AltWeeklies Wire
Big Band!new
The musical ensembles The Hylozoists (minimum seven members) and Slavic Soul Party! (minimum nine members) explain how so many people can create such distinctive, singular sounds.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
07-13-2007 |
Music
Land of the Fleenew
I tried to escape from George Bush's America -- but Steve Harper's Canada isn't much better.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
06-29-2007 |
Culture
Ian MacKaye Still A Major Threatnew
When punk legend Ian MacKaye resurfaced with his new band The Evens, many viewed the guitar-and-drums combo as MacKaye going gently into that good night -- but this Fugazi veteran has other plans.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
06-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Evens
Exploring Canada and Beyondnew
Check out jazz, contemporary art and spicy food from Montreal to Newfoundland this summer.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
06-15-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Summer Art Guidenew
Young artists abandon galleries in favor of their homes and public spaces.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
06-15-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The Conversionnew
I've turned my 1,000 CDs into mp3s -- here's why I'll never go back.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Matt Charlton |
06-04-2007 |
Music
Why Jerks & Their Hummers Will Never Be Partednew
It's the Hummer of Love!
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
06-04-2007 |
Commentary
Campaign School Tries to Inspire More Female Leadersnew
It's 2007, and women are still vastly under-represented in the political realm -- the Nova Scotia Campaign School for Women is trying to fix that.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Kate Watson |
06-04-2007 |
Politics
Shrek the Thirdnew
The second funniest joke in Shrek the Third could have served as a warning to the movie itself.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Palermo |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Lawn Ordernew
Banned pesticides are sold all over Metro Halifax.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
05-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chasing Amy: Widely Recognized But Not Knownnew
Artist. Activist. Addict. Wife. After years of washing windshields for spare change, Amy Lee Collins came to the hospital to die.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
05-25-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Cars Are a Drug and the HRM Council is Pushingnew
Dear single-occupant commuters: You're the one with the dependence, but HRM council is your facilitator. And its biggest, ballsiest move to keep you addicted to your car is last week's decision to go ahead with widening Chebucto Road.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
04-09-2007 |
Commentary
Getting Robert Rodriguez's Blood-Stained Seal of Approvalnew
Only a few short weeks ago, Jason Eisener was a film school dropout -- now he's basking in the afterglow of collecting first prize in Rodriguez's filmmaking contest and is considering the option of turning his trailer into a feature film with studio backing.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Julian Dickinson |
04-09-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Hobo With a Shotgun, Jason Eisener
Fighting Against the Defunding of Equalitynew
Prime minister Stephen Harper's government announced it was cutting five million dollars from the Status of Women budget last fall; as Halifax's office closed, protesters were out in full force.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jodie Barnaby |
04-09-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Waste 2.0new
Halifax continues its slow march towards putting more source-separating waste bins on city sidewalks.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mike Fleury |
04-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
