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We asked some local comedians what their stand-out stand-up moments of 2014 were, here are the funny results. “My favourite moment was watching the legendary Steve Mackie win the hearts of everyone at Gus’ Pub with his hilarious rants during the recording of his special in September. He’s not made of mattresses!” comedian Kaitlin Shuvera.…
[Image-1] To the person who trespassed/poked around my property on Mountain Rd and my privacy, and then proceeded to whiningly complain to the (it appears to be according to the bylaw inspector, who now has to bully me into making my home look nice for them, the government and the whiner) city council that MY…
You are awesome. Thank you for going above and beyond to help me get to London St. Your kindness really made my night and the nights of many others! —Happy Passenger
[Image-1] Hi, Just want to say thanks to the government for closing yet another opportunity for women to get their education. I am an adult that unfortunately didn’t graduate, but had the opportunity to go to the N.O.W. program (New Opportunities for Women). The facilitators (Denise and Evyette) were awesome! A lot of women came…
There is a lot of people that probably they don’t know that Driving in the urban areas at night or early morning ,there is no need to use the high beam ,lights. Those people like to blind others ,specialy people working night shifts So please be polite and don’t keep blinding every body —4 eyed
A helpful tool for prioritizing, whether you’ve just dumped out your stocking or are plotting your shopping list for post-holiday drug store candy sales. 1. Icy squares What is going on here that makes these foil-wrapped pieces of crack so melt-in-your-mouth buttery? Lots of edible oil products? Poison? Who cares! I would spread these on…
[Image-1] To all the driver’s who, in the glorious early hours of the morning, decide to keep going despite kids pressing the crosswalk button close to schools: knock some sense into yourselves and allow all the children to cross before you go. A child’s safety is more important than being on time. —High-school pedestrian
Props to the Coast on their Mobile site redesign – much easier to get around. Good job! —Coast lover
To the beautiful blonde who took my passport photo this afternoon; I hate having pictures taken of myself, as I am absurdly un-photogenic, but your quick wit and reference to my “murderous” look in the photo made my day. Thanks for the friendly customer service and your wonderful smile. —Guy with a “murderous” expression
[Image-1] I love how all the same people who attend Dalhousie who took the opportunity to act as though their school was impervious to sexism and rape jokes in the aftermath of the rape chant at SMU are just shutting up now. —I have you on Facebook
To the kindest man who bought me lunch at the airport when he overheard I lost my bank card: Thank you for your immeasurable kindness. You’ve inspired me to give in every way, shape and form, and at every opportunity this holiday season. What maybe meant just a little to you meant so much to…
Let’s go for a walk down memory lane together, shall we? While you’re sitting at home making your 2015 New Year’s Resolutions to not procrastinate as much, why not waste some time thinking about the best times you sloshed beer on your going out shoes while swaying at a show? “Cam Smith’s screening of ‘Turbo’…
Halifax has decided to bring Miri Ben-Ari to town for the Grand Parade NYE celebration. Keep in mind, this celebration will not be televised or streamed because it’s almost 2015 and soon we will all be taking CultureTabs™ (BACK OFF IT’S MY INVENTION) anyway so who needs TV. But who is Miri Ben-Ari, and why…
To all the motorists who stop to let me cross busy streets during my rush-hour commute home on my bike: thank you. You folks warm my heart and motivate me to be a law-abiding, considerate cyclist. —There’s a reason that I bike this town
[Image-1] Look, I’m sorry about you yourself not being able to afford to take vacations or time off, and yes I know it sucks being on budget. However, I’m amazed by your complete inability to be happy for others. Bitterness isn’t attractive on anybody and you’re a broken record. —Negativity is a poison
You are an idiot. I don’t know what the thought process was going on through the office manager’s head when he decided to hire you. You ask me the same questions over and over again. Five times, you asked me how to do our bank recs in the past two months! The sixth time, I…
Reading about music is like dancing about architecture—it’s really awesome and interesting. If you haven’t read about the Coast’s best albums of 2014 yet, as chosen by Adria Young, Doug Taylor, David Dahms and myself, I encourage you do so. But while you do so, click play on this playlist of songs and judge our…
Two options: You can read through Tara Thorne’s top 10 films of 2014 list (recommended) or just click on the mega trailer playlist below and zone out while putting a hurt on a box of Toffifee. ‘Tis the season.
[Image-1] I get it, we all love PB&J’s. But don’t dip the knife in the jam after you got peanut butter all over it. It gets annoying real fast, like crumbs in the butter. —Ben
After he’s been going down on me for a bit… Me: “Suck on my clit” Him: “OK” *sucks on my labia minora* …He’s 36….wtf —Get educated, guys!
Every time we are around each other, so much synchronicity takes place. I told you how I was feeling about you, and it was intense. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of what your arms feel like around me, your lips on mine and the sound of your voice in my ear.…
You are handsome, well-dressed man with great curls. I saw you sitting at a small coffee shop in the north end with your laptop and an espresso. I was a frazzled student with top-knot and red lip-stick. I was sipping iced coffee and studying marketing while I waited for my laundry next door. We were…
[Image-1] Why am I so shocked about the total lack of judgment, let alone common sense that theses men showed this week. Did they not think using social media would take their bad behavior to the media? How can they make it to the fourth year being so stupid. The real message is the university…
A new Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruling says just holding a cell phone while driving is illegal.
[Image-1] I don’t know many Haligonian women who don’t have a story. A story where they define how this city, supposedly so friendly, can turn on them. I know I have a few. Sometimes I ferociously list them off when people talk about how gender violence is a thing of the past. But that’s not…
[Image-1] JANUARY Halifax Rainmen coach Craig Hodges is denied entry to North Korea after being invited by Dennis Rodman. “Polar vortex” enters our vocabularies. Mike Savage joins Mayors for Peace. Justin Bieber surrenders to Toronto Police on assault charges. FEBRUARY The Ivany Report is released. Canada wins gold in hockey at the Winter Olympics. Saint…
[Image-1] PAXnorth church has nine steps leading up to its front doors, and no ramp. That’s why some community members were upset when the venue, at 5568 Cunard Street, was chosen for the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia’s annual memorial. “It came as a total surprise,” says Claudia Jahn, program facilitator at AHANS. She…
Chess and the Doomsday Machine (Onelight) This play about a young soldier in Abadan during the Iraq-Iran war is told in a manner that engages on many levels. Music, projections and three “languages” (English, Farsi and unverbalized communication) are all integral to telling the story. The result is startlingly unique and emotionally captivating. Gallathea (Vile…
Birdman Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman wins the Meta Award for casting Michael Keaton as a washed-up action star trying to go legit on Broadway. Keaton is electric, surrounded by terrific actors—Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Edward Norton—and a camera that never stops moving. Tiring, in the best way. Boyhood It is 100 percent fitting that Richard…
picks by David Dahms Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 (Sony) Big K.R.I.T. Cadillactica (Universal) Cadillactica is a planet in a solar system near Earth’s. It was created by the 808. Big K.R.I.T is both supreme god and an everyman. He created this world and gave the people free will. Bass is the universal…
Two thousand fourteen was the year of craft beer in Halifax. While pioneers will tell you they’ve been brewing in their basements for years, and their passion began with pints of Granite at Gingers, this year made the city’s love affair with craft beer official. Last October the Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia announced…
We just did a live taping of the Savage Lovecast at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre. Audience members submitted more questions—anonymously, on index cards—than we could possibly answer during the Q&A segment of the show. So I’m answering some of the questions we didn’t get to in this week’s column. Q My partner wants me to pee…
The train heaved its way through the countryside, a blur of yellow mustard flowers and salt and pepper specs of Holstein cows whisked by, punctuated by storybook towns and train stations that got smaller and smaller the further I strayed from Antwerp and Gent. Poperinge’s train station is the size of Highfield Terminal in Dartmouth.…
Four Dalhousie faculty members have come forward to file a formal complaint against the members of the “Class of DDS 2015” Facebook group. An email released just before noon from DalhousieStatement@gmail.com states the complaint has been made under the university’s code of student conduct, and not their sexual harassment policy. The complaint asks that confidentiality…
Trevor leaves Alex in the bathroom, feeling good about revealing his unrequited feelings for sweet Leland and as quickly as Trevor and his odour of Will leaves the bathroom, the musk re-enters. This time on Will himself. Alex whines, “You too? What the hell?” “Sorry. I thought maybe Trevor’s exit signified the bathroom was up…
[Image-1] Dear Class of DDS4, I know that many of you will not be interested in reading this message and I don’t blame you. If that is the case please keep it for later. As a previous member of the DDS4 Gentlemen’s group (something I am not proud of and will regret for the…
Sorry to say it, Old Man 2014, but we’re glad to see the arse end of ya. Go kick rocks and roll on 2015, a new year full of promise, hope and less general crap. We mined hard to find these diamonds in the rough of a tumultuous year, coming up with what we thought…
The ol’ “let’s put on a nose and an accent and do some Acting” thing worked for Nicole Kidman in The Hours, but Steve Carell achieves mixed results in Foxcatcher, Bennett Miller’s very tense, oddly inert retelling of rich weirdo John DuPont’s obsession with Olympic wrestling. Watch the trailer with someone and they’ll gasp when…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) “A savage desire for strong emotions and sensations burns inside me: a rage against this soft-tinted, shallow, standardized and sterilized life.” So says Harry Haller, the protagonist of Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf. His declaration could serve as an interesting point of reference for you in the coming months, Sagittarius—not…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) “A savage desire for strong emotions and sensations burns inside me: a rage against this soft-tinted, shallow, standardized and sterilized life.” So says Harry Haller, the protagonist of Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf. His declaration could serve as an interesting point of reference for you in the coming months, Sagittarius—not…
“In times like this, I want to be a believer,” sings Rich Aucoin on the second track of Ephemeral, his second LP and one of the best records of 2014. Over 50 people and three choirs contributed to the album, which was recorded in Montreal, Toronto and Halifax and which also merges the energy of…
Dental decay Regarding the dentistry students behind the “Class of DDS 2015 Gentlemen” Facebook group, these young men should be let go from the program and not able to graduate (“Boys aren’t boys at Dalhousie dental school” by Jacob Boon, posted at thecoast.ca, December 16). Also, a record of their behaviour must be on their…
picks by Stephanie Johns Friends of the Khyber Though the Khyber’s move was devastating to the centre and the community dependent on it (disclosure: I am a board member), the move also necessitated action. With the creation of Friends of the Khyber—a group including “members of the queer community, artists, activists, business owners, not-for profit…
picks by Lindsay Raining Bird All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Knopf) This Giller Prize nominated novel from heavy hitter Miriam Toews is about Elfrieda—a talented concert pianist who desperately wants to die—and her younger sister Yolandi who can’t stop trying to convince her to live. Spanning their childhood and Elf’s most recent suicide…
