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The Fantastic Twonew
Indie duo The Superfantastics pops up into consciousness with a savvy sense of the offbeat, a zest for DIY and a great debut LP.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
04-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Superfantastics
Great Expectationsnew
The Halifax rock trio Great Plains Finally gets its outstanding, long-simmering debut, Home of the Totem, into the world this week.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chris McCluskey |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Plains
'Hearts' Afirenew
Punkabilly outfit Rock'n Rebels blasts into town with a new record in tow.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
03-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rock'n Rebels
Harbour Solutions Stinksnew
Every day residents dump raw sewage into Halifax Harbour -- the public works project Harbour Solutions is supposed to fix the problem. But while no one doubts the new system will be better than doing nothing at all, it's still dogged by criticism at every step.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
03-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Going for Broke: Jude Law in 'Breaking and Entering'new
Anthony Minghella looks at big-city dynamics through small-time crime.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
03-02-2007 |
Reviews
Cover Upnew
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when your love's name is tattooed on your arm.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
02-09-2007 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Fast Forwardnew
Want to meet someone special? Turn off your cellphone and step away from MySpace -- forget speed dating, it's time to join the Slow Love revolution.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
02-09-2007 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Attitude Adjustmentsnew
Prime Minister Harper's about-face on Maher Arar is part of a pattern -- he and his Tory/Alliance colleagues unthinkingly spout right-wing rhetoric and when it turns out to be nonsense, they skate merrily away.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
02-05-2007 |
Commentary
The Wonderful World of 'Woodrow'new
Graeme Patterson builds a town out of love and memory, and along the way makes a sensation -- becoming the youngest artist the National Gallery has ever purchased work from.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
02-05-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Fighting Wordsnew
One study says your favorite snack is good for you -- another claims it causes harm. How do you know for sure? We've sorted through the facts, interviewed the experts and made our writers duke it out.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Staff |
01-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Echoes Across Timenew
On Christmas Eve 1906, that year, a bearded Canadian inventor discovered something new -- a way of transmitting music and the human voice over radio waves. But Reginald Fessenden's invention also gave a powerful megaphone to despots and demagogues.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
12-26-2006 |
Commentary
Living Positivenew
After she was diagnosed with HIV, lifelong drug abuser Pam Leedham figured killing herself would be the easy thing to do -- she decided to take the hard route instead, fighting both addiction and disease, one affirmation at a time.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
12-26-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Santa Industrynew
That fat man in a red suit at the mall? He stands for childhood ... and magic ... and the profits that can be made off the emotional baggage of the season.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Megan Wennberg |
12-18-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Evolution of Tanya Davisnew
Though her transformation from shy coffee shop dweller to one of Halifax's most mesmerizing performers has been exhilarating and fast, Davis is still hard to peg.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shayla Howell |
11-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tanya Davis
'Shut Up' Loudnew
In this new documentary, and to us, the Dixie Chicks talk (and talk) about their unexpected roles as political targets/martyrs.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
11-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Barbara Kopple, Shut Up & Sing
