The pandemic has been called a lot of things, but lately it’s come to be known as “a race against time.” Humanity is rushing to get COVID-19 vaccines into as many arms as possible before the current viral variants, or a new mutation, render the vaccine useless. This race is happening everywhere at once, with […]
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Roxane Gay knows the way
Roxane Gay at Afterwords Literary Festival Sunday Oct 4, 4pm Zoom; eventbrite.ca for tickets and details It’s early morning Halifax time when Roxane Gay answers her call from The Coast. The New York Times bestselling author and journalist has just finished self-isolating in Iceland, so she’s understandably keen for an efficient chat (after all, her first […]
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Building shaped like half a cruise ship will come to Halifax’s waterfront with few changes
Remember what it looked like when Halifax’s waterfront was stuffed with cruise ships lined up along the boardwalk? Then, COVID-19 came and the scene is a mere memory. But, Southwest Properties has swooped in to save us all, with its proposal for a building that looks like half a cruise ship getting an “almost but […]
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What’s happening in Halifax this Labour Day Weekend
Friday September 4 Because I Have A Voice: Hip Hop for Mental Health The Bluenose Ability Arts & Film Festival’s free evening show is already at capacity—and with a lineup featuring Classified, Quake Matthews, MAJE, Jody Upshaw and more, it’s hardly a surprise. As of press time, though, the 4pm show (which has the same […]
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Remembering Menz & Mollyz
Tonight at Menz & Mollyz, it would’ve been Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Dandersen—back in a world where such things could exist. Writing that sentence today, nine weeks (ish) into a global pandemic, feels like saying “this was a walking trail favoured by long-neck dinosaurs.” Writing that sentence today, five weeks after a Facebook post said […]
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Nick Nemeroff tells us a joke
Nick Nemeroff learned what makes a good one organically, working at Just For Laughs in Montreal and taking note of what was cutting it up onstage. Soon, the stand-up was diving headfirst into open mic nights, moving to Toronto to follow in the footsteps of indie comics like Chris Locke and Sara Hennessey. Then came […]
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Some Tidal Bay for you city rollers
P icture yourself in mid-June. The first wave of COVID-19 has passed (hopefully) and you’re allowed to be with your friends again (or at least your family bubble). You’ve booked a cabin for the weekend, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, on a quiet lake in rural Nova Scotia. It’s Friday night, […]
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David Myles, hopeless romantic
The first time you listen to David Myles’s Leave Tonight, you’ll bite your lip. Your teeth press down as the opening notes lift—because this is mood music and frankly, had you known, you’d have shown up better dressed. The bite becomes a chew as you realize oh, is this what smooth sounds like? (Spoiler alert: […]
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Should we be scared of murder hornets?
AAs if we didn’t have enough to contend with, now we’re facing a “murder hornet” invasion—but it’s more an invasion of newsfeeds than an actual descending plague of killer insects. Numerous media outlets have carried ominous stories about whether the giant hornets will pillage honeybee hives. It’s not an imminent threat throughout North America, but […]
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Bring Halifax culture home with The Coast’s arts streaming guide May 11-17
Monday May 11 Trivia for Shut-ins Halifax trivia hosts-about-town Jason Dorey and Andrew Evans have shifted their popular triv game from pubs like Durty Nelly’s, the Lion’s Head and The Fickle Frog, to a Facebook livestream. Three 20-question rounds will challenge, amuse and delight, and with no prizes on the line, you won’t even mind missing a […]
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Norma MacDonald’s Old Future and new vision
Talking with singer-songwriter Norma MacDonald, it becomes clear almost immediately that she doesn’t just draw her creative waters from the same wells as Loretta Lynn or Kris Kristoffersen: She also drinks deeply from them, saying things like “most songwriting is nostalgia anyway”—which could be a lyric ripped from the songbook of either alt-country great if […]