“My mother calls it the gender frick show,” says local drag performer and Gender F_ck co-founder Rhett Slutler. Slutler’s saucy alter ego, Billie Coquette, will perform a “queerlesque” number at this Saturday’s Gender F_ck show at Menz and Mollyz Bar. The show also marks the infamous gay bar’s 11th anniversary. “I love burlesque but I’ve never […]
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Talking dirty
The Everything To Do With Sex Show is returning to Halifax for its eighth year. We had a chat with show manager Mikey Singer about how ETDWSS keeps up with ever-evolving trends. How do you keep the show edgy and relevant? We always try to bring a new feature into the show, whether it’s a […]
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How to fake a banging NYE on social media
It could happen to any one of us, nobody is safe—you decide you’re staying in for the holidays and then #FOMO rears its ugly head and the next thing you know you’re viciously thumbing through Instagram wishing all your so-called friends hadn’t deserted you Kevin McCallister style. I mean, a real friend would force you […]
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How to find a date on New Year’s Eve
If 200 Cigarettes taught us anything—and it taught us everything—it’s that you better know where your date is on New Year’s Eve. It’s the most important night of the year, and not just for Kathy Griffin. There’s a predetermination of romance. That kiss at midnight will crystalize your love life for the next 365 days […]
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The New Year’s Eve single’s drinking game
Being single for the holidays can feel lonely, especially at a New Year’s Eve party when the clock strikes 12 and you’re watching all the couples kiss and celebrate another year of love. Sure, you can blow one of those noisemakers and pretend it doesn’t bother you, or you can turn your desperate loneliness into […]
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The best New Year’s Eve baby names inspired by 2015
Baby New Year isn’t just a convenient editorial cartoon metaphor. According to the New York Times, December 31 is the third-most popular conception date of the year. In fact, the whole holiday season is peak baby-baking time. On the other end are the women who go into labour on December 31, promising the first birthday […]
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Ring in 2016 in style
Going outSweet Pea, 1542 Queen Street Nothing says New Year’s Eve like a sequinned romper and black knee-high boots. This outfit might make people think you looted the set of a Taylor Swift music video (and red lipstick will further their suspicion)—but the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, so just shake it off. House […]
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Ready to runway
Caitlin Coo for KaidaIn Ivy “Last year I just had my unicorn horns showcased, and now just the single accessory has evolved into outfits,” says Caitlin Coo, otherwise known as Kaidain Ivy, who’ll debut her solo collection “Behind the Ivy and Barbed Wired” at AFW’s Glitz, Glam & Fashion (Saturday, 9pm). Coo’s latest projects are […]
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Debajehmujig Storytellers engage with The Global Savages
Shahin Sayadi has just secured a very important item for this year’s Prismatic Arts Festival. “We needed a fire permit,” he says, as if such requests are everyday occurrences for artistic producers. This fire is a very important element in one of Prismatic’s most unique offerings: The Global Savages. Manitoulin Island’s Debajehmujig Storytellers will gather […]
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Kwestomar Kreation’s 3rd Annual Fashion Show Tonight
“The company was started by my mom Victoria Aidoo in 1995. She has a really good eye for fashion,” says Esi Aidoo of clothing distributor Kwestomar Kreations, “My family is from Ghana so we mostly feature Ghanaian clothes and designs, with designers from the Ivory Coast, Sudan and other areas in Africa.” After two successful years, Kwestomar Kreations […]
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Waiter, there’s a grant in Halifax Soup
Hungry for a little more culture in the city? A new micro-grant initiative, Halifax Soup, is looking to fill your stomach and mind with a basic funding model that has already taken root in other cities. The idea is simple: community groups submit proposals, which are voted on by diners at a bimonthly communal meal. […]
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Sage against the machine
Sitting in a bustling cafe on Gottingen Street, Savannah “Savvy” Simon is impossible to miss. Her long braids hang over her shoulders, nearly to her waist, and her moccasin-clad feet are tucked beneath her long buffalo-and-rainbow-patterned skirt. Beneath her white blazer, her tank top bears the words “L’nuis’i! It’s that easy!” With a smile that’s […]