Now in its eighth year, the OBEY Convention proudly waves the flag of the underground, the avant-garde, the experimental and all contemporary noise and art for four full days in May. It’s a chance to shine spring sun on the deep corners of the subterrestrial. Let’s hear it for the weird ones. In the jungle […]
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Wednesday’s skinny: 9 things you need to know today
1 Peter Kelly continues to fart and Halifax continues to sniff. The latest non-story in the disgraced former mayor’s future comes as someone—nobody knows who—has created a new website to “Draft Kelly” into running for mayor during next year’s municipal election. If you haven’t been on the Internet before, anyone can create a website for […]
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Tig on comedy
I’m always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something’s dark, I’ll do it. If it’s a sock puppet, if it’s a stool, I’ll do it. There’s no preconceived idea of who I think I might be now.” —Tig Notaro, from a 2013 interview with Sydney Brownstone in Mother Jones. Catch Notaro with […]
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Where I work: Gianna Lauren
WHO ARE YOU? An observer, a people-person, coffee nut, wisecracker, audiophile and I’m scared of stepping on sewer grates. When I was in my late teens I reached this harmony with myself, a clarity of being, so to speak, and suddenly understood deep-down who I was. And I feel lucky for that. But years later […]
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Haters gonna hate: NS Liberals are their own PR problem
[Image-1] It’s not a great time to be a Liberal in Nova Scotia. Online and in conversation, anger at the government is only outmatched by charges of incompetence. Every month seems to bring a new crowd of rowdy protesters down to the Legislature. In short order, Stephen McNeil’s Liberals have pissed off health care workers, […]
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Epic fails
Arbitrator out of order The Liberals’ approach to health care union arbitration bordered on ridiculous. The government tried using legislation to force health care workers into specific unions. Arbitrator James Dorsey would ultimately be fired (once by phone and three times by letter), and the Liberals would let the unions do what they originally wanted—keep […]
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Gimme sum more Kee Heong
There is, perhaps, nothing better than an inverse relationship between how good your food is and how much it costs. Delicious, affordable snacks popped up all over the city last Saturday—burgers and banh mi, iced teas and tacos served up curbside for only a couple of bucks a bite. Open City excels at making great […]
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The Spot shines
Halifax has a notoriously hard climate for all-ages music fans, and when music and art are your lifeline to mental health, finding a safe space with understanding people becomes crucial. The Spot, run by Youth Art Connection and Connections Halifax with space donated by the city, is a free program offered to local priority youth, […]
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Want Nova Scotia’s economy to grow? Legalize pot
[Image-1] The “something to toke about” session is almost over, guys. For this series of four columns, city editor Jacob Boon and I agreed to skip the “should weed be legal” question and jump directly to the reality of its recreational and medical use. In previous columns, I bought pot at a price of $25 […]
