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Declaring a year of celibacy feels ominous. Like I am punishing myself for not tidying up my life so I took away my toys…except I still have my toys. I haven’t lost my mind. I’m just trying something new. No sex, for a year. Can I even do this? This year for Valentine’s Day, instead…
The hundreds of people who took our 10th annual readers’ survey spilled the beans on their first dates ever and a lot of them sounded the same. Here are 10 of the best/worst moments in Halifax dating history. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— “My mom drove us both to the movie theatre in our mini-van where we sat with an…
We asked Haligonians the most cringe-worthy thing someone had ever said to then on a date, and are still squirming reading your answers. Somehow, 65% of our survey respondents said they’d had sex on a first date and 85% said they’d never skipped out on a bad date and yet, these Smooth Operators walk among…
Olivia Biermann—or Liv B, as she’s known to her 635,644 (and counting) subscribers on YouTube—didn’t know she was about to get her big break when, two years ago, she uploaded a video about ideas for vegan, bento box-style lunches. “I had been doing YouTube for about a year and I decided to make this school…
Propeller Brewing Co. is fighting the winter blahs with Winter Blues, the first in a new line of canned cocktails. The veteran brewer teamed up with lauded local bartender Shane Beehan for the debut in its Windmill Craft Cocktails series, which officially launched last Friday. Beehan, who currently mixes drinks at Lot Six, has been…
I’m just reading about a part time job on Kijiji that offers a couple measly bucks above minimum wage and, of course, has no benefits and the poster of the ad has the nerve to describe this piece of crap job as an “Amazing Opportunity”. You know what would be “amazing”? If you would hire…
Why is there not a single weed dispensary in all of downtown Dartmouth? There’s one on Main Street, one in Woodside, but not a single one downtown! I am disabled and have to ride several buses in the winter time to get my medication! This is ridiculous! Also, these weed dealers who still sell illegally…
What a magical morning walk this morning at 5am along the Portland Street strip for my coffee. There I beheld the miraculous appearace of numerous stunning ice sculptures peppering both sides of the street! Whoever did this, you made me feel something, something warm, chip away at my cold, dead soul. Who did this magic?…
Are you really single because you’re afraid of love? Or are you a self-obsessed, bullying void who anyone with even half a boundary won’t touch with a 30 foot pole?—Shrug emoji
Over a year after the closure of the iconic Oxford Theatre on Quinpool Road, Garrison Brewing Company has announced the landmark is coming back to life. This spring, the longtime brewer will debut a brand-new retail shop and neighbourhood local, The Oxford Taproom in the former Elegant Touch Beauty Salon (6418 Quinpool Road). “I’m a sucker…
I’m continually shocked at the amount of racism targeted towards people of colour in Halifax’s night scene. Being drunk does not place you at liberty to yell racist profanities at brown men (who are minding their own business) and sucker punch them in the face. What’s next, are you going to punch them into a…
The Dead Kennedys mocked extreme liberals, fascists and bullies regularly and stated that one should “think for oneself”. As a recovering leftist, I started to pay attention to the insidious madness of political extremes and realized that Trump was the antithesis of the regressive left. I spent half my life as a socialist, and once…
A coalition of Black, human rights, labour and youth organizations held a press conference at the George Dixon Community Centre in Uniacke Square, Halifax today. Kate Macdonald, Marcus James and Trayvone Clayton spoke to their community and media about an incident of racial profiling that happened on Parliament Hill this past week. Macdonald and Clayton…
See the Oscar-nominated Netflix film Roma on the big screen at Carbon Arc, peep Letitia Fraser’s portraits that explore her family’s North Prestron roots at The Anna, learn some African recipes with Mary Nkrumah and more! James Mullinger Saturday New Brunswick’s biggest hype boy, AKA the British comedian taking Atlantic Canada by storm, returns to…
Weather and climate aren’t the same. It’s one thing for people who spend little or no time learning about global warming to confuse the two, but when those we elect to represent us don’t know the difference, we’re in trouble. For a U.S. president to tweet about what he referred to as “Global Warming” because…
Kay Kim has been working in the coffee industry for about 20 years. “I went into computer programming, but after I graduated didn’t like it,” he says. “I wanted to do something that I was really interested in and pretty good at.” Kim was born and grew up in Seoul, and after five years in…
Cecilia Concerts presents: The Rolston String Quartet Sunday, February 10, 2pm Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Road $10-$35, ceciliaconcerts.ca It’s all strings attached when the highly acclaimed Rolston String Quartet visits Halifax this weekend. The only ensemble to be featured on CBC’s 2016 list of Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30, the group’s…
Uber’s inevitable arrival inches closer after council’s transportation standing committee sent the Vehicle for Hire Licensing Program Review through to council Tuesday morning. With a few amendments, the staff report, based on Hara Consultants review will make big changes for the municipality’s taxi drivers from increasing training for drivers, adding GPS in cars, making credit…
White supremacy? Recently I came across the article “White supremacy in Halifax” by Alex Macnab (Voice of the City, January 31). I want to thank you for the entertaining read, and wanted to let Mr. Macnab, in particular, know that supporters of Maxime Bernier and members of his People’s Party of Canada (myself included) have…
Brett Evans is the inventor of the DoobTool, a multi-tool and cannabis case, which he says is the first of its kind. Among the DoobTool’s 10 tools with 20 different uses are a scent-proof case, a roach clip and a grinder card. The sleek $39.99 gizmo launched in September 2018, about a month before legalization,…
Q Can I still be considered sex-positive if I personally do not have sex? I’ve never had sex or masturbated—all my life, any type of sexual stimulation has been very painful and I’ve been unable to experience orgasm. I simply get a migraine and feel mildly nauseated instead. I am not looking for a possible…
Mommay’s Patches: Traditions and Superstitions February 5 to 9 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street newscotlandblack.com The never-ending tapestry that is the African Nova Scotian experience is receiving the art exhibition treatment this week at the Anna Leonowens Gallery. Just in time for African Heritage Month, Mommay’s Patches: Traditions and Superstitions by artist Letitia Fraser…
When Sacha Stephan comes home from work, her routine is probably close to yours: She fixes a cup of tea or pours some wine, descends from the day onto her couch and logs into Netflix (“I’ve been watching a lot of reality TV that’s just garbage,” she says). Then, Stephan picks up a sketchbook, laying…
This time of year is usually one of celebration for Shambhalians. Shambhala Day coincides with the Tibetan new year—February 5, this year. The day is marked by celebrations around the world, and the community’s leader, known as sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is usually at home in Halifax or Boulder, Colorado, to address his international community. This…
Projects to follow, exhibits to eyeball, names to remember—a look at some of the most inspiring art emerging. Click below to read our profiles on: Letitia Fraser Sacha Stephan Regine Tiu Katharine Vingoe-Cram Maddie Alexander Julia Hutt Related Stories
For Tyson Tolliver, a community advocate and entrepreneur, East Preston is the place of his childhood home on Lower Partridge Road, a few houses away from his maternal grandmother “Big Mama,” matriarch of the large Colley family, and East Preston United Baptist Church where he spent more than two decades of Sundays playing the drums…
When we asked readers about how far they’d go—literally and figuratively— for some action, and a surprising amount admitted this: they didn’t actually have to try THAT hard to get laid. KUDOS TO YOU ALL! But because we live for a good story, here are some of the missions Haligonians have set out on with nothing…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18) Can you sit on your own head? Not many people can. It takes great flexibility. Before comedian Robin Williams was famous, he spontaneously did just that when he auditioned for the role of the extraterrestrial immigrant Mork, hero of the TV sitcom Mork and Mindy. The casting director was…
Summer 2018 was Sweden’s hottest since record-keeping began more than 260 years ago — marked by drought, wildfires and extremely low reservoir levels. That was too much for 15-year-old Greta Thunberg. She heard politicians talking about climate change but didn’t see them doing enough about it. So she refused to go to school until a…
A different place: Centre For Arts Tapes’ media arts scholarship presentation Feb 9-23 Opening reception Feb 8, 6-9pm (Former) Video Difference 6086 Quinpool Road “Art can manifest in so many different ways, and have so many different articulations,” says Regine Tiu. “There is no quote-unquote fine art.” This is something she’s learned a lot about…
“I have to tell this story.” That was drive enough for Katharine Vingoe-Cram to start writing and illustrating her first book—an in-progress graphic novel called Kettle Habour. The Dartmouth native, who holds a BFA from NSCAD and a Masters in art history from Queen’s, spent most of her creative career painting, but a long-time interest in…
If you don’t think a dance party can be an extension of an artistic practice, let Maddie Alexander convince you. Hair tumbling over their shoulders and arms unfurled over a tiny table, they explain how a dearth of spaces for queer femmes fuels so much of their work. “I was given this residency in Toronto…
Julia Hutt sits in the back of a north end cafe, stroller wedged next to her seat and baby balanced on her lap. She’s sipping coffee and smiling, keeping her thoughts flowing even as she breastfeeds her six-month-old mid-sentence. “As soon as I got pregnant and people knew, women started sharing their own stories. So…
Pineo & Loeb Saturday, February 9 Pacifico, 1505 Barrington Street 10pm “A lot of these songs we didn’t think initially would be even possible, like ‘Stairway to Heaven,'” says Mitchell Pineo, one half of EDM outfit Pineo & Loeb, recounting a green room conversation where someone said no one had ever done a good cover…
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