Dan Savage says sometimes, almost enough is actually enough.
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Fast forward
In 2004, we fled from the golden arches after Morgan Spurlock spewed McChunks over the side of his car in the documentary Supersize Me. Dutifully, we purchased Eric Schlosser’s book Fast Food Nation—or watched the movie—a no-holds-barred examination of why French fries taste so damn good (of course it’s the chemicals. Duh). “Oh, how terrible,” […]
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The buddy system
The concept of a “friend date” isn’t so bizarre if you regularly take your best pal to a movie. The concept of “regular dates,” however, is a different story. This tiny shift brings about a lot of anxiety. What is the difference between a fun and memorable evening with a friend and entertaining someone you’d […]
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Cover up
Your mom will warn you against it. Your friends might, too. It really isn’t something to do on a whim. But, there may come a time in your life when you decide it’s a good idea to get the name of your honey forever emblazoned on your flesh in indelible ink. It’s good to remember […]
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Savage Love Web Extra
I was browsing the Planned Parenthood website and something totally surprised me. In their birth control (BC) section, they quote the percentage of women who get pregnant during the first year of using a particular method. The interesting part: The breastfeeding method (mothers who are full-time breastfeeding, haven’t had a period, less than six months […]
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The right track
It all comes down to the weather. Halifax Regional Municipality has agreed to repair the track surface at Metropolitan Field in Lower Sackville. The field is one of only two outdoor tracks in the Halifax area available to high-school and local clubs. It’s a busy spot. In the spring and summer, Met Field plays host […]
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A league apart
Professional sports often spawn breakaway leagues intent on going it alone and serving underserved markets. Hockey had the World Hockey Association, which ran from 1972 to ’79. As for football, some would place the CFL in this category. While that league limps along, other failed fraternities—the USFL, XFL and a flurry of indoor iterations—have risen […]
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Break away from the everyday you, Sagittarius, says Rob Brezsny.
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Tray magnifique
It began as a last hurrah—a trio of friends heading to a downtown Halifax bar for a memorial puff to indoor smoking. “We were just like, you know what, let’s go have one last smoke in a bar,” Steve Maly says with a laugh. “That’s the only reason we were talking about the ashtrays.” It […]
