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Two late-breaking entries for the Seven Wonders of Canada contest: The museum’s beloved tortoise, Gus. Rodney MacDonald’s recently returned spine. Full links below. SLOW AND STEADYfrom London (Ontario)It turns out Gus the tortoise has fans well beyond Metro. Yesterday his birthday was observed at the NS Museum, and the London Free Press ran a congratulatory […]

Murder, child molestation and, worst of all, Peter MacKay. These are the thing putting our city’s name on people’s minds. Full sordid details below. CLAIMING INNOCENCEfrom Plattsburgh, New YorkGlen Race was in court last night in New York State, and the Press Republican was there taking photos of the accused murderer in his weird white […]

I went to bed last night depressed about shirking weeks of Burning Ears updates, only to wake up this morning and realize it was all a terrible dream. I’ve actually been a faithful correspondent, every day trolling a whole cyberuniverse to find you lots of Metro mentions. That made me feel a lot better. Then […]

Cowboy Show(Rock/stage/enigmatic extravaganza) Integrating live video, movie images, rock music and live acting this show creates an (un)spectacle for people who bored by Hollywood. More extravaganza than an easy to define production, Cowboy Show uses the mostly-true life of Buffalo Bill Cody as a framework and explores the archetypal image of the star as human […]

This week’s Cinema Palermo reviews Knocked up. Oh, you probably haven’t heard of it. But in case you have, Mark has a lengthy, informative analysis of the movie’s marketing techniques over on his own blog. Check it out or we’ll sue Judd Apatow for stealing our incredibly unique, not-remotely-universal, Memento-like ideas.

Can I just say, look at how much space the Cogswell Interchange eats/destroys in this picture? Imagine what we could do with that space. I propose, Ferris Wheel/Waterslide/World’s Biggest Bounce Kingdom. You can make similar suggestions at next week’s HRM by Design open house. Deets as follows: You’re invited to the Public Open House taking […]

Gang Bang(Girls night out dance party) Mix two parts alcohol, three parts sweaty sweaty dance, one part thumpin’ beats, a drop of irony and you’ve got a Gang Bang special. Plug your nose and cannonball yourself some tonight at Tribeca. (Tribeca, 1588 Granville, 10pm-2:30am, 492-4036) Informal Art Tour(Gerald Ferguson fronts his frottage) When I showed […]

Not sure how I missed this when it happened Monday, but an appeals court in the States decided that it’s OK to say “fuck” and “shit” on TV. This ruling doesn’t sit well with the Federal Communications Commission, but that fucked group of Bush-backed censors can eat shit. A great piece on the situation comes […]

This morning I brought a tin cup filled with blogger rage to work over the story about Rebecca Ekler suing Universal Studios and Judd Apatow over the alleged baby-theft of the screenplay for the popular Knocked Up. Because no one has ever slipped on sperm and become pregnant accidentally before. (Thank your lucky stars that […]

Three Months of New Paintings(Life as Laura Dawes sees it) With thunder showers on the horizon this evening, it’s hard to suggest anything besides staying inside and hibernating for summer. But if you do feel the need to venture out into the dreary dampness that is June in Halifax, head on over to One World […]