Lars and the Real GirlDirected by: Craig Gillespie(Columbia/Tristar)Introverted Lars (Ryan Gosling) is designed to be endearing. You can tell because he helps an old lady carry flowers to her car after church. And so, when Lars purchases a sex doll and starts believing it’s real, his relationship with the doll is a chaste one. Bianca […]
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Hallmark, Steamys, Foggy Goggle
The Hallmark store on Spring Garden (5507 Spring Garden) is toast—a sign on the door says it’s closed…There’s word that jane’s on the common is now serving take-out: fancy eats to go at 2394 Robie…Steamys (6300 Quinpool) is now open for business and ready to serve you Montreal-style steamed hot dogs and milfies…The Foggy Goggle […]
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Crayola Kids Must Choose
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 64-crayon box (the one with the built-in crayon sharpener), Crayola posed the following philosophical question to kids: “What does colour mean to you?” Twenty-thousand crayon-lovers responded, and the company used their answers to create eight new Kids’ Choice crayon colours. You have to marvel at the ingenuity of […]
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Lululemon
If you’re a yoga enthusiast who’s spent the last week hyperventilating about the news that lululemon athletica will soon hit Halifax…put those yoga skills to use and calm down. Otherwise, you’ll wear yourself out by May. However, you’re not alone in your zeal. “We’ve been asked for years to open ,” says Sue Ducros, eastern […]
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George & Lito’s
Sick of getting a plastic-chair-induced butt-cramp whilst waiting for your underwear to dry? Salutations, fellow laundromat-goer! Happily, new diner George & Lito’s (2196 Windsor, in the former Pyramid Cafe space) is ready to help frequenters of its next-door neighbour, the Bluenose Laundromat, make butt-cramps a thing of the past. The restaurant’s upstairs is set up […]
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Reservation Road
Reservation RoadDirected by: Terry George(Alliance)“We had a nickname for each other: Nitro and Glycerin,” says music teacher Ruth (Mira Sorvino) in Reservation Road, describing her relationship with her now-estranged husband, Dwight (Mark Ruffalo). It’s a lazily written (grammatically incorrect) line, but not a memorably bad one. Because we’re not idiots, we gets what she means—she […]
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Barrington Street fades
It’s the first Wednesday morning in April and a white truck is parked on Barrington. The truck itself is pretty unremarkable—until a couple of men emerge from the storefront it’s parked beside carrying boxes stuffed with plastic shelving units. Then the vehicle’s purpose becomes clear. Just four days before, the retail space the men are […]
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Olympic Confectionary, Pyramid Cafe
Turns out that diner Olympic Confectionary’s (1146 Barrington) temporary closure was a short one; they’ve been back in business since last week, but the re-opening comes with sad news—owner George Karmas has passed away…There’s a new restaurant in the former Pyramid Cafe space (2196 Windsor), called George and Lito’s. Check back here for more…The long-rumbling […]
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Palooka’s Boxing Club opening
Palookas Boxing Club, a not-for-profit venture from former DownEast Communications owner Mickey MacDonald, is holding its official opening this Friday from 3-4pm at 2110 Gottingen, a building that sat empty for years. Various Canadian boxers will attend, including George Chuvalo (once described by Muhammad Ali as the toughest man I ever fought, says the Palookas […]
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Mary’s Place Cafe
Lovely diner Mary’s Place Cafe (2752 Robie) rolled out an updated menu a couple of weeks ago, featuring a slew of new yummy-sounding eats. Their already massive vegan menu’s expanded, and now includes a “grilled veggie kafta kabob wrap” (bulgur, green onions, peppers, herbs and hummus), a “toasted veggie clubhouse sandwich” and more; there’s new […]
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Secord Gallery
Things are looking a little different these days at art space/custom picture-framing shop, the Secord Gallery (upstairs, 6301 Quinpool, AKA Hall of Frame). Since January, the gallery’s been under renovation. The space’s first post-renovation reception, which marks the opening of artist Rose Adams’ exhibition, is scheduled for April 18 (the gallery has been open during […]
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Willy’s on Blowers
A few months after the Noodle Nook (5239 Blowers, conveniently close to Pizza Corner) packed up its pad thai, the space that used to house it finally has a new tenant. New restaurant Willy’s should open up in the spot sometime this month. The joint’s specialty: “Steak burgers—fresh-cut steak, diced up, mixed with cheese,” says […]
