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The seventh annual Prism Prize announced its finalists today, with two familiar names in the top 20: Rich Aucoin, for Meags Fitzgerald’s cleverly animated clip for “The Middle,” and Classified’s “Powerless,” an ode to MMIW shot in the Millbrook First Nation and directed by Andrew Hines. The Prism Prize will be handed out in Toronto…
You guys seriously screwed me and your other employees over. I was laid off over the holidays and, when I was supposed to go back to work, my coworker told me we were laid off for another month. I had to reach out to my employer to figure out what was going on. I could…
It’s Valentine’s Day and I was hoping to see a page filled with new LOVE’s from the public to The Coast <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 —Because love!
We met in September and I knew right away you were too good to be true but I took a chance and we dated anyway. You’re the sweetest person I’ve ever met and even though our relationship was short lived and you dumped me over Facebook, I’m still grateful that I was able to spend…
I left a pair of grey blundstones in the back of a cab on Valentine’s Day. This was my fault. After many calls to the cab company, I was told that the driver checked and was unable to find them. These are my only shoes, which I wear year round. So, to whoever took my…
An alarming scientific review has found human activity is driving insects to extinction. When the bottom of the food chain is endangered, so too is everything up the chain—including people. Insect declines threaten birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians that eat insects, as well as the many plants that require them for pollination. Insects are also…
Council moved Halifax’s taxi reform on to the next stage this week by passing all recommendations put forward by staff in the Vehicle for Hire Licensing Program Review. Sweeping “housekeeping changes” from making GPS units mandatory, increasing language testing requirements, tightening the rules around talking on the phone while driving passengers and making credit and…
Looking for the perfect Valentine’s, Galentine’s or Palentine’s plans? We gotchu with a whimsical ballet take on Alice in Wonderland, a trio of BFFs (that’d be Chudi Harris, Aquakultre and MAJE) performing for African Heritage Month, and more below. Rafiki screening Friday Carbon Arc Cinema marks the day after Love Day with this electric story…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18) “A freshness lives deep in me which no one can take from me,” wrote poet Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf. “Something unstilled, unstillable is within me; it wants to be voiced,” wrote philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In accordance with your astrological omens, I propose we make those two quotes your mottoes…
Gerald Cotten, 30, from Fall River died in India in December from complications from Crohn’s disease. He is survived by his parents, wife and, most notably, his embattled cryptocurrency exchange company QuadrigaCX, and its 115,000 users looking for their money. Uncertainty has developed into conspiracy surrounding QuadrigaCX’s financial footing, and Cotten’s unexpected death has shone…
Our survey respondents (on average) masturbate one to three times a week, 30 percent of them call their current sex lives “pretty hot” and an adventurous 4% have joined the mile high club. We asked folks to get more specific and break down their biggest fantasies for us—here are some of the stand-outs. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— “Hermoine…
We asked the hundreds of respondents from our Sex + Dating Survey what are their most pressing questions about love, sex and the lot—and it turns out, there are a lot. We definitely don’t have the answers, but here’s a friendly reminder you’re not alone in your journey through the world of relationships. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— “Are we…
My name is Travone Clayton, born and raised in Uniacke Square, Halifax. On Monday February 4, I was in Ottawa to attend the last day of the National Black Canadian Summit at the Parliament Building—the most powerful building in Canada. We were given the chance to go share our thoughts and ideas with ministers on…
Q I am a 56-year-old heterosexual man, and I have lived with ALS for the past six years. I am either in a wheelchair or in a hospital bed, and I have very little motor ability in my limbs. Like most or all male ALS patients, I still have full sensory ability, including a fully…
Egg Life Café Feb 16-March 30 Khyber Window,1880 Hollis Street free khyber.ca/window Feast your eyes on Egg Life Café, the latest exhibit from artist Shane Song. On display in the new Khyber Window space, the installation, which features plays on various egg-based dishes, is sure to go over easy with spectators. “In general, eggs are…
Rally redux On January 31, The Coast published an opinion piece called “White supremacy in Halifax,” written by Alex Mcnab and published in the Voice of the City section. The piece, centred around a personal telling of a rally hosted in Halifax by the People’s Party of Canada, was hateful in nature and does not…
Fox February 20-24 Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Avenue 8pm (Wed-Sat) 2pm, 8pm (Thu, Sat, Sun) $10-25, tickethalifax.com Colleen MacIsaac, artistic producer of The Villain’s Theatre, is no stranger to bringing old works to contemporary stages. But even she says that Volpone, an early-17th century comedy by British playwright Ben Jonson, presented a particular challenge…
Merle Harley, artist in residence To March 3 Centre for Craft 1061 Marginal Road, suite 140 Tue-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm “Craft LAIR” is a name that feels both cozy and a little ominous at once. This name for the Centre for Craft’s artist in resident space is fitting for its current inhabitant, artist Merle Harley,…
The long-awaited Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission report on carding has been delayed until late March for “several reasons,” Scot Wortley, the project’s sole researcher, told The Coast in an email. The biggest holdups, writes Wortley, are “the vast amount of data that has been collected” and the amount of time it takes to analyze…
First you were running late on all of your Valentine’s Day gestures, then the snow storm hit and you didn’t leave your blanket fort for the entirety of Wednesday. Now you need physical proof you love your loved one, and it’s down to the wire. Lucky for you, Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique (2011 Brunswick Street)…
Sometimes what we crave most is a bolt of lightning, a moment of pristine clarity. But, if Jessie Harrold knows anything, it’s that we need to capture the lightning for ourselves—that we have to decide what things are sure and certain. The life coach, doula and mother of two—who’s recently added author to her list…
In honour of indoor, in-bed, in-our-feelings-season we asked you to overshare the juicy details your worst pillow talk, best trysts and loneliest Halifax nights. Here are the highlights from our 10th annual completely anonymous, super indulgent, always raunchy readers’ poll. Of those of you who filled out the survey 48% identified as female, 65% are…
While many of our titillating questions in our annual Sex + Dating survey centre on dating, hook-ups, first-dates and kinks, we haven’t forgotten about those happily committed among us—nearly 40 percent of the hundreds of folks who took our anonymous poll are married or common law. When we asked readers, “How do you keep the spark alive?”…
