Appreciation
Published December 21, 2008. Appreciation I’ll stop looking when you all start wearing turtlenecks all the time. men
Do you have a delete key?
Published December 19, 2008. Do you have a delete key? I don’t mind that my friends send me emails. I don’t mind that they forward things I might find interesting, or funny, or whatever. Although I *do* mind that they can’t be bothered to check out the validity of their “deadly virus” warnings, or “if…
People in Halifax are Nice
Published December 16, 2008. People in Halifax are Nice So stop bitching! People here actually smile at and hold doors for you (normal people, and not in the creepy sorta way), cars stop not only to let you cross in a crosswalk, but to jaywalk, and saying ‘thank you’ and ‘you’re welcome’ are not entirely…
Keep Raising Drink Prices!
Published December 20, 2008. Keep Raising Drink Prices! Sweet! You raised the price at bars. Good, less drinking. Now lets not be scared and finish the job. Raise the prices at the liquor stores! I want to see $40 pints of spirits. $60 cases of beer. Why wouldn’t you? That will lower the amount of…
Sick Fuck
Published December 19, 2008. Sick Fuck I dont know if anyone read this in the paper or not…about the 11 year girl that that some guy tried to lure her into his car when she was walking back to school after lunch in North end dartmouth. But it was my duaghter that it happened to…
Officer alleges police racism
Published December 22, 2008. Officer alleges police racism Re: Front page story on the herald I can’t comment on the specifics, because I wasn’t there, and I doubt you were either. However, this woman claims that there is “systemic racism” in the HPD. If this was the case, she would never have been accepted in…
NSCC report card ready
To the editor, I am pleased to let you know Nova Scotia Community College’s Report to the Community for 2008 is now available. As an important step toward our sustainability efforts, we’ve reduced our print run by 90 percent by developing an online version. Please explore it at nscc.ca/report08. By Dr. Joan McArthur-Blair Related Stories
Parking Ban Woes
To the editor, I’m writing about the return of the nighttime ban on winter parking in HRM, imposed by traffic authority Ken Reashor. Being the only city in North America to have a steady and total winter parking ban in place and an enforcer looking to ticket and tow your car on a snow-free day…
stop bitching
Published December 14, 2008. stop bitching i hate all you bitching bitches, fuck off with your bitching and just live. bitchacrit
I didn’t know Muslim’s celebrated Christmas
Published December 21, 2008. I didn’t know Muslim’s celebrated Christmas Thanks for making me work on the 24th and 25th because you HAD to have that day off. Why? You’re Muslim! You don’t even celebrate xmas. Meanwhile I have to miss out on Christmas celebrations and I’m an effing Christian! Hope you have fun celebrating…
The Company House
Halifax is a music city. Some say it’s the Atlantic Ocean, others believe it’s the endless winters, the source or reason doesn’t matter to Mary Ann Daye. She just hopes to foster it with The Company House (2202 Gottigen). “My official deadline is to be open for the In the Dead of Winter Festival (January…
Not to look a gift elephant in the castle…
Published December 09, 2008. Not to look a gift elephant in the castle… To the person who turned in my wallet Sunday evening at the restaurant – Thank you for being that honnest. I’m grateful you didn’t steal my identity or credit card, truely. Merry Christmas, I hope you put to good use the full…
Hey you, Jerkface, yeah YOU!
Published December 08, 2008. Hey you, Jerkface, yeah YOU! I don’t have a car, and when I don’t have far to go, I’ll walk. When it’s raining and I have to go to work, I do not appreciate cars splashing me. Don’t tell me it’s unavoidable! How it is that the five cars before you…
to good to be true…….
Published December 12, 2008. to good to be true……. WOW i saw a pic of MR. Mike smith on the web holy fuck he’s a handsome man. i want to go down on him big time. that’s my thought for the day. HORNY YOUNGE GIRL…
Boxing Day bonanza
What do you do on Boxing Day? Sit on your kiester, arrange your Pogs in order of importance, watch To Russia With Love, snack on a Terry’s Chocolate Orange. All of that can take a backseat to this fine event. All cover bands, all night at Gus’ Pub on December 26 (10pm, $5). North of…
toeless
Published December 22, 2008. toeless damn you brio! since you left downtown, there’s nowhere good to get adult ballet slippers, let alone pointe shoes!!!!! wannadancewawa
Coast online
Published December 19, 2008. Coast online Why can’t I see the bitch’s online. cranky pants on fire.
Sea King Madness
Published December 19, 2008. Sea King Madness Were I a Taliban soldier crouching by the side of the road nothing would terrify me more than the approach of a Canadian Sea King helicopter, for, by now, the news that these 46 old wrecks are at risk of dropping out of the sky at any moment…
You get what you give
Published December 19, 2008. You get what you give There are so many debates on this board about the friendliness of Halifax, especially when compared to other cities, Toronto being the most popular comparison. People from other parts of Canada/the World hear about how friendly NS is and come here, and then half of them…
Jerk who stole my USB
Published December 20, 2008. Jerk who stole my USB To the Jerk who took my USB from the library at SMU, I hope you are enjoying my thesis. Angry Student
Ice
Published December 08, 2008. Ice Dear HRM, If you are going to do a shitty job plowing the sidewalks and use absolutely NO salt, then don’t bother. I would rather treck through snow than risk breaking my neck on the fresh sheet of ice that is created. Walking On Thin Ice
Guns for kids
Tax credits for children’s recreational expenses are mostly a political sop to middle class families, but so far as the tax credits actually increase physical activity among youngsters, it’s hard to criticize them.As the provincial Department of Health Promotion and Protectionexplains,The tax credit, or healthy living incentive, provides an allowable tax credit of up to…
Dear Asshole Neighbours:
Published December 21, 2008. Dear Asshole Neighbours: This bitch is for you fuckwad boneheads upstairs who began to fight at 2AM: I hope the fuck you get your sorry arses kicked out! I will call the cops EVERY TIME you wake us up! You have no respect for others and probably not much for yourselves!…
Merry Christmas!
Published December 20, 2008. Merry Christmas! I wanted to give a Merry Christmas to all my fav bitches here, have a bitchy new year too! Ginger is back, Meow
DQ Gossip Bitches
Published December 20, 2008. DQ Gossip Bitches three of ya sitting across from me and hubby, gossping about people in your life, what makes you think that they aren’t giving cut throat gossip about you?? Secondly what makes you think that after your little session one or more out of the three don’t gossip about…
wtf
Published December 20, 2008. wtf you obviously don’t realize that acting like a stuckup little bitch and giving me the cold shoulder does NOT want to make me buy you christmas presents- and that while I may love you on christmas day, I can’t shop for you on said day and as such have NO…
Desperate Measures? Ok
Published December 17, 2008. Desperate Measures? Ok Reading the CH this morning avoiding work the front page caught my eye. A poor lobster fisherman has had to cut out the middleman because he wasn’t making enough money to pay his bills. What I also noticed was the fairly new 4 door, four wheel pick up…
Cheaters and Lies
Published December 20, 2008. Cheaters and Lies There must be something seriously wrong, on the inside, when someone compulsively lies. I’ve come to conclude that this is a cyclical relationship that was founded on impulse, sustained by intense passion, but ultimately decided by poor decisions. I feel sorry for you and those that choose to…
You deserve it
Published December 20, 2008. You deserve it Dear Haligonian Club, I had high hopes. Your FOH and BOH staff are all awesome. I was usually off by 10:30 p.m. The money was rumored to be wicked! And the club itself is beautiful. So what went wrong? That is to say, why am I refusing to…
unfriendly brewery
Published December 20, 2008. unfriendly brewery To the owners of a certain establishment the produces beer. get new bar staff. new bar staff that is accomidating and friendly Instead of angry and Insulting. new watering hole.
Harper: Canada’s saviour
I just read “In confidence” (Dec. 11, Letterhead), regarding Stephen Harper, and I must say, people need to fuck off and realize that we live in a world of danger and that Stephen Harper is the only man chosen to respond for and defend Canada. Our military has suffered for years because of the Liberal…
Letters to the Editor
“Into the Wild” (Dec 18th) highlights the difficulty in acquiring and preserving adequate wilderness green space (as opposed to manicured parks) within or close to urban/suburban areas. As a Dartmouthian I read this article with interest, keeping in mind the many squandered opportunities on my side of the harbour over the past few decades. One…
A heartfelt bitch
Published December 19, 2008. A heartfelt bitch To the kind lady who paid for my toll at the MacDonald bridge this evening at around 9:30 pm – thank you!! I was in a bad mood going home tonight and had intended to post a bitch about some of the stupid drivers out there on the…
T’is the season
Published December 19, 2008. T’is the season I just recently lost a parent and have not felt very festive. I decided yesterday that I was going to join the world of the living and go mingle with other people that are preparing for the holidays. I really don’t know what I was expecting, but what…
Housekeeping
Published December 15, 2008. Housekeeping Come on, Coast. Fix that “Bitching Hour” shit, wouldja? It can’t possibly be that much of a technological challenge, and it’s really really annoying. Just fix it already. regular
Winter Parking ban.
Published December 16, 2008. Winter Parking ban. I hope Peter Kelly, Ken Reashor and the rest of the stooges feel ashamed of themselves over this. This winter parking ban is an absolute abomination of a bill to pass. Not only does it stink of a money grab by greedy government officials, it hits the people…
Tom Petty in the snow
Take a little break from feeling bananas this Christmas and chill out by watching a 4-hour documentary on Tom Petty. Hear me out… first of all, it’s for Feed Nova Scotia, and second of all, it’s conveniently broken up into two screenings (Monday, December 22, 10pm, $5 and Tuesday, December 23, 10pm, $5 all proceeds…
Route 80
Published December 18, 2008. Route 80 I do not spend $60 a month so that I can satnd out in the cold for over an hour waiting for my bus! Yesterday (16 Dec) I was waiting at my bus stop with NO shelter for that long! I saw 2 buses going in the opposite direction…
wasting more of your tax dollars
Published December 19, 2008. wasting more of your tax dollars Once again holiday season is upon us and as usual my bullying boss decides not to let any casuals fill in for us full timers on Christmas day. When we questioned my boss why casuals were not working we were told we will never be…
PARKING BAN
Published December 17, 2008. PARKING BAN to all those apposed to the winter parking ban.. don’t write a bitch later in the winter complaining about how the roads aren’t cleared etc.. because if you want to park where ever the fuck you want to in the winter how are plows suposed to clear the roads…
Mobsters
Published December 17, 2008. Mobsters To all you a–holes swaggering around shooting up our city in recent weeks: please cut the shit. You’re not hard. You’re a bunch of sorry little bitches who wouldn’t last 20 minutes on the streets of Camden, New Jersey, or Atlanta, Georgia–and forget a major city like New York or…
Ever heard of customer service
Published December 12, 2008. Ever heard of customer service Dear Jewelers of downtown Halifax, Thanks so much for your snobbery and complete lack of customer service. My fiance, who is possibly the most polite, well-mannered man EVER, was excited to use your services to set an heirloom diamond (MY Grandmother’s!) in a setting we had…
Pedestrians, you are not immortal!
Published December 15, 2008. Pedestrians, you are not immortal! I hate hearing about pedestrian and road deaths, they are tragic but what’s worse is that they can often be avoided. I am sick of seeing pedestrians in this city think that those double white lines are like invisible walls that will stop a moving car…
NO BITCH IN PSST. NO PSST IN BTCH. PSST=PSST SECTION BITCH=BITCH SECTION.
Published December 16, 2008. NO BITCH IN PSST. NO PSST IN BTCH. PSST=PSST SECTION BITCH=BITCH SECTION. This bitch was by somebody else, and I added my response to it. It was posted in the PSST section. I just logged into the main page, and noticed a strange headline that was recently posted in the PSST.…
The dismal science
For some time I’ve been meaning to check predictions from economists against earlier predictions from the same economist. Take, for instance, Warren Jestin. Yesterday: TORONTO — The economic outlook darkened Wednesday as the chorus of voices warning that the recession will be long and deep grew louder. Scotiabank chief economist Warren Jestin predicted the global…
Cheap Bastards!
Published December 11, 2008. Cheap Bastards! OK so I know its 2 weeks b4 christmas, money is tight and so on…..If u come in to a nice resurant for breakfast or lunch and u get good service, food was great….leave a fucking tip, even $2 whatever!! do u not think we dont notice all u…
Books on Tape
Books on TapeSaturday, December 12, 1:27am, at The Seahorse.Books on TapeSaturday, December 12, 1:27am, at The Seahorse.Scott Blackburn
The sage of overnight parking
Published December 17, 2008. The sage of overnight parking I saw a certain counselor’s “interview” on CBC the other night. Stuff as many ‘Best of’ ballot boxes as you want, make-believe counselor – we should not paying you $50k/yr to find out that the best answer you can come up with is “screw ’em”. One…
Overflowing trash bin on Best Street in Dartmouth.
What’s Wrong?: Overflowing trash bin on Best Street in Dartmouth. Who’s Responsible?: Waste Management, 468-9111. Remarks: Remarks: A reader tells us the bin has been sitting unemptied and apparently abandoned for more than five months. The bin can’t hold another mattress or computer, leaving them to be disposed of on the ground. Or perhaps the…
Eid Mubareck!
Published December 11, 2008. Eid Mubareck! Seriously, there’s more going on this time of year than the usual orgy of tinsel and christian iconography. Not everyone worships Santa! And while some effort is made sometimes, a little, to recognize Hanukkah, it’s usually only in the form of ‘holiday specials’ with cartoons singing about being the…
No bailout for you!
Published December 17, 2008. No bailout for you! Why should we, as a people pay for people who fail in business? When should we reward someone who ran their company to the ground? I’m sorry, but I find myself, making a fraction of what an auto worker makes, not even counting the benefits, feeling nothing…
NSCAD union votes 97% in favour of strike
According to the CAUT newletter, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design technical and educational resource personnel could walk off the job later this month, after 97 per cent of the union’s membership voted in a strike referendum ballot Dec. 2. Issues include salaries, health and safety issues and lack of benefits for sessionals who…
Tipped Off
Published December 16, 2008. Tipped Off To the waitress at a certain restaurant, I hope you get why I only left you a 5% tip. First, after you dropped off our food, we had to ASK for more coffee. Hello! It’s brunch…people like a refill when they get their food. Then, you didn’t bring any…
BABYfacebook?
Published December 16, 2008. BABYfacebook? Seriously, I’m sick and tired of seeing everyone put pictures of their bald, pudgy, beady-eyed little diarrhea factories all over facebook! Great, you had a kid. Congratulations, you just did something that EVERY MAMMAL, NO MATTER HOW BRAINLESS, can do! I can speak for mostly everyone when I say that…
Kevin Fox
Kevin FoxSongs for Cello & Voice(indie)Haligonian pop-classical composer and fave side-guy Kevin Fox steps into the spotlight after years of composing and supporting an eclectic range of artists like Celine Dion, Sarah Harmer and Kathleen Edwards. As the title suggests, Fox strips his lovely compositions down to voice and cello, which he skillfully adapts to…
Blown Gasket Orchestra
Blown Gasket OrchestraRock City(independent)It’s hard not to get caught up in the blast this septet is having on each of the dozen tracks of Rock City. Singer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Hughes, who’s written these songs, has assembled an expert outfit of musicians who have helped him make successful forays into rock, funk, R&B, soul, breakbeats,…
Man on Wire
Man on WireDirected by: James Marsh(Mongrel Media)On August 7, 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit stepped onto the cable he and several friends had improbably, illegally secured between the tops of the recently completed Twin Towers. Now, he’s the only wire walker who ever will—and refreshingly, Man on Wire, a doc that celebrates Petit’s achievement…
Drop-In
Drop-InDave Lapp(Conundrum Press)The story of the well-intentioned teacher working in a cross-cultural environment appears often in North American pop culture. We’ve seen the idea mined for both its cheesily dramatic possibilities (Dangerous Minds) and its satiric potential (Hamlet 2). But Toronto artist Dave Lapp captures the experience at its most genuine. For 10 years, Lapp…
No deal for DHX
“We’ve all been dealing with a lot of heartache and hardship in the last 18 months, which everybody’s tried to downplay,” says Kris Gilbert. “People are losing their homes and losing their cars and losing all over the place in town, but that’s a bad news story and nobody wants to tell it.” Gilbert, manager…
Why Christmas?
I wonder as I wander: how does one qualify a love for Christmas? When you’re not religious, I mean. And when you hate the season’s plastic excesses to your angry little core. For people like that—like me—Christmas makes no sense. When Jesus ain’t the reason for your season and having to go to the mall…
Sure thing: Virtuoso Strings
On Sunday a can of corn could get you into a top-notch chamber music concert. Robert Uchida and friends will perform in St. Matthew’s Church.When he was three years old Uchida saw Itzhak Perlman play on Sesame Street and fell in love with the violin. Twenty-six years later Uchida is concertmaster for Symphony Nova Scotia;…
Plants and Animals’ home invasion
Home invasion In a way, when Montreal-based trio Plants and Animals play The Marquee this Saturday, they are hosting their very own Christmas special—Home for the Holidays with Plants and Animals. “Christmas is always a little bit of a shitstorm,” says guitarist Warren C. Spicer. “It’s a little like going inside a pinball machine, you…
Into the wild Blue Mountain
It’s hard to believe this place exists at all, really. But sure enough, I can locate it on a topographic map nailed to my office wall: a chunk of land about the size of the Halifax peninsula, which is on the same map. In this area, however, the topo map shows no roads, no black…
Savage Love
QOK, I need a kick in the face or something.My boyfriend of two years and I broke up a little more than a week ago. He cheated. But there’s a bit more to the story: He was a raging alcoholic, and I’ve broken up with him a few times. One of those times—when he was…
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Directed by: Sanaa HamriWarnerThe entire, note-perfect—yes, even Gossip Girl Blake Lively—cast of the very good 2005 original has returned for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, including Amber “Joan of Arcadia” Tamblyn and Alexis “Rory Gilmore” Bledel. America “Ugly Betty” Ferrara’s ascension activated the actors’ contractual obligation to…
Homegrown Skateboards’ wheel life
Wheel life It’s no grind: Homegrown Skateboards’ new promo film Knock on Wood celebrates the team and their skills. Alison Lang avoids the concrete. For the uninitiated, the average skateboarding video makes the whole thing look pretty easy. That is, until a hapless rider hits the lip of a curb the wrong way and hits…
Swallow Me Whole
Swallow Me WholeNate PowellTop ShelfComic book artist Nate Powell has made his name on quasi-surreal tales of punk lifestyles, which has garnered some criticism from reviewers who like his illustrations but find those stories tedious. With Swallow Me Whole, he moves into the mainstream with his first full-length story from a bigger publisher and a…
Harper’s cuts lower the curtain on arts funding
Arts professionals have been up in arms across the country over the last few months about funding emergencies due to government budget cuts and the economy stalling donations. But how is the economic crisis hitting here in Nova Scotia, where we’re already famous for our lack of arts funding? As one of a couple of…
Heads and tails: charcuterie
Joel Rousell has a leaping pig tattooed on his forearm. It’s a classy looking pig, discreetly overlaid with a grid of the various pork cuts. The tattoo was inspired by the pig on the cover of Fergus Henderson’s cookbook, Nose to Tail Eating. Henderson is the British chef who reminded the western world to eat…
Iggy pops up
Oh my god, here comes Iggy. The beetle-browed brainiac suddenly had the Liberal leadership crown plunked on his pointy head last week. Now it’s official. Michael Ignatieff is prime-minister-in-waiting. Yes, Ignatieff, champion of American Empire, cheerleader for Bush’s invasion of Iraq, booster of the war in Afghanistan and, although he denies it, intellectual justifier of…
Sarah Slean
Sarah SleanThe Baroness Redecorates(Warner)Paris unhinged Sarah Slean. She revisits the darker notes found in the city of lights. The album begins with a quirky theatrical outburst, “Parasol,” which directly contrasts the classical elements of this b-sides collection. “Lonely Side of the Moon” is part dream, part nightmare and could perfectly score a Tim Burton flick.…
Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle ChvostekResilienceBorealisChvostek has stepped out of the Wailin’ Jennys and put out a solo roots pop album showcasing her breadth as a singer/songwriter. “Resilience” starts the album slowly before veering to pure pop. “Seven Years” is reminiscent of older Neko Case melodies, “Wait for it” is a mandolin-tinged, country love-song romp and “Racing With the…
Ludacris
LudacrisTheater of the Mind(Def Jam)If you are in the minority of Ludacris fans, you’ve seen Crash and his SNL guest spot, grooved to Release Therapy and have an expectation that Theater of the Mind is the product of an emcee with substance. With only a few exceptions, however, Ludacris’ smooth, sing-song flow and razor wit…
Miss Murgatroid and Petra Haden
Miss Murgatroid and Petra HadenHearts & Daggers(FU:M) Miss Murgatroid, AKA Alicia J. Rose, and Petra Haden reunite after a long hiatus. There’s no comparison for this album—except to their previous work—as there aren’t many violin and accordion duos out there. Lyrically there’s a lot of chanting, but what makes Hearts & Daggers a good listen…