Posts by Rachel Cooke
Discovering the truth of our hearts
Editor’s note: This article contains many spoilers for the 2020 novel In Five Years. In Five Years by Rebecca Searle is a novel about confronting the reality of your life and finding the bravery to change it amidst grief, hope and loss. The plot In Five Years follows the story of Dannie, a high-achieving lawyer in New York…
Read MoreYour 2021 horoscope
Editor’s note: This is a satirical article. Read ahead to find out what your future holds in the upcoming year. The stars have determined it. Here lies your fate. Aries (March 21 – April 19) Let your competitive and passionate nature help you to bribe, steal and cheat some fun out of life (and your close…
Read MoreHelping Halifax’s Jewish community
Throughout the pandemic, Hillel Atlantic has been working to provide support and representation for Halifax’s Jewish community.
Read MoreVirtual tricks and treats
This year Halloween will look different than ever before. Although COVID-19 has rendered it impossible to participate in many typical Halloween events, there are still dozens of fun things to do. Here is a list of a few options to make Halloween 2020 as great as any other year. Halifax walking ghost tour The Halifax…
Read MoreIt Ends with Us: a book for our times
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover should be on everyone’s reading list during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreDalhousie Poets: layers and time
Layer by layer Fundamentally, Torn down to the bulb at the centre of her, She was afraid. Everything she was composed of Built outward from that undiluted disturbance of self, And from that hatred, And then rage, And then the pulp of the rest of her, bleached white from being washed up and Dried on loathing. She…
Read MoreA new normal in theatre at Dalhousie
COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the theatre community, and the Dalhousie Theatre Society (DTS) is no exception.
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