[Image-1] Hey Rosetta! took home the hardware at East Coast Music Awards this past weekend in Sydney. The Newfoundland group won four of the six seven awards they were nominated for—Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Group Recording of the Year and Rock Recording of the Year. Other big winners included Amelia Curran […]
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One daughter’s fight to come out as trans—with support from her dad along the way
[Image-1] The last four years have been pretty rough, leading up to my transition. Up until then, I was not truly able to be who I was. I felt placed in a position where expectations were put upon me about who I had to be. The struggle of trying to break through that has been […]
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Josh O’Kane talks his new Joel Plaskett book Nowhere With You
If there was ever a local musician worthy of his own book, you already know it’s Dartmouth’s Joel Plaskett. Published on April 1 by ECW Press, and written by Globe and Mail reporter Josh O’Kane, the 200-page non-fiction narrative Nowhere With You traces Plaskett’s Maritime success against all social and cultural odds, from his early days in Thrush […]
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To the snobby girl at the climbing gym
[Image-1] You had no right to be rude and snobby to my friend after he made a mistake on a very difficult climb. This gym is an excellent addition to the community and 99 percent of the climbers there are friendly and supportive, regardless of their skill level. You are part of the unfortunate one […]
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New EP from Halifax’s “multi-race rainbow band” Century Egg
This morning, Halifax’s newest indie-pop/mandopop band Century Egg released Mountain God, a four-track EP of rock songs gorgeously sung in both Mandarin and English. Fronted by illustrator and video game designer Shane Keyu Song—with Nick Dourado (Special Costello) on guitar, Tri Le (Surveillance) on drums and Robert Drisdelle on bass—the band’s aesthetics and these four tracks […]
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Sexism and sushi don’t flow
[Image-1] To the man at the table next to me at the sushi restaurant last week: Telling any woman “That’s enough of the period talk” is extremely inappropriate, let alone a group of women you don’t know and who never asked for your opinion. I’m sorry if overhearing the words “menstruation,” “flow” and “vagina” was […]
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Lindell Smith wants his community to be heard
[Image-1] Unofficially, Lindell Smith is officially running for city council. His upcoming campaign has been one of the worst-kept secrets in District 8, as until now Smith has avoided any formal declarations. Of course, like everyone else, he won’t actually be able to submit his paperwork and get on the ballot until September. He learned […]
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Mighty Mint Smoothie
Ingredients 1 cup non-dairy milk ½ cup loose packed spinach 8 sprigs mint ½ frozen banana 1 small apple, cored 1 tbsp maple syrup ice cubes Method Wash produce and blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. Drink and enjoy! Mint helps sooth the digestive tract and eliminates toxins from the body. It is […]
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Review: Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle takes the often-staid musician’s biopic and turns it on its head with Miles Ahead, a presumed account of Miles Davis’ life somewhere between 1975 and 1980, when he was hiding out in his New York mansion, high on cocaine and playing not a note. When Rolling Stone reporter David Braden (Ewan McGregor) shows up with the aim […]
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Stout Maple Pork Ribs
Ingredients Ribs Yields 4 servings 4 sides, pork back ribs 750 ml apple juice 1 cinnamon stick 1 bay leaf 2 cloves garlic 1 tsp salt 3 tbsp canola oil BBQ sauce Yields 1 litre 250 ml Sydney Street stout 150 ml maple syrup 1 tsp garlic 250 ml apple cider vinegar 400 ml Heinz […]
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Pirate’s Tonic
Ingredients 2 oz Mount Gay Eclipse Rum 1 ½ oz Don’s Mix (2 parts grapefruit,1 part cinnamon syrup) ½ oz lime juice tonic water Method Add all ingredients except tonic water to a set of shaker tins and shake until chilled and diluted. Strain into a chilled Collins glass and garnish with lime and shaved […]
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Banana Muffins
Ingredients 3 cups Odell’s all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 cup oil 2 large eggs ¾ cup milk 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (or 2 bananas) 1 cup medium-diced ripe bananas (1 banana) 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup […]