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We’ve rounded up 25 meals from across the city that blow our minds, stand the test of time and keep our cravings constant. These are the things you should absolutely have eaten, should be eating right now or should plan to eat in the near future. In the words of Thrush Hermit, which celebrates 25…
There’s an uneasiness to the set-up of Dina, the documentary from Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance this year. It’s presenting Dina, a late-40s Philadelphia woman with Asperger’s Syndrome, in the months leading up to her wedding with Scott, a similarly aged, autistic man who has never moved…
The actor Greta Gerwig has consistently pushed her way into public consciousness for the past decade, in indie favourites like Frances Ha, Maggie’s Plan and 20th Century Women, and a handful of Hollywood things like Jackie, Greenberg and The Mindy Project. Her style is disarmingly naturalistic, appearing to lack all form, but displaying and evoking…
Menopause The Musical November 21-23, 7:30pm Spatz Theatre, 1855 Trollope Street $37-$60 tickethalifax.com “How often can you be involved with something that delivers such a great feeling to it? The effect is always the same: the laughter, the joy this show brings is palpable, every night,” says Mark Zimmerman. He’s the Toronto-based producer of Menopause…
Canvas (film) and Pathway (EP) Thursday, November 16 on YouTube (Chudsic) and Facebook (chudiharrismusic) “For my records I like to have one-word titles, because that captures the motive or idea behind each record,” says Chudi Harris-Eze, the man who heads the Halifax R&B outfit Chudi Harris. “For Canvas the idea was a blank slate, a…
When you’re a plus-sized woman whose casual encounters numbers are a hell of a lot higher than the serious relationships score (and not by your choice), you begin to accept whatever you are able get out of the people that you’re into, but claim they’re only looking for something casual. Then a few weeks/months pass…
As many countries move away from big hydro projects, B.C.’s government must decide whether to continue work on the Site C dam. The controversial megaproject would flood a 100-kilometre stretch of the Peace River Valley and provide enough power for the equivalent of about 500,000 homes. The BC Utilities Commission, an independent body responsible for…
There were too many Bitches printed last week so I thought I’d take a minute to submit some love. To the woman at the gluten-free eatery. I know it is merely your job to know my order, smile my way and send me a wink but it makes my day every damn time. You’re the…
I can see political bullshit rhetoric from a mile away, and my friends, that was some bullshit political rhetoric. —Thanks But No Thanks
In the fallout from several racially charged statements made by elected officials and more than a dozen conduct complaints submitted to city hall, Halifax Regional Council has agreed to collectively take part in cultural sensitivity training. The idea was unanimously approved Tuesday night after three hours of in-camera discussion. “We could all use a…
It sickens and irks me to see you continuously make remarks about being the best guy you can be and supporting female warriors in the world. It’s all a facade…Just because you say it loudly, over and over again, and on every platform you have doesn’t make it true in real life. —Female
Jagmeet Singh has been the federal leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since the beginning of October. He may be giving Justin Trudeau a run for his money—the “Jagmeet and Greet” event at Lion & Bright on Sunday was jam-packed with people, and tons more were lined up outside to shake Singh’s hand or…
I started to fall for you, which I knew would happen, because I know myself. Which is why I had to pull the plug. You’re not mine to have, and anything else would be lying to myself. I am a little heartbroken, but I’ve been through worse. You are the kindest, most generous person I…
It didn’t take very long for the beautification of the new Argyle Street to diminish with all those gross cigarette butts everywhere. Thanks smokers for being obnoxious, uncaring people and ruining the good construction downtown. PS: I think you should be fined. —Finally Got To See the Street and then This Garbage
As Drake would say, Halifax council is coming back on its worst behaviour. Harbourview–Burnside–Dartmouth East representative Tony Mancini is asking for a staff report at Tuesday’s meeting of HRM Regional Council on updates to the municipality’s code of conduct for elected officials. Part of that report will look at creating a new integrity commissioner at…
Ellen Page has become the latest in a perpetually expanding list of female actors to describe the harassment, sexual abuse and horrific experience of being a woman in Hollywood. The Halifax-born Page begins a lengthy Facebook post published Friday afternoon with an anecdote about working with alleged serial harasser of women Brett Ratner during 2006’s X-men:…
10 Columbus screening Friday Set in the architecturally-rich small town of Columbus, Indiana, this Carbon Arc flick follows a friendship between a local and a young man stranded in the town. As the two explore Columbus’ sites, a relationship blooms—but can it exist outside this specific time and place? 9 MettalFest Friday // Saturday Two…
We’ve been here before, many times. On Monday night, Black community members packed into a room at the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church to discuss street checks and racial profiling with researchers from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. The community meeting was one of a series of three “Starting the Conversation” sessions conducted this week…
What is political bullshit? Figure out what people want, then tell them what they want to hear. Make claims that aren’t true but can’t easily be disproven. If they are disproven, attack personally whoever disproves them. If you have to, make stuff up. Promise whatever it takes to win a vote. If you break a…
The light at the end of the tunnel is costing Halifax an extra $8 million. The municipality’s budget for installing energy-efficient LED streetlights has increased from $47 million to $55 million—a result of several operational delays in the massive public works project. Council approved the increase as part of a yet-to-be-declassified staff report back in…
Iskwé w/Rococode and Arsoniste Friday, November 10, 9pm The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street $8/$12 Iskwé, a genre-bending artist based in Hamilton, concerns herself less with how to describe her music and more with the kind of change her music can create. Pulling from trip hop, R&B and traditional folk music, her new album The Fight…
Halifax United 2017 Saturday November 18, 12-5pm Halifax Forum Bingo Hall, 2901 Windsor Street Comment sections and social media have made Halifax feel like a cesspool of hatred as of late. Outrage over a Halifax Pop Explosion show and a Facebook post from months ago are a couple of the causes of conflict, spurring accusations…
The Princess Rules To November 11, 8pm (plus 2pm Nov 11) The Waiting Room, 6040 Almon Street $15-$40 adv/$25 door tickethalifax.com “We’ve levelled up a bit,” says Aaron Collier, standing outside of The Waiting Room on Almon Street. “It’s like we went from Nintendo to Super Nintendo.” Collier and his husband Richie Wilcox are the…
Q I’m a 40-year-old bi man. I’ve been with my 33-year-old bi wife for three years and married for one. When we first met, she made it clear that she was in a long-term (more than three years) “Daddy” relationship with an older man. I figured out six months later that her “Daddy” was her…
It turns out the theory that small spaces need to be light or white is bunk. Hue Design Studio’s Michele Muir—an advocate for warm walls— says condos and smaller rentals are ripe for paint risk-taking. “A lot of these new spaces, I find, have higher ceilings so what you’re losing with square footage you’re gaining…
As the owner of Bricks & Birches design and consultation firm, Robyn Manning likes to be on top of recent trends–and she’s always looking ahead. A couple of her current favourite looks contrast with one another: The monochromatic “organic modern” trend and the eclectic, more colourful aesthetic. Manning dished out some advice on how to…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) Remember the time, all those years ago, when the angels appeared to you on the playground and showed you how and why to kiss the sky? I predict that a comparable visitation will arrive soon. And do you recall the dreamy sequence in adolescence when you first plumbed the…
It’s one thing to cast Robert Redford or Michael Keaton as unorthodox villains in superhero films—veterans playing against type, a bit of capital-A acting in with all the Chrises and women just collecting paycheques. It’s quite another to make the Big Bad Cate Blanchett, who is more awesome—in real-life talent and here in Thor: Ragnarok—than…
#boh17 is the Best Wow (“Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Awards,” cover story, Nov 2)! I live in Oakville, Ontario and have had the opportunity to enjoy many of these Best of Halifax winners. (I love visiting Nova Scotia. I always enjoy and am always sad to leave.) I absolutely agree on soooo many golds!…
