Letters to the Editor
I’m a little tired of hearing about the Sunday shopping issue. I think the whole matter could be cleared up quite simply: instead of having another vote that requires people to cast “for” or “against” ballots, let’s have a referendum in which people are asked if they have ever bought something on a Sunday. A…
Letters to the Editor
So, what’s the debate of Sunday shopping really about, anyway? Is it really about pushing Nova Scotia into the 21st century, or about standing out? Is it about putting more money into the economy, or about not giving in to big corporations? Is it about being able to do things that can’t be done the…
The plays are the things
Summer theatre begins in earnest this holiday weekend, with the more travel-intensive shows opening slowly over the next few weeks to save you some gas money. Ship’s Company’s The Mystery of Maddy Heisler is already up and running in Parrsboro. Featuring Matthew A’Court, Michael Chiasson, Julia Williams and Frank MacKay, this Daniel Lillford play is…
What’s Cooke-ing
One never knows what they may find when logging onto the internet, and Chronicle-Herald entertainment columnist Stephen Cooke was staggered to discover himself acknowledged by a local act dubbed Stephen Cooke and the Respected Halifax Journalists. Cooke, who once manned bass duties in The Deluxe Boys and more recently during a one-off as a member…
If you build it…
…They won’t always come. Robert Stevenson learned this the hard way with The Donut Machine. Both locations closed June 10, pulling the plug on fresh, homemade donuts on both sides of the harbour. The Donut Machine was open for three and a half years at 269 Windmill in Dartmouth, and for 13 months at 5986…
His name is Rio, and he prances by the sea
A hearty welcome goes out this week to Rio, the new Halifax police horse who will be formally sworn in on Canada Day. The CBC is currently running a contest to rename Rio, so as of Friday, our pithy Duran Duran-inspired headline will be officially out of date. Rio will replace Halifax’s current lone police…
Taking it to the streets
To the editor, I work nights downtown at a coffee shop. I have a bone to pick with parents: Please know where your children are at early morning hours. I have eight hours to do 10 hours worth of shit and I do not have time to baby-sit your little brats. There are a few…
Taking it to the streets
To the editor, Pizza Corner should have been cleared out years ago. It has been a hub for late-night bullshit, violence, litter and drunken and disorderly conduct for years. It’s a magnet for bored youth up late at night. Downtown Halifax is dirty and out of control, and the Halifax police should be WALKING THE…
Taking it to the streets
To the editor, Violence and street crime is out of hand in the Halifax Regional Municipality. As a musician and bartender, the downtown core is where I spend most of my work week, as does my wife, who works in a restaurant downtown as well. I’m afraid for her safety and infuriated that I have…
Taking it to the streets
Dear Bruce Wark, Thank you for your revealing article, “Where the sidewalk ends” (June 22). There are three statements in the article that have confused me, but none of them have anything to do with your writing. The first is chief Beazley’s explanation of what drives victimization numbers up. The idea that “first time away…
SAVAGE LOVE
Dan Savage offers his own sort of protection program.
I scream, you scream
Q: What’s involved in making gelato? A: It’s not very complicated—you just follow the formula. You mix milk, cream, the flavour paste and sugar in the proper proportions, heat it to 85C to pasteurize it, then cool it to -13C to freeze it. It’s essential to cool the mixture quickly—our freezer can cool the gelato…
Fireworks info
If all goes well, the fireworks go off at 10:00pm, July 1st. That’s Saturday and it’s also Canada Day. The best place for up to date information is to call the fireworks hotline: 490-6776 The Molson Canadian Canada Day concert begins at 4:30pm at Alderney Landing on the Dartmouth waterfront. The concert features performances by…
Neighbours
Don’t mess with Amanda Kilcoyne. Young, beautiful and driven, she’s the daughter of the owner of the biggest construction company in Halifax, as well as its chief operating officer. She does what she likes. For example, she has a flagrant affair with a man weeks away from saying his vows to another woman (who happens…
Spinning the web
“Save the Internet!” That’s the rallying cry of one of the strangest coalitions in US history. “Save the internet!” chant the trigger-happy Gun Owners of America, echoed by the lefty lawyers of the American Civil Liberties Union. The Bible-thumpers in the Christian Coalition are singing from the same “Save the internet” hymnbook as the suave…
Sense of direction
Leaning over the counter at Direction 180, a man tells a nurse he dreamed she was rocking a baby inside a church. “I think I’m the baby in the dream, and you were saving me and comforting me,” he tells her. “You look after us guys like a mother would. And besides, coming here every…
Fatal distraction
An incomplete list of activities in which I have engaged while driving a car: applied lipstick, eaten a veggie burger combo, looked up a number in my address book and dialed my cell phone, scrounged around for fallen cinnamon bun pieces on the back seat floor, given a hand job and set the pre-programmed stations…
In the Lupe
Welcome to the hype machine, experienced by the select few. In this case, an artist works long and hard in the underground scene, self-producing singles and mixtapes of him rapping over other people’s beats. Along the way, someone notices and signs him to a record deal, which falls through in the Napster age of major…
Superman Returns
Most movies that don’t identify themselves as remakes are still retreads. What counts is when old material is revamped, made fresh again. Superman Returns and Click acknowledge their predecessors and that viewers are probably familiar with them. Superman is pitched alternately as the first of a new series and a throwback and extension of the…
Mr. DJ
By day, he’s Mr. Roberts, teaching social studies and gym to Fairview Junior High students. When night falls, he’s Devin D, a promoter and DJ spinning high-octane house tracks to the night-clubbing masses. It’s an alter ego Devin Roberts takes seriously, as he sets off on a multi-city US tour after the release of his…
Irish hospitality
If you pick up a newspaper near Christmas time, you’re sure to see an article about Jamieson’s Irish-House and Grill. Owner Chris Smith opens his doors to all on Christmas Day and feeds anyone and everyone who comes in. Reading about his generosity has become as much a holiday ritual at my house as watching…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Take the Rock Paper Scissors approach, Taurus, says Rob Brezsny.
