From the Earth, made for you When you first walk into Earth Goddess Jewelry, you’ll notice the amazing aroma. Next, you’ll be instantly calmed by stones and crystals. But none of it would be possible without their staff, who tie the ambiance together to give you the complete shopping experience. Earth Goddess’ new location is […]
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First Aid Kit cancels all summer dates, including Halifax
The past weekend was made long in the bad way with an announcement that First Aid Kit, AKA sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, have cancelled all their summer dates, included a highly anticipated Halifax Jazz Festival appearance in July. The July 10 replacement act is set to be announced this week.
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Theatre review: Little Thing, Big Thing
There’s a hell of a lot at work in Little Thing, Big Thing. Resurrected by director Jeremy Webb, the Merritt-winning Neptune take on Donal O’Kelly’s play is a venture jam-packed with hints of Hitchcock-esque suspense riddled with madcap antics and a million different feckin’ uses of the f-word. Between moments of beautiful poetic language and […]
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Have a memorable Memorial Cup kickoff weekend with these Sure Things
A roller disco party, Mayworks Festival’s climate change cry, Motorhead-y metal from Pale Mare and, of course, the first weekend of the Memorial Cup makes for an extra-memorable weekend. the effects were cumulative and i almost didn’t notice Saturday Mayworks Festival—the fest blending arts and activism as it explores life for the working class—continues with […]
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Why getting a hobby is a perfect form of punk rock rebellion
S ometimes the pulse of a moment is best tracked not in books or headlines or even philosophy, but a snippet of song lyrics that, looking back, tell more than any diary entry ever could have. Richard Hell and The Voidoids did just that with their proto-punk anthem “Blank Generation,” a niche hit that distilled […]
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Film review: The Hustle
F or a film like The Hustle, dropped in the wake of Avengers before the summer’s riptide comes roaring in, you’d be right to approach with tempered expectations. But the film—a grifters’ caper starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Hollywood, please stop it with this)—immediately subverts those with its […]
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Where I Work: Creamy Rainbow Bakery and Cafe
Creamy Rainbow Bakery and Cafe 1526 Dresden Row WHO SHE IS Helen Zhao dreams about cakes, breads and desserts as soft as clouds. Raised in China, where bakeries are filled with a combination of savoury, sweet and creamy treats, Zhao couldn’t find the equivalent in Halifax. She craved dough mixed with egg milk and stuffed […]
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A toast to our ocean playground: the best three Tidal Bays of 2018
P icture it: You’re sitting in a folding chair on a country lawn somewhere in the Annapolis Valley. You got a lot of sun at the cherry U-pick in the afternoon, and your skin is still radiating. You are satiated with lobster rolls and potato salad. The sun is making a mix of Creamsicle hues […]
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Council to explore making open street events more affordable
Council’s work to help support open street events is now in motion. Councillor Sam Austin requested this week for the city to find ways to help support and reduce the costs of policing and street closures for these events. Austin says open street events provide a lot of value in his district, and thinks it […]
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Flyer foes fear not, new by-law getting closer
Gone are the days of the Ecology Action Centre’s No Flyers Please stickers giving distributors enough guilt to keep their half-price blenders and donair-pizza-quiche flyers out of your mailbox or the end of your driveway. In an attempt to curb “nuisance litter” and ensure those who have opted out don’t get unwanted flyers, Halifax Regional […]
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Ramadan supports unavailable for prisoners in Burnside
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, a religiously significant month for Muslims, because it is during the Month of Ramadan that the Quran was first revealed to Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). For 1,440 years, Muslims around the world have experienced Ramadan as a time to reconnect with the creator. The most special […]
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Film review: Ordinary Days
The Canadian festival entry Ordinary Days—it screened here at FIN—gets a theatrical release this week at Park Lane. Its concept—the same story told from three perspectives, each segment handled by a different director—could’ve played as pointless schtick, but here it’s deployed deftly enough to keep you guessing until nearly the final shot, which doesn’t seem […]
