Move, bitch, get out the way!
Why are Halifax drivers so unaware of their ineptitude? This morning I got stuck behind some tubby cretin who let two people turn left in front of him on the same street. He then proceeded to drive a brisk 30 km/hr for the remainder of the time I was stuck behind him. Come on, people!…
Sleep watcherz
Here’s a safety tip for all the fellas. Stop creeping people!!! —Non-Idiot Dude
Remembering Alex
Fred and Elizabeth Fountain oscillate gracefully between levity and a sort of stern sincerity as they talk on a cheery day in March. They reminisce about a family fishing trip, chat about their daughter Katharine and speak about their son Alex’s funeral. Three and a half years have passed since Alex died, and the Fountains…
Syrian civil war echoes in Halifax
“Silence is what’s killing our people,” says Hadel Hafez, a member of Halifax’s Syrian community. The 21-year-old Saint Mary’s University student shouted over the heavy wind on Sackville Street as she and many others rallied last month for a free Syria. They met at Victoria Park to commemorate the second anniversary of the conflict, which…
Halifax needs a hipsterectomy
Fuck, hipsters look ridiculous. —Grampa (and I Want My Clothes Back!)
Day 16: The Elite Eight- Nachos vs Potato Skins
Good morning Halifax, and welcome to the final round of the Elite Eight Battle. And what a battle it’s been. Finally some tighter matches that have been both finger-licking, and nail-biting. This weekend brings the beginnings of the Final Four showdown and if your staring at this lovely fried-food graphic and wondering, “Is this real…
Making the Mooseheads
On Friday night, April 5, at the Metro Centre, the Halifax Mooseheads—the number-one-ranked team in all of Canadian junior hockey—begin the second round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Championships. The team steamrolled through the first, no-need-to-break-a-sweat, tune-up round, sweeping away the Saint John Sea Dogs in the minimum four games, outscoring their opponents…
The Italian job
It’s been years since I’ve been inside Tomavinos. Before it closed last year I was a pretty loyal delivery customer. I remember the second-to-last time I called for delivery and the phone just rang and rang and rang into what I can only imagine was darkness. I had a horrible feeling that I would never…
Head Underground
Underground may not be the first word that comes to mind when one thinks of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, with its hallowed halls of Nova Scotian art history and folk art. The AGNS Young Patrons Circle shine a light on contemporary emerging artists with ArtRising Volume III: Underground, the third annual fundraiser the…
Up for the challenge
Born in New Brunswick and living in Quebec, Denis Côté may be one of Canada’s most critically acclaimed filmmakers. His films can be hypnotic, dense and potentially impenetrable. Lucky then that he’ll be in Halifax this week to answer all your questions. “I wish people would see films without the filmmaker,” he says, “but sometimes…
We live to learn, and learn to live
What do the Halifax Music Co-Op, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Mi’kmaq Native Learning Centre, Halifax Public Library, Africville Geneological Society, NSCAD University, the Atlantic Spinners and Handweavers, CBC and the Nova Scotia Community College all have in common? They are all organizations where adults are engaged in lifelong learning right here in HRM. And…
Fantasies and motorcycles
Q I am trying to understand some sexual fantasies I have. They involve having sex with a woman who has a penis. Sometimes I fantasize that my wife grew a penis. The fantasies started when we first tried pegging a few years ago. We recently had our first child and can no longer find the…
Cuir’ro
Choose the Adventure (email YOUR choice to cuirro@8et8.net)
Epic Cadenza
This art is epic. Jinny Yu and Don Andrus’ Cadenza is a large-scale collaboration and exploration of artistic history. Cadenza, which is a musical term for improvisation, combines the artwork of Yu and Andrus perfectly. Both artists used Italian artist Givanni Battista Tiepolo’s mural “The Brazen Serpent” as inspiration. Using the dimensions 164×1,356 centimetres, each…
Emerging Lens expands
“There’s a lot of people out there with stories to tell,” says festival co-producer Shelley Fashan on how the Emerging Lens Film Festival began. “We just decided we would try to do that through a conversation of these stories.” What started as a one-day showcase of local talent is gradually getting bigger, adding a workshop…
Wax on
It’s been a long winter, but like the much-anticipated spring sun, Halifax is finally going to get its CD release celebration. The Wax was originally supposed to play this show in November but things didn’t quite align. “The Marquee’s liquor licence wasn’t ready,” says frontman Phyl La Ferriere, “finally we couldn’t get it so we…
OBEY Convention VI line-up announced
We’re happy to bring you wonderful news from OBEY Convention VI headquarters—especially those who love boundary-pushing music and art. From June 6-9, OBEY comes back for its sixth year, bringing a varied selection of musicians and artists to artist-run and alternative spaces in the city for a thoughtfully curated festival. OBEY has always been a…
Evil Dead
Those unfamiliar with the original may shrug off this remake of Evil Dead as a sub-par Cabin in the Woods knockoff. Unfortunately, they’d be right. Over thirty years since the original, director Fede Alvarez updates the classic tale of five young adults travelling to an isolated cabin who awake a demonic presence. Some of Sam…
Into the Wilderness
Toronto-based folk group The Wilderness of Manitoba will be promoting its third album at The Carleton on Tuesday, April 9. In Island of Echoes, Will Whitwham and Amanda Balsys harmonize with newest band member Wes McClintock to create a smooth sound that begs for nostalgia. Along with percussionist Sean Lancaric, everyone in the group has…
Droppin’ Science provides your bi-weekly dose of hip-hop
Long ago in Halifax, Wednesdays meant hip-hop. Mid-week, the Khyber, then the Seahorse, then Hell’s Kitchen, then Coconut Grove would be flooded with beats and beers and records, DJs and MCs and fans—since 1997. More recently, venues closing, or hosting shows less often, meant a reduction in our city’s hip-hop intake. But the fans are…
Mike Trask and Benjamin Allain mesh old photos with new canvases
Local bluesman Mike Trask and painter Benjamin Allain are fiercely analogue about their collaboration. Album: a Collage of Music & Art is their type-written, tape-recorded and live-painted love letter to a woman they haven’t met. Picking up an old family album to see relatives preserved in the flawed amber of film can turn loved ones…
Free Will Astrology
Happy Birthday! Aries (March 21-April 19) “Art cannot be modern,” said Austrian painter Egon Schiele. “Art is primordially eternal.” I love that idea. Not all of the artifacts called “art” fit that scrupulous definition, of course. Katy Perry’s music and the film Wreck-It Ralph may have some entertainment value, but they’re not primordially eternal. I…
Quake
Late nights on the road are to be expected from any rapper. But for Halifax hip-hop artist Quake Matthews—who’s currently celebrating his first national tour in support of Classified this month—it’s business as usual for the Fairview-born rap phenom. “I never stop recording,” he says when asked about video of an all-night recording session posted…
Loud tech guy at tea house
Dear Really Loud Tech Guy at a tea house: it’s not your personal office, and when you have both earphones in and are chatting away with your tech buddies in a voice that shows absolutely no respect for other customers trying to enjoy the nice QUIET atmosphere of WTH, you are being VERY rude. My…
Just union us
A rally? Last week most of these people were probably sucking up their coffee and now they suddenly hate the company because of a 1 sided story? Ridiculous! Listen. I’m not anti-union. I know they serve their purpose in many instances. But what purpose would someone need a union for in a coffee shop? Is…
Velour jumpsuit and some slippers
Every morning before school, I obsess about my hair, my skin, my outfit, etc… I’ll gaze at myself in the mirror over and over before leaving the house, asking myself, “is my hair too frizzy, are my sneakers too white? does this purse clash with my shoes?”… Usually, missing the bus, I arrive to school…
Dear upstairs neighbours
I know it’s an older building, and the soundproofing isn’t great, but it might help if you didn’t stomp with every step while you make your daily thousand or so circuits around what must be an apartment completely devoid of furniture, other than a single guitar you knock over 40 or so times a week,…
