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In Alberta, they’re excited about a natural gas development out east. In Saskatchewan, they’re more concerned about our pioneering use of human waste. Full links below. Heating, part onefrom Edmonton and CalgaryIn a cliche move that confirms they only think about one thing out west, Oilweek and the Calgary Sun both jumped on a Canadian […]

according to the latest Radar. Patron saints Belle & Sebastian, Morrissey and Wes Anderson. Fashion accessories include ballet flats, anything by Fred Perry or Paul Smith, cats, Vespas and Earl Grey tea. Typical afternoon: “As her scooter roars to life, enui momentarily overwhelms her, and she sighs. Her plan is to spend the afternoon in […]

It’s a slow news day for the city both at home (where the big story is yet more talk about what might have been with the Commonwealth Games) and abroad. A Texas company’s issued a press release about a leather store, and an ancient magazine gives props to dearly departed Denny Doherty. Full links below. […]

Go see this play. That’s all I have to say. Well, except for the fact that I sat in on an early reading, and it’s great–really contemporary, this ain’t your mama’s Neptune. The writers, Ryan Turner and Sarah Mian, are two of the most talented in the city, and Metamorphic won Best Production in the […]

The photo at right is a screencap from Nickelback’s latest video, “If Everyone Cared,” which intercuts sombre in-studio shots of the band performing with various facts and figures about people who changed the world in the face of major oppression. (Like Nelson Mandela.) The song boasts lines like “If everyone shared and swallowed their pride/Then […]

In Florida and Georgia, they’re encouraging people to visit Halifax. (Yay, our city’s great!) But then The Wrestling Post offers a bit of a smackdown. (Sucks to be us.) Full links below. Bluenose memoriesfrom Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta’s Journal-Constitution published this travel piece that makes a trip to Nova Scotia for a ride on the Bluenose sound […]

So there I was, reading Indian Catholic as I do every Fishday, and I came across a mention of Halifax. Edmonton’s new bishop is from our fair town, you see, and apparently this is important to people on a subcontinent on the other side of the planet. Quoting the article: “Richard Smith was born on […]

Perhaps it’s ironic to promote this date on a blog, but this sounds like a fine idea. There’s a movement, started in NY, to declare March 24 a computer-free day, where we’re all supposed to shut down and maybe talk to a live person instead. How novel. Of course there’s a geeklash in blogland already. […]

We think the White Stripes are a pair of the schtickiest schticks who ever schticked, but we’re sure many people will be intrigued by this note from their official website.

Neptune Theatre held its annual lunch-n-launch this afternoon. After the jump, read about the plays in the 2007-2008 season, with periodic commentary from us. The Miracle Worker (September 18 – October 14)We saw a fantastic version of this a few years back. This sentence makes us wistful for seasons gone by: Marla MacLean and Jody […]