1 The BFF The rad, and radical, creations of Taylor Made come from the hands of Anna Taylor, who aims to “empower, encourage and softly redefine norms” with her work. She freehand embroiders great things like Not Sorry, Feel No Shame and Fuck This Shit onto hand-dyed fabrics, and you can find her work at […]
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These holiday pop-ups are poppin’ off
Over the next few weekends, the opportunities to get on top of your naughty and nice lists are pretty endless. You can shop while it’s dark out on Spring Garden, or hit up Black Friday insanity at the malls, or revel in the handmade beauty of one of the city’s killer craft fairs. If you’re […]
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Billie Dre & The Poor Boys are so darned Christmassy
Jeff Miller directed this little Christmas miracle from Billie Dre & The Poor Boys, have a peek and get into the holiday spirit. Related Stories
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Merry Christmas with Gwar
Christmas With Gwar – Watch more Funny Videos This actually isn’t that different from my own Christmas at home. There’s already the breaking of things and the crying babies—just add white tequila and my dad playing “Mississippi Queen” on Rock Band drums on repeat: “JUST ONE MORE TIME, KIDS,” he says. RARERHGHGHHGHGH!
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2010 resolution: quit and start over
That was no vacation, it was the holidays: a forced shopping mall feeding frenzy spread over end-of-year overtime and out-the-door queues, visits with family, friends, friends-of-family, family-of-friends, gift-wrap shredding, plastic chucking, meat and sugar binging, gift returns and more cut-rate shopping. No wonder come January we’re ready to swear off every earth plundering bad habit […]
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Review: Madonna: Songs of Mary by Xara
I don’t know a lot about music, but I know what I like, and I like the otherworldly sound of Xara. The Christmas offering, Madonna: Songs of Mary was performed in front of a packed house (500 people!) in the gorgeously ornate St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The audience let the last stunning note hang momentarily […]
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Halifax holiday craft fairs
The Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council Christmas Craft Market The NSDCC Christmas Craft Market is a juried craft market that takes place at towards the end of November, featuring artisans working in pottery, decorative art, glass, jewellery, textiles, leather, organics, wood and metalwork. November 20-22, Cunard Centre, Pier 23, 961 Marginal Road, 423-3837 nsdcc.ns.ca/main/Christmas_market.html Show […]
