Let’s begin with the simplest fact there is about crystal methamphetamine in Halifax: it’s not here. The Halifax Regional Police Service has never arrested anybody for possession of the drug, a powerful stimulant that’s sold in rock form like crack and can be smoked in a pipe or, when it’s in powder form, eaten, snorted […]
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Halifax 101
1. Halifax gets its share of feature films shooting around town, but we’re really a magnet for televised biopics and made-for-TV Christmas movies. Town Without Christmas (starring Everybody Loves Raymond’s Patricia Heaton) and last year’s rating bonanza The Christmas Shoes (yup, this is what Rob Lowe quit The West Wing for) shot here, as have […]
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Pull my dinger
Whoever thought up the adage “Boys/girls are like buses—another one comes along in 10 minutes” sure as hell didn’t spend any phrase-coining time in Halifax. The truth is the oft, and deservedly, maligned Metro Transit is the best it’s ever been (and to use it costs the most it’s ever cost). There are 46 bus […]
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Tenants’ Commandments
Long, long ago, back when people used to stay home on weekends to watch Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy donned a striped jumpsuit to play Tyrone Green, a poet-inmate whose jailbird recital, “Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord. C-I-L-L my landlord,” spoke to traumatized victims of dirty hallways and broken toilets everywhere. Of course, killing […]
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Critical drinking
Of all the things you learn at school, it’s the life lessons that stick with you the longest. Unfortunately, you’re usually left to learn them on your own. None of Halifax’s universities offer courses like Ditching Your Hometown Boyfriend or Contemporary Issues in Tattoo Design and Placement. Consider what follows here to be Nightclub 101; […]
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Drunk’d
You’d think your first time in jail would be memorable. But for many young people it’s all a blur—punctuated by a pounding headache—in the Halifax drunk tank. Halifax is known for its universities and its nightlife. It can be a messy combination. Every weekend in September, downtown fills with students looking to blow off steam […]
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Building block
Andy Fillmore knows a lot about the Spring Garden and Queen development. Arguably, he know more than anyone else in the city—as the municipality’s urban design project manager, Fillmore’s job involves keeping a close eye on the site, which has been unoccupied ever since the former Halifax infirmary was torn down and the lot became […]
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Those wacky dictators
The New York Times just posted an obituary under the headline “Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, Colorful Dictator of Paraguay for 35 Years, Dies in Exile at 93” Here’s a sample of what the piece says about Stroessner: “Under General Stroessner, Paraguay’s security forces became so efficient at intimidating potential opposition figures that eventually fear itself — […]
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But what we really want to do is direct
Mark Palermo, Megan Wennberg, Stephanie Domet and myself all have short films in the Atlantic Film Festival. There will be much linkage once the AFF announces its full slate at the end of the month. You can buy reasonably priced packages here. And because everything needs a blog, here’s mine.
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Random catness
It ain’t really a blog until there’s a cat involved. Or George Bush doing something stupid.
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CHRIS BUCK
Coast photographer Scott Munn is in NYC right now. He just called Chris Buck up who has agreed to meet with him. Oh lordy! I love Buck’s work and this is a reminder that the space between me and my idols is only a quick email away (well except maybe for Madonna or Cyndi Lauper…). […]
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The Stolen Minks Summer Tour!
Going on tour. That’s right. The ladies and I are breezing through Quebec and Ontario in the hopes of winning some fans and selling some records. Tell your friends. Check it: Aug 26, Quebec City, Temps PartielAug 28, Toronto, HorseshoeAug 29, St. Catharines, Mansion HouseAug 30, London, Call The OfficeAug 31, Toronto, Rancho RelaxoSept 1, […]