Culture

Thousands of First Nations are travelling to Nova Scotia this weekend from as far as Quebec and the States for the 400th anniversary of the baptism of Grand Chief Henri Membertou. Events include a free concert with Buffy Sainte Marie on the Common Friday night, a traditional Mi’kmaq village, native dance, drum competitions, artisan demonstrations […]

Releasing in the fall of 2010, Halo: Reach looks promising. Currently in a beta stage which ends May 19, all you need to play is a Halo: ODST disc and plenty of free time. The big changes? New weapons, equipment, game modes, customizable armour and matchmaking, which will probably be copied by every future online […]

The Chamber of Commerce is reaching the middle of its five-part discussion series, Imagine Halifax. The theme of the third discussion is Cool Culture, though the perspectives coming forward on the panel are more of the well-established cultural honchos of Halifax. The facilitator will be Chris Hornsberger of Halifax Global, with panellists Ann MacKenzie (Film NS), […]

Bigger, badder and wormier than ever, Worms 2: Armageddon takes everything you loved about the previous Worms for Xbox Live and improves it. Decimate your opponents with a vast arsenal of series staples, including concrete donkeys and holy hand grenades, paired with newcomers like bunker busters and lightning strikes. With a light-hearted, humourous style, it’s […]

There was something strange in the air last year and, for once, it wasn’t the smell of the harbour. Halifax—known as a “nice” city where drivers stop on a dime for pedestrians and everyone says hi—felt a bit sinister. It had nothing to do with crime rates or road widenings; 2008 was the year where […]

In the summer of 2004, a group of Dalhousie architecture students set up shop in Cheticamp where, under the guidance of a few profs and in collaboration with the local community, they spent two weeks designing and building a permanent outdoor children’s theatre. Le Theatre Petit Cercle went on to win a handful of prestigious […]

Red is a complex colour, rich in 
meanings, connections and contradictions. Over the past few years (Product)RED has added more to consider.
 (Product)RED is a family of consumer brands within brands. You can buy (RED) clothes at Gap, shoes from Converse and digital stuff from Apple. According to the (RED) manifesto online: “If you buy […]

People talk about making the New Year a time for resolutions. Some people actually make good on the talk. You can count Dorothée Rosen among those who follow through. The Halifax jeweller returns after a lengthy hiatus from making and exhibiting work with a show at the Mary E. Black Gallery, called Selective Intuition. (Her […]