Famba w/Scientists of Sound, Maximum Overdrive Grand Parade, Barrington at George Streets Tue Dec 31, 11pm, free Famba The Dome, 1732 Argyle Street Tue Dec 31, 11:30pm, $35 Halifax will get a double dose of Famba on New Year’s Eve: The electronic dance musician from Halifax plays Grand Parade before hopping across the street to […]
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Feast on this
Dreams 2018 Sunday, December 31, 9pm Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road $35-$80 facebook.com/clubcouturetour Drag entertainment has a rich history in Halifax. From the early days of venues gone by like The Turret, to current nightlife staples such as Reflections, the pageantry, drama and comedy served up by drag queens is a staple in queer spaces. […]
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Go home, you’re drunk
As midnight passes and people everywhere are staggering out of bars and house parties into 2018, there comes a challenge. You may have waited 15 minutes to get that last cocktail, but patience wears thin pretty quickly when you find yourself on the street wondering how to get home. Here are the best options. Taxis […]
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NY[A&]E: your New Year’s TV binge
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? The same thing you do every Thursday night: binge-watch shit you’ve mostly seen before. Save some money, avoid the crowds and enjoy a celebratory day-long rampage through various screens and A/V delivery services. Schedule bathroom breaks at your own personal rate of consumption and relief. December 31, 12-1:12pm: […]
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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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How to hangover brunch
When all of your routine hangover cure routines have failed you, the answer’s brunch. But like hunting down a glimmering mirage of a waterfall in a parched desert, attaining this necessary salty antidote isn’t easy when you’re still shaking off the last of 2015, and 2016’s first bout of overconsumption. Whether you’re chasing the hair […]
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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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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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Who is Miri Ben-Ari? A guide
Halifax has decided to bring Miri Ben-Ari to town for the Grand Parade NYE celebration. Keep in mind, this celebration will not be televised or streamed because it’s almost 2015 and soon we will all be taking CultureTabs™ (BACK OFF IT’S MY INVENTION) anyway so who needs TV. But who is Miri Ben-Ari, and why […]
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Hot off the Press Gang
Options for ringing in the new year are endless, but no matter how you’ve chosen to spend the last moments of the year, you’ll have to eat at some point, right? Many of the city’s hottest restos have prepared killer menus that’ll make your stomach grumble upon reading. The Press Gang (5128 Prince Street, 423-8816) […]