After three years of countless documentaries and 178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I’d had enough. I cancelled my subscription to Netflix. Adios! Au revoir! Hasta la vista, baby! So, you ask, what’s the point? Well, it boils down to time, folks. To me, time is one of the most valuable assets on […]
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Will You Taste Our Blood won’t let you look away
Will You Taste Our Blood Mar 5-Mar 7 The Pit, University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Road 8-10pm $5/$10 Katie Clarke was trying to create a way to exist in her body—to quell the undertow of her anxiety and the skin-picking that came with it—when Euripides found her. “I kept having this feeing of wanting […]
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How to win at auctions, both online and irl
Nova Scotia may not attract attention from high-end auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s, but local firm Crowther & Brayley runs good auctions in hockey arenas (the next is March 21). And the world of online auctions is accessible from your phone. But just because any amateur can make a bid, doesn’t mean there aren’t […]
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Less than a quarter of candidates vying for a seat on Halifax regional council have been women
Before Lisa Blackburn became deputy mayor of Halifax, she was elected as District 14 councillor on regional council. And before that, she was knocking on doors in Beaverbank, Upper Sackville, Middle Sackville and Lucasville, telling people the myriad reasons why they should elect her to represent them at Halifax’s decision-making table. Before that, she was […]
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How you can shoot your shot for a seat on Halifax regional council
Who can run? Anyone who is at least 18-years-old, a Canadian citizen and have been living in the wide expanse that is Halifax Regional Municipality for six months can run. What to do: 1. Get an official agent. Someone (could be you) who can handle your campaign finances and file some forms. Then, make an […]
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You are at a turning point, Virgo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PISCES (February 19-March 20) In 1637, renowned English poet John Milton wrote “Lycidas,” a poetic elegy in honour of a friend. Reading it today, almost four centuries later, we are struck by how archaic and obscure the language is, with phrases like “O ye laurels” and “Ah! Who hath reft my dearest pledge?” […]
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Sleep apnea and oral sex, a full-throated investigation
Q I’m a middle-aged gay man and I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a disorder caused by the soft tissue in the throat collapsing during sleep. On top of making me feel tired and awful all the time, sleep apnea is associated with a long list of health complications. I’m writing you […]
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Take a look at HFX Wanderers FC’s new kits for the 2020 season
Nothing screams “Halifax” like wearing a jersey with a literal waveform of “Barret’s Privateers” across the front—and HFX Wanderers FC’s new jerseys do it well. The kits are created by Italian sporting apparel company Macron. Representatives from teams in the Canadian Premier League travelled to Bologna in late 2018 to work with designers to create […]
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Mo Kenney keeps the beat
Mo Kenney w/Jade Bennett, Lyris Day Mar 6, 8:30pm Local Council of Women’s House, 989 Young Avenue $15/$25 Put on Cat Power and I’ll take off your clothes/Put on ‘Willie Deadwilder’ whenever we’re alone,” sings Mo Kenney over chugging guitars in the slouch-along, hip-twister “Ahead of Myself,” her latest single that’s as addictive as sour […]
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Women Making Waves comes ashore
Women Making Waves Mar 6-Mar 7 Hotel Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street $10-$150 see womenmakingwaves.ca for details To Lynn Matheson, the best part of Women Making Waves—the conference celebrating diversity in the film-and-television industry with lectures and networking events—isn’t the celebrity sightings or even the screenings. Instead, it’s the energy of fellow attendees that show her […]
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First Look: the return of Sushi Shige
Shigeru Fukuyama has made sushi for more than 40 years. During that time, he worked alongside the likes of Jiro Ono, moved his life from Tokyo to Toronto to Halifax, and cultivated a reputation as one of the greatest chefs in Halifax. Yet, Fukuyama hasn’t lost his sense of childlike wonder. He’s humble, sincere and […]
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Meet the super-plant from Nova Scotia’s shorelines: eelgrass
Dive below the waves somewhere along Nova Scotia’s coastline and you might encounter a thriving ecosystem that is vitally important to our fisheries, our ways of life and our climate: An underwater eelgrass meadow. See the play of sunlight in the meadow’s swaying underwater forest, fish darting between the blades of grass and discover other […]