Vol. 14, No. 42
Luck o' the geek
Kiss the virtual Blarney stone
Something cliche about merit
NS hands out awards for the boards
By the numbers
Mike Fleury, putting the “us” in census.
By Michael Fleury
Change of venue
Coast staffer and local rocker Stephanie Johns reflects on the loss of the North End Pub and Diner, and the impact it’s having on Halifax musicians.
By Stephanie Johns
Just cause
Guy Quenneville browses for business news.
By Guy Quenneville
Talking points
Editorial by Kyle Shaw
By Kyle Shaw
Find me guilty
Tim Bousquet on why you should part with some of your personal eco-shame.
By Tim Bousquet
Talk talk
The spoken word series Speak! aims to shine a light on Halifax’s spoken word community. Lindsay McCarney raises her voice.
By Lindsay McCarney
Indie spirit rewards
AFCOOP takes a few annual events, adds some animation, dance and a symposium, and boom---Halifax has a new annual festival. Lindsay McCarney reports.
Brain candy
Andrew Currie brings the undead to life in the Canadian comedy Fido. Carsten Knox takes himself to zombie town.
By Carsten Knox
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Mark Palermo gets sniffy about it.
By Mark Palermo
Junction yard
Power trio The Junction hits Halifax with a new full-length in tow and a raucous live show for you. Shannon Webb-Campbell meets them in the middle.
By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Hobo with a laptop
Tara Thorne hooks you up with Halifax’s famous hobo.
By Tara Thorne
Riding on horseback
Chris McCluskey plays a song for you.
By Chris McCluskey
Great expectations
Halifax rock trio Great Plains Finally gets its outstanding, long-simmering debut, Home of the Totem, into the world this week. “You have to put something out of quality,” says singer Sean MacGillivray, “something with substance.”
Act II, Ch 3
By Mike Holmes
Deal
By Joey Comeau and E. Horne
Side A Part Two
Pressing engagement
No need to romanticize about The Press Gang, says Liz Feltham—it's just that good.
By Liz Feltham
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
More Savage Love
Some of Dan Savage’s readers weren’t too impressed with his advice about (not) masturbating to images of poor, dead, Anna Nicole Smith.
By Dan Savage
SAVAGE LOVE
Halifax Transit planning for a ridership decrease
By Matt Stickland
The many faces of Hawksley Workman
By Martin Bauman
King’s invites Jewish and Palestinian co-authors to campus for open discussion with students
By Lauren Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Everything you need to know about HRM council's March 26, 2024 meeting