High School Sweethearts
We just celebrated six years together, and have grown & changed so much over those six years. I haven’t had much faith in us pulling through this mess called love in the last little while, but I can feel a change in us. You’ve been trying so hard these days and I just want the…
UFC Fight Night, time to make some girls feel like shit
To the group of guys commenting on my friend and I’s appearances pretty loudly last night as we sat at a table – is that even a standardized scale? What were your expectations? That we would be flattered and hop on one of your chicken-wing stained laps? Probably not, but you probably weren’t thinking “bro,…
So I’m kind of a loser
I am an almost-30 unsocial virgin shut-in with a furry fetish. Fuck my life. —Sigh
Fuck off with the scones
I hate scones. They’re so dry and tasteless. Why do people bother? Shove it where the sun don’t shine. you gotta load it with butter, that sinks in like a wet sponge. They suck! —Stuck in my froat!
Trick door holder.
To the asshole who stood holding the door as I walked towards it. What a kind gesture. This guy is waiting for me with the door opened! People are actually nice here at school.. Hahaha fuck you!!! Why the hell would you hold a fucking door for someone just to let it slam in their…
There are so many beautiful people romping around the streets of Halifax! I love you all!!! —Spinoza
Beautiful Rider
You are so graceful on your bicycle, you pass by my office almost every day at various times. Watching you glide down the quiet side streets is like watching a swan in a still pond. You are made perfectly, and look beautiful on a bike. —Badge Man
Council Review: A tide in the affairs of men
“Right now, the scenario isn’t good if you’re a lighthouse.” —Councillor Stephen Adams “I was very disappointed this sumer, having family from Toronto, not being able to have an ice cream at the canteen.” —Councillor Bill Karsten, on Point Pleasant Park. “Thank you councillor cranky birthday boy.” —Deputy Mayor Darren Fisher, on councillor Matt Whitman.…
Fairview Bus Times
Seeing you laugh off the awkwardness on the bus when that crazy lady was pacing around us was such a relief and very uplifting. I see her sometimes where I work, which is a pretty stressful place sometimes. I wish I had the courage to ask you your name or to share your umbrella when…
Welcome to The Darkside
Megan Hirons Mahon and her husband Oliver moved to Dartmouth just over a year ago and quickly noticed that in their neck of the woods there was no coffee option other than Tim Hortons—an incredibly sad reality, if you ask me. So when the former Karma Bridal space opened up, a mere few streets from…
Developments would be towering over the Common
[Image-1] Two closely-linked developments at the intersection of Robie Street and Quinpool Road are currently working their way through the municipal planning process labyrinth. It’s early days, but what’s being proposed could dramatically alter one of Halifax’s most visible corners. The Armco-owned APL Properties Ltd. is trying to build two towers, 12 and 28 storeys,…
Laboring under false pretences
Anyone who has an interest in critical thinking can see the NS Union culture for what it is. Power hungry morally bankrupt hypocrites who won’t be satisfied until they get legislative control as well as complete and utter control over “their” workers and “their” jobs. These aren’t union jobs. The union doesn’t own them. Government…
Is friends all we’ll ever be?
You’re one of the most amazing men I’ve ever met and when I’m around you I feel a weight lifted and finally happy. When we first met you said you were only looking for a friendship, and you weren’t ready to be nice to anyone, but your actions speak differently. It feels like we’ve been…
Sure Blame the Union
Disillusioned by anti-Union knee-jerk remarks. These are people fighting to keep rights not new ones. Complaining that the current union protest is preventing people from working by marching on four streets surrounding a single block for two days now; anyone tried getting around the city without hitting a construction obstacle that have been causing problems…
Nocturne 2014 schedule is now mobile!
Nocturne: Art at Night is a sea of art all over the city, with enough events, exhibits and performances to keep you fuelled into the fall. Taking place from 6pm to midnight on Saturday, October 18, this year’s Nocturne is under Eryn Foster’s curatorial vision “Peripheral Visions: Art from the Outside in,” featuring work from…
Big Wreck in Halifax January 2
The world is topsy turvy, I just started watching Gilmore Girls for the first time and every single band from the ’90s is doing a conga line to Halifax venues for reasons unknown (hint: $$?). Big Wreck is among these bands, coming to Halifax January 2 at the Marquee Ballroom in support of its latest…
MYOB
Are you the lady who strutted around my store without buying anything and asked my customer if he knew his cigarettes would kill him? What’s up with that? He knows they may or may not; we’re all adults and it’s absolutely none of your business. —Poison peddler
Cutie on the number 9
I see you most mornings, usually you grab a metro and sit near the back of the bus. Heading to school maybe? I keep wondering what type of music you’re listening to. We’ve smiled at eachother a couple times and I actually think you’re super cute 🙂 if I didn’t have my hands so full…
Grow the FUCK up
WHAT is with all the middle-aged guys dressing like they’re in their teens? …WTF??? Baggy shorts, wife-beaters, ballcaps, really? Grow up, already. Get a job, get some perspective and get over the fact that you’re not 20 (0r even 30) anymore. —Mytchel35
Food Wolf finds a home for the winter
So it turns out this winter thing isn’t all bad. Your friend the Food Wolf—the roving white truck known for dishing out divine fusion eats and championing food truck rights in Halifax—has found itself an indoor home for crisp months it usually spends off-road. We’re happy to inform you that The Mayflower Curling Club (3000…
This is about Aspergers/high-functioning autistic ADULTS
There is nothing for adults with Aspergers/high-functioning autism in this province, except constant referrals to non-existent services allegedly provided by agencies catering to families and children, and/or referrals to costly private services that the majority of AS adults cannot access. As a group, we are disproportionately un- or under-employed, with no money for such services…
God forbid you get pregnant
Playing the necessary game, I’ll begin with stating that I am a young person who identifies as male, and recently, I was required to buy PlanB for my partner of almost-a-year. I don’t want to give credence to the stereotypical snickers from the pharmacist, which in my state, I might have projected. Rather, I want…
Good morning asshole
Huge shoutout to the douche who backed out of his parking spot and narrowly missed hitting me on my bike (because I was paying attention and swerved to avoid being hit). Thanks also for then screaming out your window at me that “bikes have to stop at stop signs too”. Props dude, except that I…
Aimless
Equals morally bankrupt men who cheat on their beautiful wives and girlfriends. Ass players that verbally abuse and do hideous things like berate and confine their partners to a bathroom, scream, abuse and manipulate. Be careful when you cheers and do not lower the ale you drink. I am so glad I got away. —Whistle…
The Tragically Hip in Halifax April 11
The Tragically Hip’s Fully Completely is being reissued every which way (deluxe, vinyl, CD, digital, super deluxe, 8-track lol jk) and you know you love that ish. It’s the one with the boobs on the cover. In honour of this event, The Tragically Hip are touring North America on a “Fully And Completely” tour, playing…
Nikki Yanofsky in Halifax January 19 – UPDATE: cancelled
Lovely and talented jazz pop (pop jazz?) singer Nikki Yanofsky tours to Halifax in support of her upcoming album, Little Secret, which, not for nothing, Quincy Jones “guided.” I don’t know what that means but I’m assuming he gave it the Midas touch. The album—to be released later this year—is described as poppy, with sophisticated…
Showing your true colors!
I’m getting married next Spring and after working out my budget, I realized I could only afford to have the maid of honor and four bridesmaids in the wedding. This works because my fiance also has four good buddies and one bestest buddy, so things match up. The major dilemma with me was, I had…
Bus Yakkers
Bus drivers need to pay attention to the road to get us all to our destinations safely. Those of you who can’t resist standing beside the driver, distracting him/her with your idle prattle are putting the rest of us at risk. If there is no where to sit, then just SHUT UP and stand. When…
SHOP THIS: Oh! Dina’s hat collection
Nicole McInnis is always using her noggin to make yours look beautiful. The milliner and designer behind Oh Dina!—maker of dreamy DIY flower crowns, vintage-inspired fascinators, headbands and other artful hair —is taking her head games to the next level this week, launching a exclusive line of felted wool hats ($130-160) at Makenew Curated Thrift…
It is Solved by Walking
It is Solved by Walking is a journey into the mind and heart of a 53-year-old woman named Margaret (Ruth Lawrence) who’s struggling to unearth the roots of her failed marriage and her thwarted dream of becoming a poet. She has the help of an unusual muse: the dead American poet Wallace Stevens (Hugh Thompson),…
The Coast responds to Halifax Regional Police’s response
[Image-1] Earlier today The Coast published a thoroughly-researched, investigative article written by Hilary Beaumont looking at the harassment faced by two local women. You can, and should, read the full piece here if you haven’t already. The story outlines how police and health services have mishandled these women’s cases for over two years. About an…
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is a brilliantly-structured comic re-imagining of Hamlet from the point of view of the two doomed minor characters. The brainy Guildenstern (Katie Dorian) and the simple Rosencrantz (Ira Henderson) exist in a kind of surreal, dreamlike state as Hamlet unfolds around them. The world makes little sense to…
Inside the Diamond Mine
Diamond Mine: 60 Years of Collecting at the Dalhousie Art Gallery brings out the diamonds from the art vault, showing a rich visual history of Dalhousie’s permanent art collection. Comprised of pieces from various artists, the exhibit marks the end of the gallery’s 60th anniversary celebration. “We didn’t want to do a sample show,” says…
Hot, Wet, and Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex
Kaleigh Trace is a disabled, queer, sex educator who bares it all in Hot, Wet, & Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex.Trace works at Venus Envy and writes the blog The Fucking Facts (thefuckingfacts.com). Her blogging prowess led her to a book deal and eventually to this 128-page paperback. Trace offers something that’s…
Where we practice: Dregs
WHO THEY ARE Two-piece garage rock newcomers Dregs—Ryan Dunn and Alex MacAskill—have been playing music together since junior high. “Ryan’s first show with me, his guitar wasn’t even plugged in. He just got his first guitar and was so psyched he wanted to play a show before he even learned how to play the instrument,”…
Skate park too extreme for Dartmouth?
It’s going to be built, but how the Dartmouth skate park will be used still remains up in the air. Just last week the city awarded Ocean Contractors Ltd. the $448,000 tender for the project, which will be built on the Dartmouth Common, across from the Sportsplex. That’s pretty exciting for Greg Baller. As an…
The Ring Rats’ Halifax screwjob
“The concept of wrestling themes is so cool. Imagine if every time you entered a room, a custom-made song played that immediately let everyone know how awesome you are,” says Jake Thurgood, of Halifax’s newest wrestling theme song cover band, The Ring Rats, “Life should be more like wrestling.” With the tag-team power of Craig…
Half-heard, chapter 8
Welnot called Sarah, Alex and Trevor into the room for the meeting w/r/t matters of household concern e.g. the toilet bowl shit, Trevor walking in mumbling, “Isn’t he the one who hasn’t let anyone flush the toilet yet?” Sarah Toile walking in, this being her first time being seen around the house since the last…
On Rwanda
[Image-1] Rylan Higgins’ recent letter to the editor hopes to convince readers that good intentions are simply not enough to assist in progress for the people of Rwanda. Higgins’ fear of action is what the Ivany Report says is also what is holding back Nova Scotia. What Higgins refers to as good intentions, we like…
Birth behind bars
Jean Catherine Steinberg says her day job is profound and humbling. She is a doula, a non-medical birth worker, privately and as a volunteer with the Chebucto Family Centre. Two years ago, she heard a gruesome story. Julie Bilotta, pregnant and in custody at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, gave birth alone in solitary confinement. The…
Dip it good at Baba Ghanouj
Baba Ghanouj is adorable. It’s hard to miss the new restaurant on Barrington Street—the chalky white walls are painted with green accents and a couple of cute tables flank the door. It’s bright and welcoming—you can’t help but want to go in. Unfortunately, the charm of the outside is a bit lost once inside. Two…
Depression is all too common in Canada
Thursday, October 9 is National Depression Screening Day. This international event calls attention to depression as a serious, life-threatening health problem. As psychologists and as scientists who have long studied and treated depression, we are raising our voices in our city to answer four pressing questions about depression. Depression can involve symptoms such as sadness,…
Sounding off
Q A straight male friend practices sounding and has for years. I am pretty sure he does other things that he isn’t telling anyone about—not even his wife. He has some medical questions about sounding. I am a pediatric nurse, so he brought his concerns to me, but the questions are totally outside my area…
Letters to the editor, October 2, 2014
Over the lanes </font On Friday, September 12, the Province of Nova Scotia announced $150,000 in funding for new bike lanes which will mean the loss of 43 parking spots on University Avenue, from Robie Street to the quad at the end of the Dalhousie campus. There will be permanent barriers erected on the four blocks,…
The always-on stalker
In the middle of the night on a quiet, residential street in Halifax, a 28-year-old man climbed the steps of a white house with a red door. In the apartment upstairs lived a 30-something woman he found on Craigslist a couple hours earlier. The ad said, “I need it.” He replied by email. He was…
“Not our best effort” deputy police chief says of stalker case
“There’s no way I can put sugar on this,” deputy Halifax police chief Bill Moore said this morning on CBC’s Information Morning. He was responding to The Coast’s “The always-on stalker” investigation, published yesterday, which details how police mishandled the ongoing case of two women—known in the story as Nicole and Kim—who are being harassed…
Free Will Astrology
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Libra (August 23-September 22) When Jimmy Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter an upcoming comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which…
Understanding Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples is a woman who has sat gracefully at the contentious crossroads of pop culture, politics and religion for the better part of 70 years. Here is a fleeting portrait of her life, as part of the legendary family gospel group The Staple Singers. Formed in Chicago in 1948 at the behest of father…
