In societies based on Judeo-Christian values, sex is a dark demon that keeps rearing its ugly head. Money is filthy lucre. Mate money with sex and you come up with the world’s oldest profession. “For by means of a harlot, a man is reduced to a crust of bread,” the Good Book warns. “A 54-year-old […]
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: In preparation for the Easter holiday, many parents will consider getting a pet rabbit as a present for their children. Rabbits do NOT make good pets for young children. Rabbits are easily stressed by excessive handling, and children therefore quickly lose interest in an animal that doesn’t like to be picked up and […]
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Letters to the Editor
To the bouncers of Halifax:As a regular patron of many bars and establishments throughout Halifax, I find it ditrubing that many of the bouncers that I encounter are ignorant assholes with belligerant and egocentric attitudes. Although there are many kind and honest bouncers throughout the city, many dickhead, power-tripping bouncers still exist. Being a Maritimer, […]
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Letters to the Editor
To the people of HRM, and the rest of Canada, It is time to scrap the young offenders act. Seriously. Yes, there is a strong argument to keep it intact, but I beleive that with the increasing frequency of significant crimes being performed by children – such as assult, attempted murder, grand theft auto, to […]
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Rent-fritoes
Cafe Vienna at 2198 Windsor closed March 20. A notice posted on the locked door explains that the goods and chattels on the premises have been distrained by the landlord Maria Zelios for the sum of $6959.80, due to the tenants’ failure to pay rent. An email sent to Shop Talk from Lolita Cataford and […]
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eBlock at the Junos
With the Junos set to descend upon the city this weekend, some civic disruptions are to be expected, including (but not limited to) the presence of Ben Mulroney. eTalk at the Junos will be filming a red carpet arrivals show along Argyle Street on Sunday, which means you, Joe Not-A-Celebrity, are not encouraged to attend. […]
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A synful review
To the editor, Can you please tell me what qualifications your food reviewer, Liz Feltham, has, if any? She sure doesn’t know good food when she tastes it. I am the dining room manager of Syn restaurant and have worked in many restaurants and hotels over the past 15 years. Over the years I have […]
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May I have this dance?
To the editor, My experience at Sensations Cabaret was not the same as articulated in “Where goes the neighbourhood?” (March 23). It is not the dark and seedy place that I pictured when reading the article. The dancers were amazing—for their acrobatic feats as much as their nudity—the staff is very friendly and the manager […]
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There’s no place like HRM
Halifax is tidying up for Juno weekend, fussing around like a nervous granny who keeps squawking that “company’s coming!” It’s one thing to empty the litter box and make the bed when you’re expecting guests, but the city’s cleaning smacks of desperation: People are coming who are better than us, so we’ve got to look […]
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Copy rights
For the entire school year, Krissy Arbuckle and Chantal Brushett have been on a mission to pull the plug on turnitin.com. Arbuckle and Brushett, two student union leaders at Mount Saint Vincent University, got on the website’s case in September after a student told them it was on a professor’s syllabus. On March 6, they […]
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International blend
Stock market virgin Tim Hortons swept onto the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges last Friday like a debutante at a caffeine cotillion, raising a cool $780 million smackers with one swish of her sugar-coated petticoats. With that kind of dough rolling around, plus the way the corporate giant has managed to knead its products […]
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Syn city
I walked into my favourite restaurant in Halifax on Saturday night and was pleased to see that the diners of Halifax don’t pay attention to the negative commentary of your food critic. As I entered SYN on Blowers I was greeted with the aroma of wonderful food and the great soundtrack of dining (laughter, glasses […]