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On Tuesday, November 7, amid the Ameri- can midterm election results starting to roll in, Conservative MP Tony Clement issued a statement admitting to sharing nude images online with a person other than his wife. This came as no shock to many twenty-something women who quickly took to Twitter to share stories of creepy Instagram…
A new cider joint has its wheels turning in Kentville. Maritime Express Cider (325 Main Street) quietly opened last month, with co-owners Jimi Doidge and Scott Hearn running the show. Doidge hails from Hamilton, Ontario, and made his way to Nova Scotia back in June 2016. He’s been crafting wine and cider from home for…
Canadian climate change opinion is polarized, and research shows the divide is widening. The greatest predictor of people’s outlook is political affiliation. This means people’s climate change perceptions are being increasingly driven by divisive political agendas rather than science and concern for our collective welfare. Over the past year, the Alberta Narratives Project gathered input…
Emily Davidson, noted friend of the Khyber, joins us to talk about her group’s efforts to save 1588 Barrington Street from indifferent city staff who wanted the historic arts incubator sold off as surplus back in 2014. Then, writer and artist Kate Leth calls in from Califonia to reminisce on her strange adventure from local…
I loved a boy on a bike. I still do. How I wish we were talking about each other. —Marcy’s playground
Dear generic white-walls-and-beechwood cafe, it was me who stole/rescued two of your sad-looking succulents—and you’ll be glad to know they are revived and currently thriving. Between your slick IKEA-style decor and boring local photography the place looks like a neglected hospice for dying plants and I had to do something about it. So thanks!—Compulsive plant…
Grind dude: “Hey! I saw you at the gym. I’d really like to fuck your ass but am not into your face. You cool if I hid your face and fuck you?” Hmm… —Unfuckableface
This is a gentle bitch. To the retail store that thought it appropriate to festoon your window display cases with poppies, surrounding your merchandise: NO! I am sure your heart was in the right place, but a poppy is the symbol of millions of lives lost in war. Its red colour symbolizes the blood spilled…
Hello old friend. I know that you probably hate me and I am cool with that. I wish I could tell you this in person, however I can’t. Recent events have put things into perspective for me. My time is slowly running out and I am now trying to correct all the wrongs that younger…
While watching the Remembrance Day ceremonies I was not at all pleased to hear one of the military personnel being interviewed say “there are no atheists in foxholes.” How disrespectful is that toward all the atheists currently serving? My heart seriously sunk to hear it! Just an awful, closed-minded thing to say!—Atheist solider
I never had a chance to properly say thank you to all of the doctors, nurses and staff at the hospital: I was tired and scared and you made me feel safe. I was stressed out from needing emergency surgery a few weeks back. You were kind, friendly, patient and warm. You clearly love what…
I’m not saying we need to shame people in the streets Cersei Lannister style, but a little humiliation won’t kill people. We’re so worried about offending people and “scarring them for life” that we don’t even speak up when someone’s being an ass—and if no one speaks up, what reason do they have to stop?Having…
It’s so awesome that you finally decided to retire, putting an end to decades of you pretending to be collegial when, behind the scenes, you stab everyone in the back. No more of you dominating every meeting with your whining, no more of your victim mentality and no more of your complaining about everything but…
Dear people who find it socially acceptable to curse, swear and make sex jokes on public transit: Can you just, like, not? It’s uncomfortable for everyone around you, especially at the end of the day when everybody’s tired. Paying a dollar for a seat doesn’t entitle you to ruin everyone else’s day, and my four-year-old…
Thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil will need to be removed before a small portion of Shannon Park can be turned over to the Millbrook First Nation. But how much and how long it will take to clean up the rest of Shannon Park—a parcel of land almost 10 times the size of the Millbrook…
Ride the sugar high of the best days of the week with an international dance party blending socca, reggae and Afro-house; the triumphant return of soul singer Erin Costelo at her long-awaited album release show; a movie capturing the beauty of the night sky; the launch of a queer romance novel and more. Game Changer…
Halifax is stepping in to help keep the Africville Museum running. On Monday, the city’s grants committee approved a three-year operating grant of $8,000 to help the underfunded museum keep its lights on. This is a first for the municipality. The money is coming out of an interim community grant program that helps support a…
When Jennifer Beamer moved to Bilby Street in 2003 it didn’t really feel like a neighbourhood. “Frankly, it was a neighbourhood I could afford to buy a house in,” she says. But even in 2003, the short stretch of single-family homes was changing. Over the years the surrounding area has developed into the trendy north-end…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) I am not currently a wanderer or voyager or entrepreneur or swashbuckler. But at other times in my life, I have had extensive experience with those roles. So I know secrets about how and why to be a wanderer and voyager and entrepreneur and swashbuckler. And it’s clear to…
Her first pregnancy is a unique experience in any woman’s life. Welcoming a new family member could be an exciting event, especially for a woman becoming a mother for the first time. However, this isn’t always the case for newcomer Syrian refugee women resettling in Canada. From November 2015 to January 2017, 40,000 Syrian refugees…
Defender defence Our apologies for the delayed response, but we are writing to respond to a letter to the editor that you printed on September 6, regarding a land and water ceremony in Point Pleasant Park this summer (“Settler nonsense,” Reply all, writer’s name withheld by request). We were two of the organizers of that…
Erin Costelo w/Leanne Hoffman Thursday, November 8, 7:30pm Fort Massey United Church, 5303 Tobin Street $25 eventbrite.ca The 1974 ballad “Marie” by Randy Newman is three minutes of piano music that Erin Costelo believes comprise likely the most beautiful love song ever written. A man has fucked up, and “Marie” is this particular man’s apology,…
Q I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about myself and my sexuality and my romantic self. I can log on and easily find someone to fuck. I’m a bear-built top guy. There are ladies in my life who choose to share their beds with me. I can find subs to tie up…
To November 25 Hermes Gallery, 5682 North Street There is a children’s game called Exquisite Corpse, which is much less gruesome than the name suggests: A piece of paper is folded three times and players take turns drawing the head, torso and legs of a figure, to create a weird and funny Frankenstein’s monster. Though…
Patrick Murray Saturday, November 10, 8pm Codapop Studios, 6880 Quinpool Road by donation The folk singer Patrick Murray served in the navy and the air force first. “I flew on Sea Kings for a little bit and also was in the navy, basically hunting subs was my job,” he says. “Submarine warfare is the technical…
What to Expect When You Aren’t Expected Sat Nov 10 (8pm), Sun Nov 11 (2pm & 8pm) Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street $10/$20 “These stories are just so powerful, we just couldn’t let them sit anymore,” says Megan Aston. The stories she’s speaking about are those of LGBQ+ women who have given birth…
