Black Tie Chip Night Fri, Jan 19, 8-10pm Atlantic Beer Institute, 1496 Lower Water Street $20/$30 You might think you love chips, but The Villain’s Theatre’s artistic producer Colleen MacIsaac and artistic director, Dan Brayr, can probably out-do you. The self-described “chip connoisseurs” have learned a thing or two about the salty snack from the […]
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March Madness Day 10: Mountain Dew vs Root Beer and Crunchy Cheetos vs Ketchup
One day into the Elite Eight and we’re still feeling fired up by this whole March Madness thing. An epic bracket battle of Pop versus Chips? It’s almost as good as a freshly-stocked vending machine. If you’re new to the game, read our first post of the tournament to see how far we’ve come, and […]
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March Madness Day 8: Cream Soda vs Sprite and Plain vs All Dressed
Welcome to the final match-up of the first round of our annual March Madness tournament, in which we unleash our inner team players in the name of snacks. Which is superior, Pop or Chips? Only time, and many of these blog posts dissecting artificial flavours, will tell. Catch up on what you’ve missed here, or […]
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March Madness Day 6: Dr. Pepper vs Ginger Ale and Cheese Puffs vs Fritos
Things are heating up in our annual March Madness bracket, where we’ve got your favourite party snacks—pop and chips—battling each other daily in order to discover who is the ultimate satisfier of cravings. There are three match-ups left before the competition is whittled down to the top 16, so now is the time to try […]
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March Madness Day 4: Root Beer vs Grape and Ketchup vs Munchos
What up, sports fans? Welcome back to day four of our annual March Madness showdown, where this year we’re pitting the best in canker-sore-causers against each other in what will be an ultimate battle of sweet versus salty. If chips do not win this thing, I will drown myself in Big 8 diet cola. Confused? […]
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SappyFest VIII: Begin!
Watch this space for updates from The Coast’s intrepid correspondent Adria Young during SappyFest VIII. Will she see all the bands you like? Will she take hilarious photos at the Sackville, NB Shoppers Drug Mart? Will she pick up a job waiting tables at Mel’s and never come home? (A: I hope so, probably, I […]
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Friday Five: Pool Party Rock Steady
will james quall make a guest appearance in your weekend? The Scene and Heard Suggested Weekend Guide for May 6 -9: 1) Come home from work tonight, do your relaxing Friday thing, whatever it may be (drinking beer in the backyard, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops, writing in your diary, making dinner, snorting bath salts.) 2) Then put this song on. TIME TO FREAK. 3) Wake up the next morning and there’s weird cups all over your apartment with gross booze and ooze and wet fruit in them, your cat is hiding, and when you have a shower, a