Dartmouth SaveEasy to become a No Frills
The SaveEasy grocery store in the Dartmouth Shopping Centre will be rebranded as a “No Frills” store in coming weeks. SaveEasy was a former Atlantic Canada grocery chain that was acquired by Loblaw Companies Limited in 1976; in recent years Loblaw has been phasing out the name. No Frills is a discount brand also owned…
I Love You, Shotgun Jimmie
Here’s a secret – I don’t really like music videos, in the traditional sense. I’m usually of the view that unless Chris Cunningham has directed it, it’s boring. But sometimes a video comes along that ideally reflects the personality of the musician, their general vibe, and kind of alludes to the meaning of the song…
Good Time Crossing
So, how about the Halifax/Dartmouth ferry service? For years I have crossed the harbour safely and in good time upon this vessell, through sun and storm, and for years it has been the most reliable passage from one land to another. Thank you Metro Transit Ferry! *Whispered* I love you. —Sea-legs
Just Carrying On
I’m going to get flamed for this, but fuck it. I’m jealous of the U.S’s stance on “Open/Concealed Carry”. With all the bullshit that goes on in this city, (muggings, shootings, attempted rapes, “gang” related activity) I’m pretty pissed off at the lack of police response for crimes. I barely even feel safe walking around…
Final Straw
To the irresponsible asshat that dinged my car: you made a grown man cry. Proud of yourself? Obviously not or you would have stuck around to apologize or at least leave a note (and 40 bucks to buff out the scratch). No, you took the chicken shit route and scurried away like the rat you…
Awesome Driver On The Number 9 Today
I was extremely bewildered by this number nine bus driver today. He had really long silver hair and a glowing face to match. I tried to visualize how the rest of him looked, but he was stopped at the lights on Duffus and Lady Hammond Road and had to go. I had not seen him…
Found A Candidate for Canada’s Worst Drive
To the dumb bitch who thought it would be good to stop dead in the middle of a two lane stretch of Pleasant St in Dartmouth at about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon: go eat shit. What were you thinking stopped straddling the yellow lines in your big ass SUV? And when you tried to cut back…
WTF Gives!
Why can’t I ever get a woman to sleep with me more than once? I’m a 28 year old man who has only had booty calls. Every woman I ever had for a fuck buddy has left me for a serious boyfriend. Okay, I get it. A lot of women want commitment. But why did…
How Did This Happen?
We moved in together, you were an egotistical, self-righteous protein-pumping douchebag. You got sick for awhile, realized that you had NO ONE except my boyfriend and I as friends, so you became cool and we agreed to move into another apartment together. Sweet. So now, after 3+ months of your solid personality change and realizing…
Teach Your Kids How To Walk
You know when you wanna go shopping and you have to take your kid so you pack up your doublewide, decked out, state of the art, SUV stroller to carry your groceries and somehow manage to fit your one and only able bodied, walking age toddler who screams his head off unless he’s got a…
Plastic Diver Guy
Love: love is waiting for you. —Mysterious person
It’s Okay To Not Know
Let’s be clear. I know you don’t know the answer. You know you don’t know the answer. If this is the case then, WHY THE FUCK do you insist on trying to bullshit me into thinking you know?! Dear, it’s OKAY to say I don’t know. And don’t tell me it’s the others who can’t…
Not On My Street
This is for the asshat who lives on my cul de sac: take that fucking monstrosity back to what ever grave you dug it out of. Me and my neighbours (not your neighbours, we would never call you that!) have had enough of your shit. I sit down to watch TV in the evenings and…
Soon to be School Mom
In three weeks from today, my precious little girl will start school. She is beyond excited, and ready for school. I am stressed out and frustrated. Not for the fact that she is starting school – I am very excited for her. I am stressed out & frustrated due to the fact that I have…
Chantal
I saw this trio of gals on Barrington Street (the other ladies to be posted soon) and hunted ‘em down. I was walking behind them and couldn’t see their faces but I just KNEW they’d be perfect. Chantal is a textile artist who just so happens to have a show going on at this VERY…
Mocean Dance welcomes new artistic director
Mocean Dance welcomes their interim artistic director Sara Coffin, who returns to Halifax from her west coast abode to relieve the company’s artistic director Carolle Crooks Fernando for maternity leave. Coffin will oversee the creation and production of Mocean’s new work with Canadian contemporary dance icon Tedd Robinson which takes to the stage as part…
Maritime Summit Shop opens
If it wasn’t before, it definitely is now: With MEC and The Adventure Outfitters both within a block, Joachim Stroink of Quinpool Road’s The Trail Shop makes it an outdoor equipment and clothing hub, with three major sources in the downtown core. His store, the Maritime Summit Shop (1559 Barrington Street, 444-3118) is now open…
Tall Dark and Navy
To the mid 20’s guy in the navy uniform around 11:10 am at the grocery store on Young Street. You are by far the nicest person I have met in a long time. I was out with my grandfather getting groceries and told grandpa to go to the car. I came outside to find you…
Girl Talk Goes Frosh
I’m a little late to the party on this one, but mashup artist extraordinaire Girl Talk will be playing a gigantic show as part of Frosh Week at Alderney Landing on Thursday September 15. So far it’s looking like you don’t have to be a student to buy tickets – so go forth, purchase, and…
To the Boy Who Makes My Heart Flutter
Soon we will be together again! I can’t wait to see you! It has been way too long! —Miss You and Love You
You Do Belong to Somebody
I promise you are my forever. I want you for YOU. We can get through this. I know it. We just can’t be ruled by fear, anymore. I love you, always. —Sweets
Moving to the Light Side Love
I want to say thanks to the guys at a certain moving company who moved a condo’s worth of crap into a tiny apartment tonight with a great attitude and tireless effort, you guys all had a long day and there was lots of stuff to move but you worked your asses off and were…
50 Cents
Thank you, pretty girl in a purple hoodie wearing her bike helmet in the Quinpool grocery store for lending me the change to buy pet food! I was short and you piped right up and offered me the change, so considerate and nice! I have done the same before and appreciate it a lot right…
Comings and goings at Eastern Front Theatre
Adam Reid has begun his new appointment as administrative director of Eastern Front Theatre and the company bids a sad farewell to artistic producer Scott Burke, who left the company in July. “It’s been an honour and a privilege to steward the company for the last six years,” says Burke. “It’s never an easy decision…
The Three Month Metro Transit Changeover is Next Week
I am looking forward to the three month metro bus drivers changover. Hoping that my favourite bus driver may return to the area where I live. If not I will continue to wait for as long as it takes. —Never Give Up
Just No, Dude
I cannot understand for the life of me why people just spit on the sidewalk. I was walking to work and a few steps ahead was a man who would collect his phlegm and spit it onto the side walk. He probably did this 3 or 4 times before I decided to cross the street.…
Man in Black
We chatted for a bit at a certain Barrington Irish Pub on Saturday, you were wearing black shorts and a black button up. I just wanted to say that it was very refreshing to meet a guy as charming and polite as you at a bar. I would have loved to chat longer but I…
Just Wanted to Smell the Morning Coffee
For the past few years I have gotten up, brushed my teeth, put my uniform on, drove to work, and stopped to get coffee at a a place we shall call “Rim Rortons”. Simply put, how hard is it to screw up an Xl Black Coffee. Once I was given the coffee and realized there…
One is the Loneliest Number
To the wonderful person in my apartment who found my earring in the garage and placed it on the ledge by the elevator to be found – thank you! I had thought I lost this earring for good! It holds great sentimental value, and I was so sad to have lost it. Thank you for…
Our Lovely Insurance Industry
Insurance companies are thieves. Some of the premiums they charge are disgusting, and you better hope you never have to make a claim. They’re all a bunch of slimy snakes. I should know: I worked for one… for about two weeks then quit when I realized how they’re all just a bunch of assholes who…
Forward This!
Why don’t people forward their mail when they move? I’ve been living in this apartment now for a YEAR and I am still receiving prior tenants’ mail. Whenever I have moved, I always forward my shit, why can’t others do the same? How long do I have to write “return to sender” on other people’s…
Beauty at the Beach
Conrad beach, Sunday, you were wearing a pink top and black bikini bottoms. You were the only girl in your circle, but I was pretty sure none of the guys you were with were your boyfriend. You were way out of their league. I was wearing a Montreal Canadians hat and dark shades, you smiled…
Dumb, Dumb, Dumb
This is for the idiots who threw a water balloon at the Middle Eastern guys on Inglis St. Monday afternoon. Halifax has enough violent, racist assholes without you adding to the mix. In case your Mom or Dad are reading this, the car was a Dark Blue Mazda Protege. Maybe when you are grounded from…
Reality Check
To all the ‘bitchers’ out there that claim to have their day ruined by simple insignificant things, such as: your coffee being made wrong or someone giving you the finger in traffic… Here is a reality check for you! Today my friend had to remove her 20 year old daughter from life support after a…
Try Parenting Your Screaming Kid
Your 8 year old screams all the time. Somehow you have managed to allow him to get to 8 without teaching him how to have a conversation without screaming and babbling. If you don’t care that he acts like he is retarded, fine. But all your neighbours have to put up with his screeching too…
Asian Salad?
I can’t believe the number of restaurants that feature “asian salad” or “oriental salad” on their menus. I would expect more from the hip and vegetarian restaurants where such items are featured. How we use language is important, especially if our city wants to shake its backwater image. —Flabbergasted
I Hope the Admiral Hisself Doesn’t Come for Brunch
Supposing the Admiral your hotel is named after came here through a time machine to eat in his namesake hotel pub. I hope he didn’t have a previous injury, lost a leg in battle, or needed a cool British Navy wheelchair. I came to your hotel pub for brunch Sunday, to eat with some friends.…
Emma
I was lucky enough to enjoy an island getaway this past weekend with my family (except for baby brother, Joey. He had other stuff going on, unfortunately!). My sister Emma couldn’t look unfashionable if she tried. Ever since we was wee ones, I have always been jealous of the unlimited cool her closet houses. I…
Feds give $51.4 million for Halifax convention centre
The federal government has committed $51.4 million for a new convention centre in Halifax. Defence minister Peter MacKay made the announcement this morning at an $80/plate Chamber of Commerce breakfast attended by about 200 of the business and political elite of Nova Scotia. Notably absent from the event were NDP MPs and MLAs from the…
The Lazy Pisser
To the person who pissed on the parking garage at Alderny Landing on Saturday evening, you disgust me. I was heading over to Halifax to take a leisurely stroll along the waterfront with my fiance, and on my way to the ferry terminal, I passed the parking garage with the sloped entry/exit and noticed “water”…
Pain in the Ass, Not ‘Salt of the Earth’
To the guy who insists on storing and fixing his landscaping equipment in a garage under my apt. building. Evidently he has been making more than his share of noise and polluting the building with toxic fumes for a long time but has no intention of stopping. His employer says that he is the ‘salt…
Shitty Morning
To the person who took a dump in the entryway to my store very early on Sunday morning… fuck you! I’m not sure if you were a homeless person, or just drunk, but I would really like to know why you felt the need to, not only shit in our entryway, but smear it all…
I knew Barrington was in the shitter, but seriously?
Dear drunk revelers from Saturday night: It was 1:35 in the morning. You just got kicked out of the bar. You’re wasted and really need to take a shit. I can understand mistaking many things as a feces receptacle. Our store’s doorway? Not really the first place I would go. So on behalf of the…
Really Halifax!!?
To the 3 pieces of shit that decided to mug my best friend on his way home from my bachelor party on Quinpool Rd and stole his phone, wallet and ipod… please go fuck yourselves. That camera that you stole took all the pictures for the night. Just so overwhelmed with the amount of pure…
All Mixed Up
Really? Halifax isn’t “ready” for your food? You pretentious fuck. If you knew the first thing about food you’d know that you’re cooking for others first, and not your own high-and-mighty, breast-icled ass. “At the end of the day it’s just food”, motherfucker, so quit dumping your lack of success on a whole city and…
A/C
Wow, totally tired of getting on a bus that feels like a freaking deep freeze… Bus drivers – could you lay off the air conditioning a bit? You know, maybe turn it down to halfway between cool and deep freeze?? —Cherrybearry
What kind of tuning peggery is this???
I have an old 5 street banjo I haven’t played in nearly 30 years. While trying to put on new strings, Mr. 5th String peg broke in two. Fair enough, old pegs – I’m quite anxious to play again so I call a local music shop. To order a set of 5 pegs would be…
Take a Shower
Ok roommate, I’ve had quite enough of your stink! We have unlimited FREE water in our apartment so please shower more than once every 2 weeks! Really it’s gross! Deodorant is also not for special occasions you are supposed to wear it daily!! Also stop laying dirty dishes and clothing around, it stinks and makes…
Stop Yelling
To the lady up the road with an army of children: Please STOP yelling at your children! I can hear you screaming at them from my apartment! We have an 8 story apartment building and 3 other duplexes between us, you don’t need to be that loud. Seriously a small part of me feels sorry…
10pm #7 Robie
You usually get on my bus every few weeks on Sunday night. I want to let you know that I think you are beautiful and really wish I could say more to you than hello when you get on my bus. —Driver
Downtown
Just wanted to thank the guy who walked me to a certain bar on Friday August 12th. I really appreciate your kindness. —Sorry if I was a Jerk
Just as Shy
It’s been so long since I first met you, but between then and now, I haven’t stopped thinking about you. I’m now here and all I can think of is you. I don’t know if you could tell but I was really nervous when we met up again and felt like a fool. You certainly…
Corporate Cubicle
Sept 2nd can’t come soon enough so that your internship ends with our company, and I hope you don’t expect an offer of employment in the future. You seemed normal when you were interviewed, and the first month was good… but then you attended a company after-hours function dressed as the trampy slut we’ve all…
Fenwick St. Post Office Manager
A few weeks ago, I stupidly left my Driver’s Licence at your kiosk. Before I even realized it was missing, you took the time to X-Press post it back to me. Thank you for saving me an expensive and unpleasant trip to the BLIP to that place ironically called Access Nova Scotia. —A Happy South…
Move That Ass
Escalators… they move, they’re fun… don’t just stand there!! I’m tired of getting stuck behind people on escalators who think that just because the stairs are moving, that they shouldn’t also have the climb up or down these steps. Escalators are there to quicken your step, not for you to take a break. If you…
Hey “Dandelionyellow”
Do you know how hard I worked to track you down (not in a stalker kinda way). Short version, I took “dandelionyellow”… plunked it into POF… wrote you a letter… found out I’m just outside of your acceptable age (by mere days)… went back, edited my profile and lied about my age… AND SEX… found…
Jill
I looked AWFUL when I chased Jill down Spring Garden Road this morning. Fresh from a hungover breakfast, last night’s makeup and without my SLR camera or any business cards, Jill trusted a stranger and let me take her photograph after I SWORE (repeatedly) that I had a legit streetstyle blog. Jill was out with…
Inkwell launches letterpress printing services with open house
Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress Studio (1658 Market Street, 405-8309), a hub of local craft and artisan’s work—as well as unique internationally sourced gifts and stationery—is having an open house to introduce its letterpress services, August 18 from 6-9pm. There’ll be prizes, prizes, prizes and you can enjoy refreshments while printing your own bookmark…
Pavis Gallery to open
Shoptalk has learned that Pavia Gallery (995 Herring Cove Road) is on the verge of opening. We did a story on the business in April, about their intent to open a local/international art gallery and cafe offering baked goods and coffee some point this summer. Looks like they’ll be getting in just under the wire.…
Halifax Regional Police Department refuses to turn over documents to province
UPDATE: A spokesperson from the HRPD says that, contrary to our source, Chris McNeil is now on duty. This article appeared under a different headline when originally published. The first paragraph below has been contradicted by official spokesperson, but none of the rest of the article A source tells The Coast that deputy police chief…
Please Fuck Off!
To the lady that I work with, please stop following me around the workplace (or otherwise)! You’re a nice lady, I understand that since your husband is away you are lonely, but you’re totally bumming me out!! I get that you’re having a hard time with money and health issues, and I will sympathize with…
Five years of Soled Out
Congratulations to Pat Harland and Alex Strum, owners of Soled Out Sneakers (1512 Dresden Row, 422-7310) on their fifth anniversary, happening August 15. The business prides itself on offering the newest and sharpest sneaker selection in Halifax, and this week is no different. Stop into the store and check out new inventory that just arrived…
Bistro Le Coq opens
We originally heard it was going to be called Le Coquerel, but in fact it has opened with the more satisfying and potentially humorous handle Bistro Le Coq. It’s a French bistro from the good people at RCR Hospitality, owners of CUT Steakhouse, Onyx, Waterfront Warehouse, Victory Arms Pub and Q Smokehouse. Le Coq is…
Pulp Fiction Love
“Mia: I do believe Marsellus Wallace, my husband, your boss, told you to take ME out and do WHATEVER I WANTED. Now I wanna dance, I wanna win. I want that trophy, so dance good.” Pulp Fiction at Alfresco Film Festival was the best first date a girl could ask for. Happy 2 years! Thank…
Busker Festival?
Though I’ll admit, some performers are incredible. The rest of you are talentless clowns! The festival dirties and stinks up our waterfront with crowds, food, garbage, filth, and traffic. What for? So we can see talentless fools do foolish things then beg us for money. I’d much rather hear Caesar, ukulele guy, the violin player…
Running Red Lights
Ok I totally understand running the odd yellow (faded green) stoplight, everyone is guilty of that once and a while. BUT SERIOUSLY, lately I have noticed many more motorists running (speeding up) through yellow or red lights. It’s pretty obvious these vehicles could have stopped but instead 4 or 5 vehicles are racing though yellow-red…
Market Man
I see you at the market every Saturday in your dark-green jacket and oodles of vegetables. You’re tall, dark, and oh-so-gorgeous! I love watching you thoughtfully turn over vegetables or root for potatoes. You’ve got a beautiful smile that brightens up my weekends. —Market Admirer
GLBT Specialist?
So you “specialize” in GLBT “business”. I come see YOU as you advertised yourself and your services in the Pride Parade. I come to you, CASH in hand and willing to spend it. Here’s what I want – I’m prepared and very specific. You’ll get back to me this afternoon. I wait. I wait. And…
don’t butcher the bitches.
i don’t know, whatever. i just thought this was a place to post your grievances. not submit them for editing and changes and quashment. i know what i mean. and i’m only really interested in reaching others who know what i mean. and the people who i’m interested in reaching probably look beyond my “poor”…
The World is a Pressure Cooker About to Explode
Anyone get the feeling that a shit storm’s coming? It’s crisis, after crisis, after crisis. Why can’t humanity get its act together? Yes, this is a bitch against the whole fucked-up world. It’s kind of hard to rage against a machine that is so chaotic, but what the fuck, eh? How does one make sense…
The City Streets Go Degrassi
The hard-working roughnecks in The City Streets are starting to reap the rewards of endless touring and songwriting. Their fourth album Peacemaker was recorded with famed Montreal producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Godspeed You Black Emperor!) and they play a release party tonight at Jacob’s with the Scoop Outs, Hind Legs, Noise Hounds and the…
Spring Garden
Oh SGR, how I hate you so your inadequate sidewalk space your lack of affordable dining options random amphibious vehicles half-full of slightly moronic tourists waving at me an over-amplified tour guide forcing me to overhear once again about ‘Churchill’ eyeball fucking me from the window of a Starbucks doesn’t make you urban I’ll take…
Natasha
Awesome. The yellow dress looked SO GOOD against Natasha’s skin I knew I was going to stop her when I was still a block away! Natasha works at Alter Egos Cafe and Hostel on Gottingen Street and likes to dress for the season. I think this is the ultimate summer outfit—what’s easier than a sundress,…
Mike Holmes hits 200
Mike Holmes celebrates the 200th True Story in our comic section this week, says Holmes of the occasion,”Looking back on the 200 comic strips (and the subsequent book that collected the best of them), it feels like it took me almost 200 tries to come close to getting it right—and even now, it’s constantly evolving,”…
I Feel Great About My Hands launch
Launching at this Tuesday’s Halifax Club literary luncheon, I Feel Great About My Hands is a collection of stories on the touchy subject of aging. Edited by Shari Graydon, award-winning women’s advocate and past president of women’s group MediaWatch, with contributions from 41 Canadian women—including locals Sheree Fitch, Carol Bruneau and Dawn Rae Downton—the book…
I Thought Nova Scotia Didn’t Have Squirrels!
Dear Cover Hog, I recently started work, which means that I have to get up at the crack of dawn everyday, unfortunately for me, getting up is 100 times harder when I look over at your smile and freckly face poking out of the covers. I still manage to do it, but I wanted to…
Summer?
Summer? I keep waiting for it to be summer although solstice has long passed I hope for sun out my morning window so my bare toes can enjoy the grass so my skin gets kissed by the warmth of things while the souls of lions inhabit my lounging cats. Well, if summer is snubbing this…
Unbearable
This time you leave town, you call up the newspapers to tell everyone, thinking that anyone in this city cares. As far as I’m concerned, you’re leaving because your ego is so big, there is no room for it in this city. Your reputation is so tarnished from the crazy stories, reading that article just…
Go Team Sunflower
After a short, but terribly sad vigil, my little cat Sunflower lost her battle with liver failure this morning. She was my best friend and the pain is almost unbearable. And it probably would be unbearable if it hadn’t been for everyone who did everything they could to make our last days together so special.…
Burglars are Jerks
To the asshole who stole an old black Epiphone Les Paul from an apartment off Spring Garden on Tuesday night (and bled all over our stairwell): Her name is Grace and she needs love. Her ninth fret is worn to shit, especially around her G string and she likes to give you a lot of…
Titus Maximus Gerbilus
In memory of the little rodent with a big personality, it’s been a good year and a half, you may have eaten me out of sunflower seeds but you kept me on the straight and narrow. I’ll miss you. —RIP
Learn to Love the Water
This goes out to all those fat-cats who bought waterfront property over the last ten years and plastered ‘private property’ and ‘no trespassing signs’ all over the place. Enjoy the rising water levels that will wipe out your ‘private property’, enjoy trying to sell your ‘private property’ (the market is flooded with waterfront property owners…
Bring Out the Water Cannons in the UK
Fuck trying to keep that lot of human vermin under control… spray the stupid shitboxes against every flat surface available and pump up the pressure. Next thing you know, these mindless thugs will be pulling out a guillotine and looking for royals. —Stop the Insanity
Bromance
Just a quick shout-out to the close-cut gentleman working at a certain Argyle St “general store”. You are, bar none, the best person I’ve ever dealt with when it comes to buying clothes. Heck, before you, I don’t think I’ve ever really taken note of a salesperson for any product—ever. You’re ridiculously friendly, and it…
Big Box Woes
A certain furniture store, you just lost my business for life. You signed me up for a credit card for financing, fine, sure, I payed it off. Now I get a bill in the mail for $32 for still owning the credit card, after I called to cancel it! Guess what, everyone, do not shop…
Hungry Much?
To the couple who came into our downtown eco-responsible restaurant and me having the misfortune of having to serve you, starting by telling me you’re “famished” was very inconsiderate and selfish. There is a famine in Africa and our staff have been donating our tips to groups/organizations that provide aid to the innocent children who…
Small surprises
The South End Diner on Barrington Street is a neighbourhood landmark. Recently under new management, it’s a teeny-tiny space with just six tables and counter seating. The fire-engine-red walls are decorated with musical memorabilia. It’s a comfortable spot. When I arrive on Saturday morning, there are a few single diners and the space is full.…
Free Will Astrology
Happy Birthday! LEO (July 23-August 22) For 34 years, a diligent Californian named Scott Weaver worked on creating a scale model of San Francisco using toothpicks. Meanwhile, Eric Miklos, of New Brunswick, was assembling a 40-foot-long chain of bottle caps. And in 2006, a team of artists constructed a 67-foot-tall gingerbread house, the world’s largest,…
Clucked up
Irene, queen of the north end, is blissfully unaware of the ruckus she is causing for her owner Fred Connors. As the Araucana hen rolls in the dirt outside her cedar chicken coop, platinum-haired Connors looks on, speckled eggs in hand. “Just like people who raise pets enjoy tending to their pets, I enjoy tending…
Klutzy the Klown documentary
When an inebriated bar patron first told him about a Cape Breton clown who’d won the lottery, the story brought a clear image into Michael Fraiman’s mind. “I pictured that he lived in this mansion and wore a tuxedo with clown makeup,” Fraiman says, recalling the day Dale Rancourt—AKA Klutzy the Klown—first entered his imagination.…
Matt Mays, The Stanfields and Andrew Hunter and the Gatherers help raise money for a local boy in need.
Zac Connolly could confront cancer on his own but thanks to some of his Halifax rocker pals he won’t have to. Matt Mays, the Stanfields and Andrew Hunter are amped to help alleviate some of the financial stress as they lend a musical hand to the Connolly family tomorrow night at Monte’s. “We hope that…
30 Minutes or Less kind of meh
Pizza delivery boy Jesse Eisenberg gets conned into a convoluted get-rich-quick scheme; the brainchild of Danny McBride and Nick Swardson to finance their tanning salon/prostitute ring. Trapped in a bomb-vest with a 10-hour expiration choice, Eisenberg’s character has to rob a hundred grand from a bank to pay off a hit man or explode. As…
Crafts for Kids shares the wealth
Raising money for charities through rock ‘n’ roll is as ingrained in rock history as Jimmy Page’s dragon pants. But when it came to Halifax, Lindsay Allain thought there was room for improvement. “The only fundraisers that I had been to that were really rock-oriented were like, ‘My cat needs surgery’ or something like that,”…
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie calculated karaoke
Don’t be fooled, Kevin Tancharoen’s Glee: The 3D Concert Movie isn’t so much a movie or a documentary as it is an endorsement for the hit TV series. Testimonials of doting fans getting teary-eyed over how the show transformed their lives are intercut with live concert footage of the TV stars covering pop songs. The…
One Night Stand gets busy
Back in May, Kat Shubaly decided she wanted to give free art to the public, and she wanted it to be quick and dirty. As it turned out, the city wanted her to, too. HRM’s Open Projects got behind Shubaly’s One Night Stand idea: a series of pop up galleries that will appear one night…
Disappointing The Help
In early-’60s Mississippi, aspiring journalist Skeeter (Emma Stone) decides to write a book based on the experiences of the black maids in her hometown of Jackson, women who keep house and raise white children for minimum wage but aren’t allowed to use their employers’ bathrooms. Great idea! Someone should really make a movie about that.…
Marathon man
One hundred songs in as many days, singer/songwriter Michael Redden’s charity-driven Marathon of Note is an endurance run of the musical kind. The 24-year-old from Hubbards, along with his manager Tracy Beck, wanted to get his music to the people while doing some good for his community at the same time. Only days away from…
Final Destination 5 is what you think it is
Another spectacular disaster, another batch of blandly beautiful survivors, another series of bloody accidents orchestrated by Death to reclaim its escaped prey. Only the specifics change in this film series, which kicks off its fifth edition with a bridge collapse that kills all but a handful of ill-fated office workers. Much like the Saw films,…
Ben
“YES!” I said in my head when I was across the crosswalk from Ben. Looking totally calm, cool and collected (Ben—not me), I hung back on my side of the street and waited for Ben to cross. Man, am I happy I did. A busser-learning-to-be-bartender at The Press Gang, Ben describes his summer style as…
Revenge of the nerds
Worf versus Chewbacca, MacGyver versus The A-Team and Optimus Prime versus Iron Man sound like conversation fodder for basement orc-slaying campaigns or topics best suited for messageboards and comic-book shops. But solving these arguments is the raison d’etre of the locally produced comedy debate show Geeks Versus Nerds. Like a geek version of Lewis Black’s…
Martha Irving is The (Post) Mistress
Love, lust and loneliness are just a few of the topics covered in the missives that pass through the hands of Marie-Louise, the fiery, feisty postmistress of fictional Lovely, Ontario, in 1968. Mary-Louise sings and dances her way through the stories of a dozen of the town’s inhabitants, revealing much about her life along the…
The fracking truth
Hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—is the latest example of making things worse in the name of saving the humans, and it looks to have a date with Nova Scotia. Just before Christmas, the department of energy announced it was taking bids on oil and gas exploration on the north shore. The province currently holds six inshore natural…
Great minds think alike for Sub Rosa
While completing their masters of fine art at NSCAD in 2010 Amélie Proulx and Barbara Sutherland realized that although their techniques were very different, their research interests were well-matched. The two put their heads together and with themes of books, language and translation in mind they proposed what is now Sub Rosa. “At the time…
Afraid to reveal sexuality…
Q I’m a 23-year-old male who has never been in a relationship. I dread rejection. Compounding this problem: I might be bisexual. I’m afraid to reveal this to anyone. Some girls might be OK with it at first, but they are likely to leave me later for fear I could actually be gay—and those are…
Dreamboat
I just want to thank you, the dreamboat of a man I saw on my drive to work this morning. You were walking on South street, going past the IWK at around 7:15. With your sexy red plaid shirt and dreamy haircut with the shaved sides. You looked tall and you were wearing workboots (although…
Another Way You Amaze Me
Thank you for taking me to the hospital last night and for staying home from work to take care of me today. I really don’t know how I got so lucky. —Cat Head
Babe
My body aches all over just at the thought of us together. We are so awesome. I can’t wait until we are together again. I miss you immensely, but I think you already know that. —Pink Lace
Sweet Sweet Meat (and Sauce)
This is a bit of a love letter I guess… see I live in Vancouver right now – great city, they certainly have sushi, pot, and salmon covered, but the donair scene… well it is lacking. Garlic sauce is nice, but I personally need something that makes me think, “hey is this my last meal?”…
Quite Happy
Even though you have been in a relationship for ten years and you are quite happy an admirer can still like you and hold a soft spot in their heart for you. Take care. —xo xo
Common Sense and Rules of the Road
For the love of GOD will the operators of motor vehicles please use their fucking SIGNAL LIGHTS when making turns! Mirrors & a simple shoulder check wouldn’t fucking hurt you either! As a motor vehicle operator & a biker, I’m getting fucking SICK & TIRED of having to veer out of the way of ignorant,…
Lazy Lame Excuses
To the lazy ignoramus that won’t paint his patio deck. Fuck you and your lame “well, I’m just going to have to paint it again next year” excuses. Listen here, twit. Painting your deck is the cheapest and easiest way to preserve, protect, and beautify your deck. That ugly birdshit color you have from leaving…
Going to Heaven – Forgot to Leave Earth
You know who you are, the oldest person on earth still driving a car. Drive yourself to the funeral home already, there is a casket waiting with your name on it. We all know how hard it is to give up a few privileges as we get older. We feel for you really we do…
Shaggy Do
To the guy I see almost every morning on the 52, you get off on Wyse Rd. You had shaggy hair, oh so cute. You got it cut!! It looks really nice and I think you’re even more handsome! —Emilings
Genuinely Surprised and Happy
Thank you so much to whomever found my misplaced UPS package and went to the trouble of personally putting it at my doorstep. You have saved me hours of annoying phone calls and frustration by your one simple and kind anonymous act. —Wishing I Could’ve Said Thanks in Person
Restaurant Etiquette
As a server I am sick of dealing with stupid people who don’t know how to behave in a restaurant. For you here are a few simple steps to not be quite so hated. 1. When there is a ‘please wait to be seated’ sign, please do just that. Also, when you do not wait…
Health Quacks
Making your cookie with honey doesn’t make it “sugar-free and healthy”. Honey is sugar. Agave nectar is sugar. Maple Syrup is sugar. MAYBE you’ll get some benefits from honey if you are eating unprocessed local honey, but most of you aren’t. The honey that you buy in the grocery store is just as processed as…
Yield to On-Coming Traffic
That means you fucktard. It doesn’t matter that you want to get onto the highway-you have a yield. Cars already on the highway going the speed limit of 100km are not and should not slow down to let you in AND they are not obligated to change lanes so that you can. If you can’t…
Love, Me loves you if you’re crafty
Love, Me Boutique (1539 Birmingham Street, 444-3668) is relaunching its DIY/Crafty 101 workshop series and events this Saturday, August 13, with The B Swap – A Bundles, Bags & Buttons Swap for Sewing Enthusiasts (& Newbies)! From 2-4 pm, Love, Me will be swap central. This is a great opportunity to revamp your crafty stocks…
Pro Skates hosts Burton Party August 13
Just so you know, it’s never too early to be thinking about the winter snowboarding season. Pro Skates (6451 Quinpool Road, 429-6788) is ready for the snow. The business is partnering with Burton Snowboards and hosting a party Saturday August 13 to launch the new Burton product line. The party happens 10am–6pm with tons of…
