Vol. 19, No. 10
Deal with Harold MacKay makes city look bad, weakens bargaining position with TCL
Metallica attendance was 24,000.
By Tim Bousquet
The Shop talk guided tour:
Halifax’s waterfront
Futon Store & Pineworks finds new home after fire
Temporary lease on Gottingen keeps business going
By Carsten Knox
Take-and-bake now available from Morris East
Enjoy the south end eatery's delicious pizza at home
Hounds Around Town partners with Three Dog Bakery
Doggie accessories now available at Dartmouth Crossing canine destination
Summit moves to Robie Street
Park Lane spa relocates, plans second move
Death of a vision
Thousands of regular people believed in HRM By Design, but for bureaucrats, politicians and developers, it was all a sham.
Photo copy: Syperek’s Purchased Memories
Ginevra Syperek gives new life to old photos in Purchased Memories. Jaime Forsythe takes a peek.
By Jaime Forsythe
Before Rise of the Planet of the Apes
All The Apes: A reboot of Planet of the Apes will hopefully consider the best of the six preceding Ape movies.
By Dave Howlett
Buy art for the Skatepark
Artists, musicians and skaters are raising funds to give the Halifax Common skatepark some well-deserved love.
By Allison Saunders
Eleanor King's night moves
With a Nuit Blanche piece in the works, King takes artist residency with the Centre for Art Tapes.
TIFF to highlight Nova Scotia talent
Nova Scotia short films programmed at 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
On becoming a Filmmaker in Residence
Eva Madden-Hagen moves house and starts a new chapter in her directorial career
Eva Madden-Hagen's Work in Progress Blog
Local filmmaker details becoming AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence
Film Socialisme
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard (Mongrel)
Last Night
Directed by Massy Tadjedin (eOne)
What do you call an act like that?
Drunken rehearsals with Wit's End
By Liz Johnston and Griffin McInnes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes entertains
CGI issues but lots of simian fun and an action-packed conclusion
Super
Directed by James Gunn (eOne)
The Change-Up a cringeworthy bro-mance
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman make crude comedy barely watchable
By Molly Segal
Kitschy Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Chinese historical drama stilted, stiff and unintentionally funny
The Corridor and Detention win at Fantasia
Nova Scotian filmmakers get the love at Montreal fantasy film fest
Nova Scotian films get into TIFF
Toronto International Film Festival announces NS line-up
More TIFF News
Hockey movie set in Halifax but shot in Winnipeg to open
Glory Glory Gives
new ep, new video!
By Alison Lang
NSMW Showcases Announced
bands, bands, all the bands
Killer Kuato
post-rockers release third EP, vie for a soundtrack spot on Total Recall remake
Genuine Class
Performing at this Saturday’s Summer Rush at Alderney Landing, Enfield’s hip-hop papa Classified grows up, cleans up and looks to the future. Alison Lang soaks up the wisdom.
The Return of BJ Snowden
playing gus' this thursday
Halifax Pop Explosion Initial Lineup
fucked up, rural alberta advantage, JEFF the Brotherhood, Braids
An Evening with Wit's End
Two short comedies make for witty fun
By Kate Watson
Leo rising
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists may lift a cup at the shallow bowl after their performance at this Sunday’s M Fest at Alderney Landing
By Mark Black
Micro Organs’ lo-fi wonderland
The experimental duo release a new album this Saturday at the Khyber
By Matthew Ritchie
Busker Fest welcomes back Ol' Savannah
The folk/roots rockers are coming to a waterfront near you, and they won't be breathing fire.
Good Food, great party
Acres and Acres, The Caravan, The Moonshine Ramblers, Norma MacDonald and The Ladies Beverage Room are cooking up a dance worthy fundraiser.
Shooting blind
The Hunt Club pays a lot of attention to the clothing side of the business, and not enough to the food.
By Kristen Pickett
Free Will Astrology
Say goodbye yellow brick road, Virgo, says Rob Brezsny.
By Rob Brezsny
Vacation sex stories
Readers send in their dirtiest travelogues. Dan picks the best and says thanks for sharing.
By Dan Savage
Halifax Transit planning for a ridership decrease
By Matt Stickland
Every big show coming to Halifax (and beyond) in 2024
By Team Coast
Pit sweat and drug checks: Dispatches from the JUNO Red Carpet
By Martin Bauman
The many faces of Hawksley Workman