Baking has always been a passion for Sharon De Leon, but her career in preparing Filipino breads and pastries began almost accidentally. For years, it had always been her side gig where she’d fulfill orders at home whenever she found the time outside of working as a professional chef. But now, she’s made baking her […]
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The top 5 “Halifax’s freshest memes” from the past 5 years
In the life of a university student in Halifax—or anyone in the city with a love for meme culture—there has been a reliable provider of LOLs for the past five years. @dal_memes made its first Instagram post on November 16, 2016. By the end of September 2021, the account—which is not affiliated with Dalhousie University—celebrated […]
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Celebrate Onam with an Indian feast at Masala Delight
Indians from Kerala and the Malayalee community will be celebrating the final few days of Onam this weekend, and Masala Delight wants people in Halifax to try a traditional meal called sadhya. Sadhya—which means feast—originates from Kerala, a state on India’s southwest coast. Traditionally, it consists of 26 dishes that are prepared with more than […]
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The Haus of Rivers runs through it
High-energy dancing, planned choreography, stunts and on point lip syncing are just a few things you can expect when you go to a Haus of Rivers drag show. Drag queen trio Trinity Foxx (Dale Lemieux), Racheal Slurr (Dylan Phillips) and Brooke Rivers (Kevin Lemieux) have been doing drag since 2014—and aren’t about to let COVID-19 […]
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David Bowie’s son traces Canadian heritage through Pier 21
On Thursday, the child of legendary rockstar David Bowie tweeted about Halifax’s own immigration museum, Pier 21. Filmmaker Duncan Jones, 49, is the only child of Bowie and his first wife Angie (nee Barnett), who were married from 1970 to 1980. “I am officially 1/4 Canadian by way of grandma being born in Argenta B.C.!” […]
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Our Artists Matter is a rallying call, not a reminder
Our Artists Matter: A Qtbipoc Pride Show July 17 Facebook Live 8-11pm Free Richard Rockhard typically gets ready for his drag performances at home. He pulls out his makeup kit and contours his face. Then, he paints his moustache area black, completing a masculine look. “The makeup takes the longest amount of time and so […]
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Stop making Indigenous voices calendar dependant
Here we are: Another June. Another Indigenous History Month. Another National Indigenous People’s Day. And media outlets and organizations everywhere are pushing us into the forefront to be the “voice of the people.” Land Acknowledgements will increase in frequency as a reminder that this land is indeed stolen—but institutions, governments, and individuals are not going […]
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O funding, where art thou?
By now, 10 weeks in, it’s a sadly familiar scene for artists in all mediums: Galleries closed; tours and performances cancelled; revenue drying up quicker than a puddle on a hot, late-May sidewalk. Back when all this began, Neptune Theatre’s artistic director Jeremy Webb put it perfectly when he told The Coast: “The arts scene […]
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Nick Nemeroff tells us a joke
Nick Nemeroff learned what makes a good one organically, working at Just For Laughs in Montreal and taking note of what was cutting it up onstage. Soon, the stand-up was diving headfirst into open mic nights, moving to Toronto to follow in the footsteps of indie comics like Chris Locke and Sara Hennessey. Then came […]
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First look: Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life
Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life Feb 22-Jun 21, Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street For years, Jeff Gray, curator of visitor experiences and exhibits, was trying to bring an exhibition on ancient Egypt to the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. At the same time, the Museo Egizio in Florence, Italy, was trying to […]
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Pardis Parker tells us a good one
Pardis Parker w/Cathy Jones The Carleton, Fri Jan 17 and Sun Jan 19, 7pm, 1685 Argyle Street, $15/$12.50 Pardis Parker isn’t the sort of comedian about to be crowned king of the hot take—not because he’s wrong, but because he speaks truth, people. Case in point? LOL-inducing truth bombs like “The greatest con job of […]
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Chris Locke’s key to comedy
Chris Locke is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in Toronto. He performs absurd and self-deprecating material with a physical presence, inviting the audience to follow him with gestures and asides at the ends of lines that draw them into the path he is taking. Even so, his self-assured delivery tells you that he’s […]