Thanh Phung and Jon Johannsson’s worlds collided when they were still teenagers. After he moved to her small town from Iceland, the pair—then high school seniors—got to know each through the school musical they were both involved in. Thanh ended up in the hospital later that year, and was touched by how much Jon was […]
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Why isn’t this city more pedestrian-friendly?
[Image-1] When Halifax police released their latest annual report on pedestrian and vehicle collisions last month, the headlines focused on one number: the 55 percent jump in accidents since last year. Whether or not you consider that 55 percent increase a frightening trend, or simply attribute it to more reports being made by frightened pedestrians, […]
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New Art: Peter van Gurp
Wandering into Peter Van Gurp’s recent exhibition at Anna Leonowens Gallery you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d mistakenly walked into a room under construction. A pallet, cardboard boxes, a road work sign, an orange barrier, a length of chain, cinderblocks—Van Gurp’s pieces are so unremarkable in their everyday familiarity that you may not notice […]
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New Art: Kyle Martell
“Right now I’m focusing on Ancient Aliens theories,” says artist Kyle Martell. “I’ve been watching it a lot on TV and thinking about that. There’s this weird racism in show—it’s like watching a train wreck.” Much like Ancient Aliens, Martell’s work, images of which can be seen on his website/digital sketchbook gorgeorwell.tumblr.com, dwells in the […]
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New Art: Merray Gerges
Merray Gerges started CRIT in 2012, with NSCAD’s then-student union president Sarah Trower. Three years later, CRIT is still going strong, producing quarterly broadsheet issues—on newsprint. Let it sink in that someone started a physical newspaper in 2012—packed with essays, reviews and interviews about art and artists in Halifax and beyond. Today, Gerges is editor-in-chief […]
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New Art: Katherine Nakaska
“I’m a very sentimental person,” says artist Katherine Nakaska. “Sentimentality is one of those feelings that the art world sometimes considers less important than it really is.” Predominately working in photography, Nakaska creates beautiful prints—ephemeral work that suits her darkly romantic subject matter. “I’m interested in themes surrounding memory and tangibility. In the past year […]
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New Art: Brandon Brookbank
Brandon Brookbank’s photographs capture places normally packed with life and action, in a state of abandon. These are still friendly places—rec centres, public pools, cardio theatres—but without folks to enjoy them, the photographs have a tree falling in the woods vibe. In his newest work, in an exhibition titled Pools and other nouns, Brookbank made […]
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Yik Yak Halifax mostly just about pooping
[Image-1] “Anybody had sex in the new library yet?” one user asks. “So not ready to be an adult” reads another Yak. Yik Yak is the free mobile app currently causing panic in news articles across the country. The anonymous service allows anyone to publicly post their thoughts, and read what others within a 2.5-kilometre […]
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Sheryl & Matthew
The picturesque ceremony marrying Sheryl Chisholm and Matthew Quinn on the Crystal Cliffs beach in Antigonish was 12 years in the making, longer if you count the fact that the couple met when they were only children. A few months after their 10-year anniversary, well ahead of the commitment curve, Matthew proposed on a sunset […]
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Tassia & Shawn
After four years together and two weeks apart, Tassia returned home from a family vacation to find Shawn on one knee with an empty box, “knowing I always wanted to choose my own,” says Tassia. They finally decided on a beautiful ring together, and the couple approached wedding planning much the same way. “Planning was […]
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Jess & Shauna
Love is blind to lobster-style sunburns and high fashion aircasts, or at least it was for Jess Healy and Shauna Neary. The two met while coaching at a hockey camp in 2005, and instantly connected despite any injuries or rosy cheeks. After living in Halifax and Houston then Halifax again, and growing their fur family […]
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Shelly & Mark
Shelly Maynard and Mark Foley mastered the art of meeting in the middle on the first day they met. After arriving on the pier of the Saint John ferry, Shelly and her best friend bumped into Mark—a med school classmate of Shelly’s friend who was waiting on a ferry to Digby—and “it was love at […]