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The IDOW Festival is a bright, warm light in the darkness of the season (if only it were warm enough to melt the snow). We have a sampling of the 2018 offerings right here, including great local talent as well as visiting musicians. Waxahatchee Fiver Witch Prophet Palehound Kaia Kater IDOW2018 event listings
As is usual, Call Me By Your Name arrives in Halifax after nearly five months of rapturous response, beginning on the festival circuit in September, paralyzing gay Twitter in December and losing all of its Golden Globes last week. (Advice to men: Try not to make an awards bid when Daniel Day-Lewis is out here,…
You’re probably too busy being an awesome mom/social justice fighter to read this but thank you! Thank you for taking the time. Thank you for being open and honest. Thank you for speaking with knowledge and intent. At the city council meeting Tuesday night you reminded not only the councillors but everyone watching that development…
Brazil has flooded large swaths of the Amazon for hydro dams, despite opposition from Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists and others. The country gets 70 percent of its electricity from hydropower. Brazil’s government had plans to expand development, opening half the Amazon basin to hydro. But a surprising announcement could halt that. In an interview with O…
Jim Perrin isn’t happy with the results of the final Drug Exhibit Audit, but he’s confident Halifax Regional Police will be a “better police department” because of its findings. The Criminal Investigations Division superintendent presented his final audit update to the Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday, closing the book on a two-year black eye…
Abdoul Abdi is a free man, but still not a Canadian according to the federal government. Lawyer Benjamin Perryman announced on Monday that his client will be released from custody, by order of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and sent to a halfway house in the greater Toronto area while he fights to remain in…
OK with me if you kill yourself at the wheel but you drove through a red light from a standing stop when I had advance green oncoming, so now we’re talking about killing me. I saw the stupid smirk on your stupid face and the sarcastic wave when I honked. You are borderline inhuman, so…
For its fiftieth anniversary, Toronto Dance Theatre is touring eleven Canadian cities with House Mix, a selection of five short works from choreographer Christopher House, the company’s Artistic Director since 1994. It is an eclectic sampling of House’s work, spanning his decades-long career. The program begins with the frenetic Martingales, a piece in which a…
Fuck you. That’s right. All of you light-fingered fucks who steal on a daily basis. People work hard and pay for their stuff and I don’t know where you get the balls to just take what does not belong to you. All of you should be ashamed of yourselves. But probably not. Anyway, please stop.…
Halifax Transit’s buses continue to arrive on-schedule far below industry standards, with the flagship Route 1 being late over half the time during rush hour. A performance report headed to HRM council next week says the overall percentage of Halifax Transit’s fleet that arrived on time in the second quarter of 2017/18 was a humbling…
To whoever broke into my car last night: Joke’s on you, jerk! All that’s in there is a bunch of fake birds and a literal pile of dirt. I hope you enjoyed my collection of fast food wrappers and empty cookie bags before you got freaked out and ran off. You could have at least…
I’m sure smokers have felt persecuted during the anti-smoking campaigns of the last 30 years. Well, eating and sitting are the new smoking, and instead of lung cancer we now have type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and musculoskeletal disorders. Definitely it hurts to be perpetually reminded that there are certain ways that you’re physically unhealthy. …
The 2 Crows Brewing Co. hit Brunswick Street on January 28 last year, and it’s been going strong ever since. “It’s been a whirlwind for sure,” says co-owner and brewer Jeremy Taylor. Going forward, Taylor wants to release some of 2 Crows’ core beers to Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and PEI. Halifax can look…
Webster’s dictionary defines Definition of Bilingual as: 1. having or expressed in two languages a bilingual document an officially bilingual nation 2. using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency bilingual in English and Japanese 3. of or relating to bilingual education — bilingual noun — bilingually adverb Why do the locals…
Iconic R&B singer Jully Black performs with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir, hardcore titan OVAV returns to The Pavilion and indie outfit No, It’s Fine. drop a new LP, meaning this music-packed weekend has all your sonic cravings satisfied. 10 Dungeons and Flagons Sunday It’s an epic afternoon of suds swilling and Dungeons and Dragons that’s…
The first draft of The Post was written by Liz Hannah, a 31-year-old television writer with one episode of the drama Guidance to her credit. She was paired with Josh Singer—Spotlight’s Academy Award-winning co-writer—for the produced film, but her fingerprints are obvious. Women—secretaries, less-important reporters, spouses—speak whenever there’s an opportunity, and fill the backgrounds of newsrooms, streets,…
“Abdoul Abdi needs to be free!” came the chants of a small crowd of protesters outside Sackville High School on Tuesday night. The protesters aimed their cries at the sprawling line waiting to attend prime minister Justin Trudeau’s town hall event in hopes of raising awareness about the deportation case of Somalian refugee Abdoul Abdi.…
One of the names put forward to judge the actions of Edward Cornwallis has a violent history of his own. Chief Wilbert Marshall, who has been selected by the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs to help lead Halifax’s examination of the city’s controversial founder, was himself convicted of sexual assault 10 years ago. Marshall…
Recently I was on a hike with a male client who was sexually abused by his father and was currently struggling with chronic depression, an addiction to prescription drugs and under-employment. Walking side-by-side this particular morning, we happened across a bullfrog—likely injured from some predator—dragging a bloodied limb behind. He stared for a while—tears appearing…
The new year symbolizes a fresh start, a chance to shrug off last year’s bad choices. But it also rings in prime season for diet culture. Almost as soon as that clock strikes midnight we’re inundated with weight loss ads, gym promotion, “fitspo” and a sea of before-and-after pictures, all there to remind us that…
Hello City w/Stewart Legere Thursday, January 11, 7:30pm The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street pwyc Love it or hate it, Halifax isn’t going anywhere. So why not rejoice and commiserate together through the art of theatre and storytelling? If that sounds appealing, the new monthly improv show Hello City aims to highlight the Haligonian…
Hatchet Lake w/The Royal Volts, Bear Le Friends Saturday, January 13, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $7 A couple postponed recording sessions proved to work in favour of Halifax rockers Hatchet Lake. “It was almost two or three months later than we originally planned to record” the songs, says vocalist and guitarist Craig Harris.…
No, It’s Fine. EP release w/June Body, Goldbloom, Fungus Friday, January 12, 10pm Gus’ Pub 2605 Agricola Street In the Halifax music landscape, there’s lots of energy but not a lot of fun. But that—and the Philadelphia indie scene—is where Cailen Pygott found his sweet spot as a songwriter. “I ended up in this scenario…
Bahamas w/Old Man Luedecke Friday, January 12, 8pm Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, 6101 University Avenue $41.50 When Bahamas plays the Rebecca Cohn on Friday night, it’ll be exactly one week before the release of his fourth album, Earthtones. The artist is excited to play the new songs—it’s going on four years since his last record, Bahamas…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) Bubble gum is more elastic and less sticky than regular chewing gum. That’s why you can blow bubbles with it. A Capricorn accountant named Walter Diemer invented it in 1928 while working for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company. At the time he finally perfected the recipe, the only food…
Q I’m a 67-year-old gay man. After a breakup 15 years ago, I believed the possibility of emotional and sexual intimacy with a partner was over for me. Then a couple of months ago, my desire for sexual contact increased dramatically. For the first time, I began using apps, and I felt like the proverbial…
Is trash worth it? An open letter to Halifax city council, regarding an ecology audit of HRM’s garbage disposal system: My understanding is that HRM spends $340 million per year on garbage collection and disposal—the single largest item in the city budget. When you add in the time and money spent by citizens following the…
Hopper’s Bazaar by Lunn’s Mill Beer Co. with Ladies Beer League (6.7 percent, 14 IBU) When the Ladies Beer League teamed up with Lunn’s Mill, they wanted to make something unique. The league shot out ideas until one stuck, says board member Kelly Costello. “Finally someone said, ‘Well, why don’t we use garam masala?’ And…
