Burning Ears for Wednesday
It’s a Burning Ears inferno today, with anarchists freaking, end-of-the-world freaks, a cash-strapped visitor from Iceland, Dal getting called a “leading institution,” celebrity hurling and much more. Full links apres jump. ANARCHY IN ATLANTICAfrom Brooklyn and cyberspaceThanks to active protests, last weekend’s Atlantica meetings didn’t go under the radar, as so many bad business moves…
Burning Ears for Tuesday
A direct flight from Ireland to Halifax, a new hotel in Truro, tourists from New York and Philly, a completely incomprehensible business deal, plus discussion of premier RodMac’s tough line with Ottawa over the Atlantic Accord. This is Metro in the sleepy days of summer. Full links apres jump. SEE YOU IN COURTfrom CalgarySo the…
Get outfitted
I have a love-hate relationship with Urban Outfitters. I make a point to go to them when I travel, but I’m always angry that they’re selling $48 t-shirts that are made to look “used” via machine. The thing is, I have no problem pinching one of those from the sale rack for $6. So you…
Touring Green – Blog 22: Lloydminster to North Battleford
Today I realized that this trip is one of the best times of my life because, as there are some parts of the day that do rate high on the suckage meter, it only makes the parts that are good that much more awesome; I really, really enjoy the little things like a good shower…
Burning Ears for Thursday
I’ve had my fill of Rodney “The Wimpinator” MacDonald and his mercurial approach to getting pissed at Stephen Harper. (If you haven’t, that’s what they invented Google for.) Far more thrilling are reports from tourists and Atlantica protests. Full links apres jump. THERE REALLY IS SO MUCH TO SEEfrom cyberspaceAn American visitor to these shores…
Toronto’s darling
She was our darling first, but still it’s nice to see Halifax singer-songwriter Jenn Grant getting major coverage here in the Globe. The print version of Canada’s national paper put her on the front page of the arts section. The photo isn’t as nice as Scott Munn’s April 26 Coast cover, nor is Robert Everett…
Chasing the truth
To the editor, I couldn’t save Amy Collins from her demons, and I couldn’t save Amy’s mom from Lezlie Lowe. In Lezlie’s “Chasing Amy” article (May 24), Lezlie quotes Amy’s husband Safety as saying “For her, it was live on the streets or get molested.” In her own words Lezlie adds “She had no choice.”…
East coast represent
We’re gonna stomp on Scene’s turf a little bit here, but word has just come down from the CBC that it has lined up a new show, East Coast Sessions, six half-hour eps featuring two locals a show. And you can attend the tapings free! We highly recommend doing this sort of thing whenever you…
Evolving
Forward Music Group has teamed up with Evolve (held annually in Antigonish, this year on August 3-5) to sponsor their second stage. And, oh, what a second stage it is! Are you ready for Do Make Say Think, Apostle of Hustle, Mother Mother, Classified, Brazilian Girls and more? I thought so. Tickets on sale now.…
Let them eat steak
Hungry Haligonians wondering where they can find Jon Alan’s famous certified Angus beef steaks need only look around the corner from the former Jon Alan’s Steak and Chophouse location. Luxx, in the Park Lane Mall on Spring Garden Road, now goes by the name Jon Alan’s Luxx. Victor Fineberg, owner of Jon Alan’s, purchased the…
Crossing the Atlantica
The Alliance Against Atlantica has been busy preparing for the Atlantica Conference, which runs for three days starting today (June 14-16). Not surprisingly, they aren’t rolling out the welcome mat. As reported in last week’s Coast (“Business displeasure,” June 7), Dave Ron and fellow members of the Alliance Against Atlantica aren’t pleased with the implications…
Fresh Paint
A recent issue of Good, a new American magazine dedicated to the “merger of capitalism and idealism,” contains an article about a project in New York called Gardens in Transit, which will cover 13,000 city cabs with 14 football fields worth of flowered decals, painted by more than 30,000 children and adults from schools and…
SAVAGE LOVE
Dan Savage keeps it short and sweet, yo.
Hit the decks
BARRINGTON Mediterraneo1571 Barrington Street, 423-440312 seats, Dining, Licensed, Sidewalk, Umbrellas NicheMaritime Centre, 1505 Barrington Street, 423-6632, www.nichelounge.com120 seats, Blender Drinks, Dining, Licensed, Outdoor Heaters, Umbrellas Pogue Fado/The Frigate1581 Barrington Street, 429-6222www.poguefado.com10 seats, Dining, Licensed, Sidewalk Tribeca Bistro & Bar1588 Granville Street, 492-403620 seats, Dining, Licensed, Sidewalk,Water View BEDFORD / LOWER SACKVILLE Cellar Bar & Grill…
Hot summer guide
Over 100 eventsWith hiking, cycling, swimming, lazing & more. Dig into the 11th annual treasure trove of ideas and tips for fun in the sun.
Hiking the line
BLT TRAIL Getting there: Head out St. Margaret’s Bay Road, turn into the Lakeside Industrial Park to the trail parking lot next to the Coca-Cola building. Alternatively, access the trail via Silver Birch Drive in Hubley, or any of the several cross streets along Highway 3. Buses 21, 23. What to do: Hike/bike/run/wheelchair. Dogs on…
Going places
If you saved a few pennies this year, or own a credit card with room to burn, it’s time to skip town. Wondering where to go? Tuck this handy guide into your fanny pack—and if you’re flying, calculate how much you should donate to environmental projects to offset the greenhouse emissions: www.greenmyflight.com. ARTS Bring your…
June
Written by Caley Baker, Jodie Barnaby, Sue Carter Flinn, Sean Flinn, Victoria Foley, Austen Gilliland, Stephanie Johns, Carsten Knox, Lindsay McCarney, Kate Watson and Shannon Webb-Campbell. ARTS BURNING RUBBER AT SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Show curator and documentary filmmaker Ariella Pahlke is attuned to the world, the details that tell a bigger story. Around…
July
Written by Caley Baker, Jodie Barnaby, Sue Carter Flinn, Sean Flinn, Victoria Foley, Austen Gilliland, Stephanie Johns, Carsten Knox, Lindsay McCarney, Kate Watson and Shannon Webb-Campbell. ARTS ALCUIN SOCIETY AWARDS AT ANNA LEONOWENS GALLERY Now this is a book collection to envy. The exhibition of winners in the 2006 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in…
August
Written by Caley Baker, Jodie Barnaby, Sue Carter Flinn, Sean Flinn, Victoria Foley, Austen Gilliland, Stephanie Johns, Carsten Knox, Lindsay McCarney, Kate Watson and Shannon Webb-Campbell. ARTS ACTUAL AT DALHOUSIE ART GALLERY Emerging artists find a welcome home at Dalhousie Art Gallery, whether in solo or group shows. This summer a new group of young…
Hot buzz
Don’t get caught flip-flopping around with nothing to do this summer. Bring along our guide to over 100 of the season’s sizzling festivals, events, exhibitions, concerts and diversions, as selected by our team of summer-loving experts. Written by Caley Baker, Jodie Barnaby, Sue Carter Flinn, Sean Flinn, Victoria Foley, Austen Gilliland, Stephanie Johns, Carsten Knox,…
Steering contest
The fast ferry plan to whisk commuters between Halifax and Bedford by boat survived its appearance before city council this week. Although details of the proposal are sketchy, council gave unanimous approval1 “in principle” so the idea can still float toward becoming a reality. While this may be a step in the right direction towards…
Industrial devolution
“The dearth of long form is killing the industry,” says Kris Gilbert, in one long, exasperated breath. She’s the marketing manager for William F. White, one of the leading equipment suppliers to the film industry in Nova Scotia. Her company has been struggling to survive a long and painful drought in the film business, one…
Erotic behavior
Wearing only a black t-shirt and pink underwear, Nicole McInnis poses on her knees, straddling her bed. She looks over her shoulder, lips pouting. Some might say it’s vulgar porn. Some might say it’s quaint erotica. The man behind the camera calls it art. “That’s the funny thing: when does erotica become pornography? That’s something…
Neverending stories
OK, that’s one down. I just finished reading Rob Sheffield’s short, wicked-good Love is a Mix Tape. And I’m bolstered, man, bolstered—flying into summer reading season ready to take on the next tome in the pile of yet-to-be-reads in my office. Problem. The stack is 55 books high. Do you have any idea what that…
Hostel Part II
I don’t think Eli Roth is untalented. The playful depravity of his faux Thanksgiving trailer made it one of the highlights of Grindhouse. But in Hostel Part II his game is off. The main thing that saves the first Hostel from the nadir of The New Sadism that Saw II occupies is its sense of…
Coney island
The roller coaster creaks under our weight while it pulls us slowly up into the sky. There’s a chain underneath our seats. I can hear it clicking. Click click click. I would feel better if this structure was metal, but it isn’t. And the wood is creaking all around us. People are seriously injured on…
Genie with a bottle
The freshly minted president of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers, Atlantic Chapter, doesn’t look old enough to drink. Sean Buckland laughs when I ask him if constantly being told this is tiresome. “Doesn’t bother me at all,” he says. “It’s just good genes.” Barely 30, but looking 10 years younger, Buckland is the new…
Outdoor swim guide
LAKE BANOOK Getting there: Turn right after crossing the Macdonald Bridge to Dartmouth, then left up Thistle Street past Dartmouth High until Maple Street. Turn right, then left onto Ochterloney, which becomes Prince Albert Road. Turn left on Hawthorn, and then make a sharp right onto Banook Avenue, which ends up behind the clubhouse. Bus…
Evensong
Ian MacKaye, punk rock God, is fixing his rose trellis. It stood in his backyard in Washington, DC, for years, but now the weight of the vines has snapped the wood. MacKaye still wants to try and salvage it, so he’s outside when I call, trying to decide if it’s a lost cause. He apologizes…
Joy ride
BEECHVILLE-LAKESIDE-TIMBERLEA (BLT) TRAIL Getting there: Once Metro Transit gets with the program and puts bike racks on all its buses, you will be able to take route 21 to Lakeside Park Drive, then walk up the street to the trailhead. Until then, you’ll either be driving or riding along St. Margaret’s Bay Road (Highway 3…
Easy streets
Ah, summer in Nova Scotia. That glorious 10-week window of sunshine between the long stretches of frigid dampness so seldom mentioned in our tourism ads. A time for us to “come to life,” as it were, and maybe take a break from watching DVD box-sets and eating ketchup chips from bags we’ve rested on our…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
It’s time for a mid-year review, says Rob Brezsny.
