When the ’canes come
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 17, 2010. It has been edited to remove outdated information. Atlantic Canada is the last stop on the path of Caribbean-formed hurricanes, if they even make it this far. We will often see wet weather as the storms lose speed and strength and shuffle across the province.…
Halifax cafe in uproar over scuttlebutt
Ireland32 enjoyed their grand opening early in the month of June, with Noel Gallagher having taken over the popular Quinpool spot Carlitos from previous owner Carlos Wong. When the changeover happened, Gallagher was the building owner. Shoptalk spoke to Wong back in March, who told us that though relations with his landlord were good, the…
Fresh baked goods on Agricola and Jubilee
You may recall a Shoptalk item from late 2009, reporting that Fancy Pantry and Breads offered a sourdough bread delivery in the north end, the brainchild of baker Jessica Ross. Last summer she also offered an opportunity for you to buy bread from a farm market stall right off Agricola. Well, that’s starting up on…
Learn to Surf!
If you want to get out on the waves, you can now receive some real instruction from the people who know at the DaCane Surf Shop (5239 Blowers Street, 431-7873). Here’s the deal: The “Learn to Surf Clinic” is held every Tuesday evening through the summer and runs an hour and a half. For just…
Prop Unique opens
Heads up pro and amateur photogs, a new studio space called Prop Unique (5571 Cunard Street, Suite 204, 223-8815) is now open to you for reasonable rates. You’ll also find an inventory of interesting and odd props available for rent in the studio or on location. (From the look of the website—propunique.com—there are chandeliers, couches…
East Coast Lips open wide
Tonight, June 26, if you go down to the Paragon you’re sure of a big surprise. After 10 years in the skate/surf/snow apparel scene, local clothing designers East Coast Lips, run by Nigel Lutes and Craig Hamilton, are having a party to mark the decade, with an all-star hip hop show including Phakt, R$ $mooth,…
Christina Martin and Pistacia team up
In an interesting cross-modal collaboration, artist/designer Tacha Reed (she creates under the name Pistacia) and musician Christina Martin have come up with a selection of one-of-a-kind wool and feathery earrings, which will be on offer at Love, Me Boutique (1539 Birmingham Street, 444-3668). To anoint the launch of these new creations, Martin will perform at…
Barrington Street love
If you’ve been buy the former Timmy’s location at Barrington and Sackville, you must have seen the sign for a new Starbucks going in there. That has to be good news for the life of the street. Jay Wells Salon (1673 Barrington Street, 422-3532) is also celebrating a decade in business, having moved to Barrington…
Irwin Barker doc airs on Saturday night
Sad, sad news this week: comedian and former 22 Minutes writer Irwin Barker passed away. We spoke to him in 2008, right before the all-star The Cancer Monologues, at the Rebecca Cohn. During the interview he said: “We’re going to use comedy in our fight against cancer. That’s what we have to fight with. Other…
The end of an era in French football
Au revoir. Just when we thought it couldn’t get any more embarrassing for the French National Team, they were eliminated from the World Cup Tuesday night in a defeat to a South African team who became the first ever nation in the history of the World Cup to fail to progress from the group stages.…
Firefighter says Halifax Fire Department inventory list is inaccurate
Updated below. The master inventory list at the Halifax Fire Department includes fire gear recorded as being issued to firefighters but which was never received by them, says a formal complaint filed with the city’s auditor general. The missing gear is potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, implies the complaint. The complaint was filed…
Fresh
Dear Strawberry Season: You are one of the best things about living here. I am so happy to see you again. —Add 1 cup whipping cream + 1.5 Tbsp sugar + 1 tsp vanilla
Thanks Mom Nature!
Thank you Mother Nature for a beautiful day! If I could, I would have all my friends and family take the day off and enjoy your beautiful warmth tossing frizbees and playing ball, followed by a wonderful picnic with a couple cool ones. Thanks again for brightening my day. Your the best! —Smiley
Could this be the end of the road?
My girl, Well, 4 months, 2 weeks, and a couple days. You’ve been away that long and I love you more right now than I did the day you left for the job, 10,000km away. Having done this with you, I know you’re the girl I want to be with. From this far away you…
Pedestrian Paradise
Oh Haligonian Drivers, thank you so much for the truly respectful way you treat pedestrians. It’s a reflection of the warm and welcoming nature of the city, and, as a native Ontarian, I use it to illustrate one of the reasons I love Halifax. Ignore idiots who post about this in the bitch column -…
You don’t need a reason to help people
To all of the people who went and listened to that girl by the ramp play last Saturday at the Farmer’s Market on Lower Water Street after I asked them to: Thanks—Balance
Hey, you!
When was the last time you laughed out loud? —You do me proud HRM
Clay Cafe musician
To the guy playing Radiohead covers at the Clay Cafe friday night: you have an amazing voice and are very talented! It made me so happy when you played my favorite song Fake Plastic Trees and listening to you while I painted was so enjoyable. You weren’t half bad to look at either. 🙂 —Girl…
Mary’s Cafe Bike Rack
Whoever recognized the poor ratio of cyclists who go to Mary’s to bike racks there >> 12864189264:0, then took the initiative and made your own: you are clever and great. You even wrapped an old tire tube around it so we don’t scratch our bikes on the steel. Brilliant!—Garlic Home Fries
All apologies…
Recently a Bitch about a popular downtown eatery made it online when it shouldn’t have. A rant with information revealing which establishment the Bitch was bitching about, with malicious claims that could not be substantiated and are, by all signs, untrue. For this mistake I am very sorry. To their credit the bitched-upon responded to…
Let’s try this ONE MORE TIME!
The bicycle lane is NOT an inside passing lane for drivers. Last time I checked it was against the law to pass on the inside lane under ANY circumstance. I know it’s not worth complaining about Halifax drivers because this type of bitch is waaaay overdone. But FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK… —Let’s try to…
Being a Good Person Sucks!
I’ve lived my entire life doing everything for everybody. Family, friends, strangers… whoever needed something, I stepped up and tried my best to help them out. What have I gotten in return? Rudeness, ungratefulness, animosity. I wasn’t even looking for anything in return… if we just pretend I never did anything for you, I’d be…
Fake Friends
You’re my friend? Really? So, ever since we’ve become friends, I’ve footed the bill, bought things for you that you say you can’t afford… even though you and your husband both work full-time, and seem to have money for everything that catches your eye. Whatever… I’ve always been generous because money isn’t a motivator to…
Do Some Work You Lazy Bum!!!
You know what I’m sick of? Roommates! Why did I ever think that saving half the rent each month was worth this shit? Just because I don’t have to work full time to make more money than you doesn’t make me your slave. You’re not doing me any favors by working everyday… you’re doing yourself…
Pick up your dog’s SH*T
To the blond woman 2 weeks ago at York Redoubt who let her dog have a crap near the stairs and did not pick it up (even when someone reminded her)… you are disgusting and I hope you step in dog shi*t soon. —Disgusted
Do-Do Don’t
To Haligonian dog owners who bag their dogs’ poop, and promptly leave it on the sidewalk: what is wrong with you?! If you’re not going to throw out the poop, leave it there, it will disintegrate. Leaving the plastic bag there is just littering: why are you making an effort to litter by also making…
Guys with big feet have…
…TROUBLE FINDING SHOES!!! What the hell Halifax, I’ve been to every retailer and can’t find a pair of shoes for my boatish feet. It’s like some motherfucker is ALWAYS coming in before me to pick up the shoes I want. I guess I’m going to have to chop off my toes so I can be…
Work Woes
I know I am lucky to have a job but why is it that although I work my ass off and apparently I am doing an extremely good job can someone swoop in and potentially be hired at the same pay as me or more? Why do some managers not see through a resume that…
Magic Mountain Moron
This is to the Douchefuck who thought that it would be funny to allow themselves to have dirty language sun-burnt into their back and then go out in a public place for everyone to see. All I wanted to do was take my kids up to have a fun day at the water park. I…
The no no NO’S
What the fuck is the deal with Karen O? The bitch cannot sing! And yeah, I get it, all these hipsters will flock to music that isn’t “mainstream” and is different, independent ect, ect. But holy shit the yeah yeah yeahs suck! Half of the time she sings off-key, and the other half she just…
Enough is Enough!!
To the magical force that I have managed to piss off somehow, what the fuck did I do to deserve all this shit??? For the past half a year, I have had nothing but horrible stuff happen to me, one thing after another, after another. It is still happening with no signs of it stopping.…
The Coast does NXNE day four: Iggy Pop, The Raveonettes, Gentleman Husbands, Les Savy Fav DJs
Every city’s got its colour. Halifax, on rainy spring evenings, is a hazy purple-blue. Toronto, in contrast, is undoubtedly grey. There’s a certain monochrome here that can’t be recreated in any other city; Laurentian should develop a Toronto grey colour pencil. We wake up to that special shade of grey. Rain’s forecasted all day —…
France loses. Ireland does a jig.
Thierry Henry-Irish enemy #1. So France lost to South Africa today. Then apparently French head coach Raymond Domenech refused to shake hands with South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, according to ITV and this Guardian play-by-play. Sadly this win was not enough to keep South Africa in, but a victory celebrated almost everywhere, nonetheless (Read…
Bill Turner (that’s Orange to you)
BIll Turner, wild rice is a grain, not a rice
Wintersleep inherits your ears
After a triumphant New Inheritors release show at the Paragon last month—that started at NINE FRICKIN’ THIRTY, can this please be a trend?—Wintersleep returns on November 4 with The Besnard Lakes in tow. (We saw the Lakes a million years ago at the Khyber, when it was still a bar, which is not to say…
Sewage plant misses spring deadline for being fully operational
Yesterday was the first day of summer, which means that the Halifax Water Commission has missed its long-announced target of having the failed Halifax sewage plant up and running and fully operational by spring. All along, Water Commission manager Carl Yates has said he expected to meet the timeline. Commissioning a sewage plant is no…
Yoga Loft closing
Yup, after leaving many folks breathing and moving and feeling better, including yours truly, The Yoga Loft (5663 Cornwallis Street, 429-3330), a multiple winner of The Best of Halifax readers’ poll awards, is closing its doors on July 28, citing financial reasons. Single classes will be only $10 until the final shivasna.
Dust in the wind
To My Neighbor: Last weekend we honestly did not know the brick workers were going to be arriving at our home to finish a job. They were in the area and dropped by to do finish the brick re-pointing they had started earlier. We were not home so we could not possibly forewarn you or…
Attack of the Kill Bill Curse
To the 3 young males on the 18 Saturday night, what you guys did, though technically not illegal, was morally wrong. Let me start from the beginning: I pulled up to a bus shelter and noticed some stuff laying on a bench inside the shelter with no one around. I pulled over and started rooting…
Grow UP!
This is a personal bitch, not a general one: Dear sister of mine, You are older than me, but I still feel like your mother. I know we come from a messed up childhood, but if I can get my life together, so can you. How long do I have to carry you through life?…
Not Understanding the Application Process…
So, I’m moving back to Halifax from out of province, and travelled three weekends in a row looking for an apartment. I set up appointments to view multiple places, filled out more applications than I can count, and… NOTHING. I mean, I have heard absolutely nothing from any of the apartments I’ve applied for. Luckily…
Tired of Halifax girls
So, I had a crush on you for like three years and finally, we go out for coffee – this was in February. Maybe I was a little over-the-top, I was just really happy to have the opportunity to get to know you better. You said you weren’t ready for a commitment, which is totally…
Work all day and still poor
I applied for disability. Because I have a disability. I am manic depressive and have a heart problem. I have worked and worked and worked. I have 2 jobs that make up full time hours and I still can’t get ahead. Under doctors orders, she advised me to go on disability for the summer months.…
To pee or not to pee?
To the old fart on the waterfront last weekend who commented on the fact that my dog was pissing on a light pole… Fuck you! You think people shouldn’t be allowed to bring their dogs to the waterfront… Well it could have been worse… it could have been your leg he was pissing on… maybe…
Car Robbery
To the cocksucker that smashed my passenger window, and broke into my car in my apartment parkade: I hope you are enjoying my GPS charger, and the keys that you have no idea what they’re for. Oh, and the big gouge you left in my paint. I am unemployed and can’t even pay my rent…
Stop at Stop Signs, it’s That Simple
It seems as if everyday I see some person in a SUV run the stop sign at the corner of Devonshire and Barrington Street. Why are these SUV drivers immune to the signs/rules of the road? Maybe they should just do us all a favor and replace it with a yield. I understand that there…
Patricia Elaine Griffin Ruptash
The barns are twice as long as this June 18 Day 4919.02 miles (30.61 kms)Menahga to Route 19, Minnesota I meet two great women. But first, let’s talk turkey. I pass a huge long barn with turkeys crowded in the big screened windows. They aren’t gobbling, exactly—it’s more like barking. There is a great stink.…
Contemporary Visual Art Award show opens tonight
David Harper’s “Last to Win” Peter Kelly doesn’t pick the artists for HRM’s second annual Contemporary Visual Art Award (he may be more of a dogs ‘n’ poker or big boat dude, we’re not sure), but he will be in attendance tonight at the opening of the exhibition. But whoever does pick these artists, knows…
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Brindi [almost] home
The following is a transcript of an interview I had with Francesca Rogier last week. Rogier is the owner of Brindi, who has been the subject of a two-year court battle between Rogier and the Halifax Regional Municipality. For background on the case, see Lezlie Lowe’s profile of Rogier. Tim Bousquet: What’s going on with…
What’s on your plate, mate? Eating for World Cup
I will admit that when it comes to footy, without my Canadian Roots shirt (and no Irish or Estonian teams), I shift allegiances without much thought. Yesterday I was excited for Italy, in part because we were watching the game at the Italian Cultural Centre (an event I highly recommend). I love the crisp orange…
One Week Later, The End of Bonnaroo
So I’m home now, and Bonnaroo is already old news, and I’m already jealous of everyone who got to go to Toronto and see Iggy Pop. But there is a final day to discuss, and after 24 hours of sleep, sucking on my first cup of Java Blend in two weeks (oh my god, where…
Gerard Pique – The most unlucky player in the World Cup.
Pique – Just another day in the office. In Spain’s first match against Switzerland, Pique was kicked in the face and had to receive treatment due to having blood gushing down his head. In today’s match against Honduras, Pique had a couple other unfortunate incidents. First he absorbed a Jabulani football right into his testicles,…
The Coast does NXNE day three: Neutral Uke Hotel, Golden Dogs, By Divine Right, Rich Aucoin, White Cowbell Oklahoma
“I’m over music.” Those are the words of Renata Axler, a card-carrying member of Neon Windbreaker, who’s joined myself and Marianne Madeline Lau, our gutsy photographer, for most of our NXNE journey. Yes, we’re coming off a 12-hour, 12+ drink day, but with the aid of a few electrolyte beverages and espresso shots, we’re back…
Cabot Cove
Care to spend a few season’s at the shore? That was the best present ever and on Fathers day too, when the presents should be yours. You are the bestest! <3 Love!—JB
Ready, Aye Ready!
“Heart of oak are our ships, heart of oak are our men; We always are ready, steady, boys, steady! We’ll fight and we’ll conquer again and again.” Happy 100th folks. You’ve helped make Halifax what it is and you are definitely one of the cooler things about this town. Thank You All. —Admiral Ivan
From one pooper scooper to another
For the occasional scoop that’s not your own, I salute you. —Dog Lover
New to Halifax
Are people always this nice?! I am still amazed at how friendly and kind people in this city are. From offering to lend us tables and surfboards, to giving directions or pumping up a flat bike tire, this city rocks! Thanks for making a new Haligonian feel a little less homesick, and a lot more…
Nice Save
To the Guy in Red on Ahern who managed to save a driver from driving away with his drink on the roof of his car: You walked by just in time to grab the drink and pass it to him through the window. That was awesome. You made my day. And you probably made his…
Oringinal new drama
How many vampire/werewolf shows can they make? —X
Old Fool
So my mother tells me that MY grandmother’s NEW husband is occasionally disrespectful to my great grandmother. I don’t know how old this man is, but if I ever see him disrespect my 93-year-old great grandmother… —X
Lights, Camera, Action
So you decided to take out your semi professional camera in a movie theatre just to review some pictures and see how it performs in low light. Were you really surprised when a manager came along and asked you to leave? When you decided your right was to stay and refused to relinquish your memory…
Don’t stop for pedestrian when you’re not supposed to, it’s dangerous!
Why do drivers do this? Pedestrians do not have death wish, they will wait for a break in traffic. When drivers stop where they are not expected to they embarrass the pedestrian, piss off the cars behind them and cause accidents. Just yesterday I waited to cross St. Margaret’s Bay Road and just before there…
Greasy mops
I am sick of people who rub their greasy mops all over the windows of the buss- leaving behind the pattern of their filthy, stinky, unkempt hairdo in germy, reeky smears. It blocks my view out the window! —Clean mop
You taught your children WHAT?!
My friend and I were tossing a ball around in the commons when three 3 years old girls ran up to us and started yelling; I assume they were 3 (though quite possibly younger). This is what they yelled “Hey you ugly b*tch!” – repeatedly! Then they ran back to their mom(?) and the teenager…
Bike Lady
This has been eating at me for a few weeks now and I need to get it off my chest: To the lady who scolded my fiance and I as we tried to leave the Police Bike Auction – thanks for the warm Halifax welcome! We had trouble getting out of the crowded parking lot…
Speed Demons
To the two guys who blaze down Birmingham St every evening on their blue and green motorcycles: PLEASE stop. You’re going to kill someone. It’s not a racing strip. Someone’s going to get creamed and I’m too young to be an innocent bystander. —Rear Window
10 Items or Less
Don’t ya hate it when the person in front of you in an express line has way over the amount allowed? “Oh, i’m only a few over!” They’ll say. IF YOUR SUCH A FATTY YOU CAN’T EVEN WAIT, THEN YOU HAVE A WEIGHT ISSUE!! —Sick of waiting
Upstairs tenants:
Thanks for stomping, smashing, banging and whatever that sound is that’s like you’re trying really hard to dig through the floor to get to china. Also, thanks for training your dog to use the bathroom on the balcony and then hanging up on me when I called up to say that that totally was not…
It’s a dumpy road
To whichever mid-size dog owner is letting their mutt take dumps all over North End sidewalks, my patience is wearing thin. If you can remember to put your dog on a leash, you should be able to manage bringing bags along too: they’re just as necessary. Face it, “taking the dog for a walk” is…
Life’s Little Ironies
While driving to an appointment I had to stop for an off-duty, uniform-wearing, stop sign-carrying, jay-walking crossing guard. Things that make you go ‘???’! —Lady-of-the-Ocean
Library Woes
To the people at Alderney Gate and Keshen: SHUT UP. Libraries are for reading. Period. Books, newspaper, computer or other new forms of media. There are rooms set aside for the following: Business meeting. Tutoring. Watching Obama getting sworn in on a television. An author to have a reading with a sound system that can…
Spatially challenged
Can’t you just park properly!! Parking sucks here like it does in any city but if you’re parking against the curb – pull the fuck up! I drive by all this wasted space because someone rolls in and stops right in the middle of a space two cars could use! —You drive me nuts!
Pull Over when you hear Sirens!!
Twice this week alone I have been in traffic when an ambulance came screaming down the street clearly trying to either get to a person or get a person to the hospital, and I immediately pulled to the side of the road to let them get by. Meanwhile, not only did most cars not pull…
School Computers
Okay, so I’m in school at the moment and all I have to say is that I HATE school computers. I’m sick of every fucking site being blocked and I hate using internet explorer. I always have to convert my assignments into a less modern version of microsoft word or else the computers can’t open…
If every smoker was to stop smoking…
And they chose to do it on the same day… Across the country… The sudden loss of tax revenue would probably have the government shitting bricks by the time the next fiscal quarter started. The over-taxation on Tobacco is just ludicrous. So you can go right the fuck ahead and bitch all you want -…
I want a real exotic restaurant!
Why are there no restaurants around here that serve extremely exotic foods? Yeah yeah, I know most people like pizza, wings, fries, your typical food in North America. But some people, such as myself, want something different. I’ve heard about people in Cambodia and such places that eat tarantulas. I’m very adventurous and I’ve had…
Now pass the popcorn…
To the idiot from last weeks bitches: Its NORTH Korea dumb ass. If you’re going to sit way up there on your high horse looking down on all us regular folk trying to live our lives as best as we can in this difficult world, you could at least get your bullshit spiel right. Thank…
Thanks for the Shit…
I arrived home from work today and went to the front door to check the mail, only to find A PLASTIC BAG OF DOG SHIT ON MY FRONT STEP! What the mother-fucking fuck? Yes, I have a dog, but I carry around one of those convenient poo-bag holders on his leash so that when he…
Girls:
You don’t have to act like you’re in a porno when you’re in bed. Real life is not a porn. Everything in porn is fake. In my experience real sex is always better than beating off to porn, until the girl I’m sleeping with starts trying to “act” like the girls she sees in porn.…
Drivers again…
Hey young girl in the red accord yesterday on the 103 just by the Peggy’s Cove turnoff – Do you really think it’s a good idea to drive (ON A HIGHWAY!) with a cellphone in your left hand up to your ear, AND an ice cream cone in your right???????? You telling your friends how…
You Reek
I moved into a fairly nice building in the south end. We have lived there for 10 months and literally had no complaints. Newly renovated unit, great location, free underground. What more do you want? Then your smelly ass moved upstairs. Whatever that smell is, it’s disgusting. It smells like tuna fish, shit and cigarette…
Come correct
How can you dare to EVER say that white women, if they get raped, have it easier than a black woman in the same situation? Like it’s a fucking joke if a white woman gets raped and complete and utter tragedy when it happens to a black woman? Come on, where are your damn morals?…
Internet Cheating is STILL CHEATING!!
So again I see the text messages to and from girls you meet on the internet. Leading them on, talking to them like you do me – your GIRLFRIEND. You can’t blame me for snooping when you are the one hiding shit! Hey FUCKTARD how many times do I have to catch you before you…
Slow fuckin drivers
Listen you mutherfuckers!!! Get the fuck outta my way. They should have slow lanes for the slow fuckers. —Hate slow drivers
To the dude in the black VW who cut me off:
Thanks for nearly causing an accident by cutting me off and slamming on your brakes, straddling both lanes on Quinpool earlier today. I realize you might not have been happy I pulled up in front of you at the red light, but I didn’t hit your car, wasn’t in the crosswalk, and was on a…
Money isn’t everything…yeah right
Ok, so I bought something and got the 2 years interest free deal. Seemed like a good idea since I needed the product and I didn’t have insurance to cover it at the time and was fairly strapped for cash. This was my first (and probably last) time buying anything on financing so I admit…
Driving
I don’t know if this is love, but an apology is more love than bitch, so… To the couple in the silver car on Bayers Rd: I’m really sorry I was driving stupidly. I turned right out of the Halifax Shopping Center on to Bayers Rd today, in the left lane. I didn’t think there…
You fantastic hardworking gem
Pretty thing you are an inspiration. I look up to you in the highest regard. Your passion and work ethic is to be admired. I am so grateful I met you and have had your influence pour into my life. Your hard work and dedication to your event tonight is inspirational, thank you so much…
Soft kisses..xox
My love, my dove, I know it was a big decision to shave off your mustache. After all, you’d been sporting it for all of your adult life. You were very brave and I want to thank you for taking the leap, probably because you knew it was something I wanted. You try to please…
You make it worthwhile…
To the hottie boot camp instructor, you make the torture worthwhile. Your eyes, your smile, your personality… —The shy one
G-man
Kudos to the military dude who stopped on his Friday morning walk to work for a little impromptu garbage clean up at Prince and Barrington. You didn’t make that mess on the sidewalk but you took a couple of moments to clean it up. The other sidewalk commuters salute you. —Barrington Shuffler
“Daddy! You play trains now!!”
When it started on a Portland street porch I bet you had no inkling you were talking to the woman who would marry you, bear your children- and drive you nuts. You had no idea it would involve a big city and a golden retriever, bland cooking and compulsive planning, growing pains and labour pains,…
I guess wallets aren’t just for Aristocrats
To who ever found my $40. I hope you take better care of it than I did, I know you three will be happy together. —A fool…
Warning
MacKay Bridge Approach Bottom of the 102 Hwy Connaught Ave Dunbrack St The circ {hwy 111} Mic Mac exit Mag Hill Sackville Drive {graveyard} —Beware
Ginger Love
I can’t help but becaptivated by you and all of your loveliness. Simply put, you make me smile. There is just something about your essence, that hypnotizes me. Also, you are the most handsome ginger ever! Stay awesome Mr. —Blondie
The Coast does NXNE day two: Elliott Brood, Besnard Lakes, Walter Schreifels, Neon Windbreaker
Marianne Madeline Lau Walter Schreifels @ The Bovine Sex Club I’ll admit it: I’m still a little shell-shocked after seeing Walter Schreifels perform last night. Whether via straight-edge pioneers Gorilla Biscuits, the metallic muscle of Quicksand, the grungy indie of Rival Schools or the 60s pop of Walking Concert, Schreifels has been informing my musical…
Trudeau: Long March/Shining Path
Much like the man himself, Trudeau: Long March/Shining Path seemed to polarize the audience on opening night. Several people left after the first act, yet the performance earned a sustained standing ovation from others. For my part, while I found a lot to admire about the work itself and the creative energy and talent that…
National organization calls on cable TV companies to carry Al-Jazeera
National Council on Canada-Arab Relations calls on cable companies to carry Al-Jazeera English.
The Coast does NXNE day one: The Grass, Wayfarer and Cavaliers
“Good things are coming our way,” sang Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools) last night. He wasn’t lying, but more on him in a future post. I’m writing today from the patio of a Queen street coffee shop at the beginning of day three. My hair’s quietly forming into gross dread-y clumps, I’m covered in…
Simon And Garfunkel “postpone tour indefinitely”
Simon And Garfunkel have postponed their Metro Centre dates (July 24, 25) as Garfunkel continues to recover from a vocal paresis. Art says, “I do feel bad about disrupting so many people’s plans but, as I continue to mend, I can’t yet bring my ‘A Game’ to a tour, and I would not perform for…
Zephyr Rug and Home offers major discounts
Zephyr Rug and Home (6232 Quinpool Road, 446-4622) is having a sale until June 26. You’ll get 15 percent off all in-stock living room items and 10 percent off all custom order living room stuff. Maybe you’ll find that excellent sofa to bring a whole room together.
Just watch it
Normally I’d be embarrassed to blog a YouTube vid that’s both old (it went up a month ago) and popular (15 million views). But this three-minute Nike ad, starring a bunch of soccer greats plus other celebs including Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer and Homer Simpon, is so amazing it should have 15 billion views.…
Spain – Disappointing the World and Halifax too.
Eser Toprak Spanish fans on Spring Garden – The day wasn’t as colorful as they had hoped. Walking around downtown Halifax on a Wednesday at 10:15 AM, the last thing you expect to see is a line of red Spanish jerseys getting ready to watch the World Cup game between Spain and Switzerland. While sitting…
Menahga, Minnesota
June 16, Day 47 Levi and some of the kids unharness the horses June 16Detroit Lakes to just west of Evergreen, Minnesota22.06 miles (36.5 kms) In the afternoon of a good day a black buggy pulled by one horse approaches. Like me it is on the narrow shoulder of the road; because it travels with…
Pardis Parker’s Afghan scores another award
Pardis Parker, from Afghan Pardis Parker’s Afghan is unstoppable. The short film, starring Parker and Mark Little, won the jury award for 1st Place at the Desiderata Film Festival in New York. Parker is currently adapting the short into a feature. But first, you can watch it here:
Amelia Curran and Meaghan Smith make Polaris longlist
Amelia Curran These two fantastic singer-songwriters can start dreaming about how to spend a giant bag of cash. Amelia Curran’s Hunter Hunter and Meaghan Smith’s The Cricket’s Orchestra impressed critics enough to get them nominated to the long list for the Polaris Prize. And that ain’t no easy task: as a juror, I’m on the…
Vuvuzela takes over thecoast.ca
WOOOOOOOOOOO! The Coast has vuvuzela fever!
Symphony NS’s Bernhard Gueller conducts at FIFA
Andrew Brown Listen for a little bit of Nova Scotia at the World Cup: Maestro Bernhard Gueller, the music director for Symphony Nova Scotia, has been “conducting and recording back-up tracks (including Beethoven’s Ninth) for the opening and closing ceremonies with the Johannesburg Philharmonic.” Gueller, whose international resume makes my head spin, was also named…
Mike Cosgrove must like Darrell Dexter’s hesitation on Bridge Terminal
Updated below. Mike Cosgrove, a teacher at Dartmouth High School, has been one of the most vocal critics of placing the Bridge Terminal on the Dartmouth Common—in any orientation. With the premier suddenly raising concerns about the terminal, Cosgrove sends the following email, which I’m posting here with his permission: Hi Tim, As you know,…
Josh MacDonald’s Faith Fraud and Minimum Wage premieres in Shanghai
Callum Keith Rennie and Martha MacIsaac Faith Fraud and Minimum Wage, based on the play Halo by Dartmouth writer Josh MacDonald, gets its premiere faraway from home at the Shanghai Film Festival. Starring Callum Keith Rennie and Martha MacIsaac (Superbad) and directed by George Mihalka, the film follows what happens after a teenager fakes an…
Rogier interview & Norway trip info coming soon…
I’ll have the information referenced in today’s paper just as soon as I can. Thanks for your patience.
Summer Music Releases
Summer is made for fancy iced drinks, picnics, sunburns and fresh music. This season’s hot new releases cover the entire musical gamut, everything from those impromptu dance parties to the quintessential folk album best accompanied by marshmallows and a campfire. June 22 brings the Chemical Brothers’ album Further, Danzig’s Deth Red Sabaoth, Cyndi Lauper’s Memphis…
The Warhol Gang
This allegory opens with a worker for a “neuromarketing” company. He works under the codename Trotsky. The company measures his brain-wave response to big-brand products. Trotsky stumbles into an anti- consumerist underground led by a guy named Che. Trotsky renames himself Warhol. The resistance comes to believe he leads a fabled faction, the Warhol Gang.…
Killers attacks with a dull blade
The True Lies premise of Secret Agent Husband revealing his professional killer side rears its head again. Using James Cameron’s ’90s director of photography Russell Carpenter, Killers at least bests recent rom-coms She’s Out of My League, Miss March and The Proposal in that its stars are attractively lit. But how trite does a movie…
Music and Concerts
Choose a month: [ June | July | August ] June 25 Buffy Sainte-Marie There’s not much Buffy Sainte-Marie can’t do. As a pioneer, Sainte-Marie has crafted 18 albums, won an Oscar for her song “Up Where We Belong,��� spent five years on Sesame Street, helped found the music of aboriginal Canada Juno awards category,…
Belle’s a beaut
A tiny house on Ochterloney Street, Ma Belle’s could just as easily be called Ma’s. It feels like a home— if home is a place where your mother likes to sell fresh, simple lunches to random strangers. It’s a tiny space, at once cozy and sunny, with a deep bordeaux paint on the walls and…
Free Will Astrology
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A lot of people never got the mothering they needed in order to grow up into the confident, secure lovers of life they have the potential to become. But even greater numbers suffer from a lack of smart fathering. And that happens to be the deprivation that’s most important for you…
Love the way we beach
Eastern Shore Martinique beach Located as far from the city as we’re going to take you, Martinique Beach is worth the one-hour drive. As a provincial beach it has access to outhouses, picnic tables, barbecue pits and boardwalks—currently being repaired to be ready for July 1—and it’s also a protected area for the piping plover.…
Hot summer nights
Patios are open, the sun is high in the sky well after work and our Hot Summer Guide is in your hands—all signs that point to summer, which means appropriate drinking is to be had. Blender drinks—and frozen concoctions—are a summer affair, and we’ve called up three spots that have yummy options for you, as…
Halifamous Foodies: Jennie Dobbs
Jennie Dobbs (Restaurateur) I just picked up my CSA box and was oh-so-happy to find a pint of local strawberries. I’ve been dreaming about making my grandmother’s strawberry shortcake ever since it started feeling like summer. So that’s what I’ll be making, with the freshest, ripest Nova Scotia strawberries I can find.
The irresistible summer beach book
For some, summer breaks are a time of ambition and self-improvement. We all know people who embark on cleanses and yoga regimens to fit into their bathing suits, while others strive for that perfect low-fat summer salad recipe, laden with revitalizing vegetables. And then there are those people who vow to read massive, life-changing, cerebrum-expanding…
The Ask
Ever wonder what happened to Ethan Hawke’s smug slacker from Reality Bites? He probably shares cubicle space with Lipsyte’s Milo Burke, a failed painter and porn-lover now working as a development officer for Mediocre University, half-assedly siphoning money out of New York’s wealthy. Although Lipsyte’s testosterone-dripping, very, very funny and dark satire suggests a mid-life…
The A-Team doesn’t need plan B
Still wanted by the government, surviving as soldiers of fortune, The A-Team is updated, recast and reimagined with a sense of glee and a taste for the ridiculous. I don’t know about you, but when a band of men on a mission attempts to fly a tank as a last resort, I swoon for their…
Non-beach Summer Reads
I remained undaunted by every dense, dreary summer reading goal I set for myself until the summer I decided to read Gravity’s Rainbow and gave up after four pages; try checking out some slightly shorter recent and upcoming Canadian releases instead. Local writer Anne Emery’s Children in the Morning (ECW) is a Halifax murder mystery…
Home advantage
With a small number of theatres offering up virtually identical menus, Haligonians can rightfully feel like they get the shaft when it comes to first-run movie options. There’s even less variety in the summer, when loud, expensive blockbusters tend to gobble up all the available screens. The glass-half-full way to look at the situation, though,…
Hot Summer patios
Pipa 1685 Argyle Street, 407-7472 A sunny addition to this Brazilian and Portuguese restaurant, Pipa’s new patio is in the prime location to catch rays all day, and into the evening, thanks to a certain empty block across the street. Make like you’re in Brazil by sipping on Caipirinhas (two-for-one on Mondays), savouring a pitcher…
State of playlists
If the Billboard and iTunes charts are any indication, the “song of the summer” sweepstakes are already over, and Katy Perry’s tragically misspelled “California Gurls” has claimed the title. A shame, really. The song reeks of calculated desperation: “Please please PLEASE let me be your anthem this year.” Great summer songs shouldn’t try so hard—it’s…
Halifamous Foodies: Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly (Mayor) Like most people, I love to eat fresh local produce whenever possible but, unfortunately, I don’t have a patch of soil to grow my own. Happily, my father doesn’t live too far away and he has a large garden, which I “raid” frequently. He grows everything, from strawberries and raspberries to cucumbers,…
Old as Obsydian
Obsydian is shredding their way to the top of the local metal scene, even though half the band is too young get into their own gigs. Their brand of smart, fast, loud metal is blowing the pants off their friends and mentors. Metal scene stalwards like Thy Flesh Consumed and Hellacaust regularly ask them onto…
High kicks for The Karate Kid
In this update of the 1984 original, young Dre (Jayden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) start a new life in Bejing, China, where Dre rubs the local bullies the wrong way and falls under the tutelage of maintenance man/kung-fu master Mr. Han (Jackie Chan.) Jayden Smith’s father is Will Smith (who also produced…
Paris
Director Cédric Klapisch and actor Romain Duris reunite for this film centering on Duris’s character, Pierre, a former dancer. Pierre’s heart is failing and he’s waiting on the transplant list. Meanwhile, life goes on around him, everywhere, especially in a city of the size and scope of Paris. Klapisch captures the city’s density. People cross…
Tongan Death Grip with The Blameits, The Nymphets, Billy Ray Cyborg
PUNK Tongan Death Grip with The Blameits, The Nymphets, Billy Ray Cyborg The Nymphets, with regular members Johanna Heldebro and Jared and Benjamin Leon, are emerging from the forest to play their first show in Canada since a year-and-a-half ago. The punk band started in Montreal, but members Heldebro and Jared called New York home…
Halifamous Foodies: Dammien Alexander
Dammien Alexander (Musician) I’d say Mexi’s on Spring Garden: the enchiladas/Mexican flag plate. The colours of Spanish food have summer all over it. Plus you can use it as an excuse to get into the margaritas, and really, how many excuses do you need for that? I’d say Spanish food is one of my favourites…
Greener thumb
What gardener hasn’t spent several back-breaking hours bent over their lawn, trying to wrench out every last fluffy-headed dandelion from its roots before they spread further afield? With the recent province-wide ban on “non-essential” pesticides, announced last March and set to be implemented next spring, many gardeners may be scratching their heads and wondering just…
Book club
On the morning of June 10, the Spring Garden Road Library’s front sidewalk is awash in chalked colour. Shooting stars and flying books lead the way to the steps, and at the end of the mural is an invitation to that night’s public consultation in Dalhousie’s McInnes room—asking for ideas to form the soon-to-be Halifax…
The Gaslight Anthem
What if The Replacements wrote Bruce Springsteen songs? If The Gaslight Anthem were merely an answer to that question, they’d already rank among the best possible ideas for a band. But don’t let that referential exterior fool you into thinking these Jersey punks inauthentic. American Slang offers up sincere rock ’n’ roll that aches in…
Halifamous Foodies: Adam O’Reilly
Adam O’Reilly (Musician/Artist) I guess my stomach’s initial response would be anything wrapped in tin foil and thrown on a barbecue but, realistically, I get most excited about eating burritos in the sun. I usually make them myself or with my friends. They are so cheap if you make them from dried beans and use…
Halifax’s hidden history
Aileen Meagher Aileen Meagher (1910-1987), nicknamed “Canada’s flying schoolmarm,” was born in Edmonton, but lived and died in Halifax. She ran here, too—Meagher was an Olympic athlete and bronze medal winner. In 1930 she held two Canadian records and continued to win medals for years after. Yet for Meagher, awards weren’t important—she just loved to…
Fish Tank
Fifteen-year-old Brit b-girl Mia is a volatile cocktail of emotional vulnerability, emerging sexuality and simmering aggression, a restless, impulsive creature as likely to gently caress a horse as administer a vicious head-butt. As played by Katie Jarvis, she’s also one of the most mesmerizing cinematic characters you’ll ever meet. Director Andrea Arnold’s hand-held camera submerges…
Patchwork: The Caravan, Machina Analytica, DJs Steve MacDougall and Moldylox
Local hip-hop group The Caravan is buzzing from its vinyl release last Friday. “The show was a highlight of my music career, the place was electric,” writes guitar and keys player Mike Ritchie. “We sold 25 records, which is 15 more than I thought we would sell. What a great party!” And the party’s not…
Against Me!
“I was a teenage anarchist/but then the scene got too rigid,” announces Tom Gabel on his band’s latest single (to the dismay of your emotionally stunted older brother, already in heavy rotation on Much), which culminates in his realization that “The revolution was a lie!” (which, a-doye). Against Me! took a swing at the big…
How to meet someone new today in Halifax
I’m single and bored, but too proud to admit bored means “lonely.” Maybe you’re of the same ilk. I did some research and it turns out we’re not alone. The Coast Love & Sex survey found that the majority of pollers are single, too, and they’re “bored with it.” I also did some research on…
Community canvas
When Kate MacLennan defines community art, she says it’s all about the process. “It is art that is facilitated by an artist, but read by the community,” she says, clarifying that it’s art that’s displayed or performed in the community for which it was created. “The product is important so people can be proud of…
Drake
Drake breeds hate. It’s been a journey for Thank Me Later, after a year of squashing the charts and outrunning everyone from hood chicks to your girlfriend. But what’s the word? He’s “not real.” Well, let’s get real, kids. Jay-Z wears Aldo scarves, Rick Ross was a cop and Biggie had a Super Nintendo when…
Devo
It’s been 30 years since Devo gave the world “Whip It.” The spuds are back with their first album in 20 years and it’s worth the wait. Devo never was a mainstream band and Something for Everybody tries to be just that. The album’s tracks were in part determined by an online song study, factoring…
Send in the crown
If you publicly say that you’re excited for Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Halifax during the navy’s centennial Fleet Week (June 28-29), expect a lot of eye rolls and history lessons. Sure the monarch has nothing to do with the day-to-day running of Canadian government, but who cares? She is one of the most recognizable…
The Cover of LIFE is not what it seems
Three Southern women—a vixen named Sybil, a pious, pie-baking homebody named Weetsie, and a sweet-yet-smart romantic named Tood—are thrust together after their husbands (all brothers) head off to war. When a reporter (beautifully played by Tamara Perlmutter) from Life magazine is sent to cover the story, she discovers appearances can be misleading and that the…
Oil fantasies
As the planet continues to bleed oil in the Gulf of Mexico, this is a good time to take stock of our local energy strategies. Unfortunately, the province seems stuck in a permanent quest for elusive offshore riches, the idea being we’ll build our economy on exporting oil and natural gas. As Larry Hughes, of…
Janelle Monáe
On her debut long-player, the Atlanta-based artist tells the continuing story of android Cindi Mayweather, who happens to embody the DNA of one Janelle Monáe, in the year 2719. Working with producers Nate Wonder and Chuck Lightning, executive producer Diddy and co-executive producer Big Boi, Monáe supports her lyrical realm with inspired, if sometimes erratic,…
Halifax on the rocks
All I hear is grunting, crashing waves and the overexcited yapping of miniature dogs on the beach. My scraped, sweaty hands lose their grip on the crevice I’m clutching. I don’t fall far, because I’ve only managed to climb a few feet. Feeling like the chubby kid in gym class, I take a seat in…
Cupcake camp: for adults
“CupcakeCamp is basically just bringing a city community together with the love of cupcakes!” says Johanna Gerrits, the organizer of this Sunday’s cupcake gathering. And who doesn’t love cupcakes? If you go to cupcakecamp.org, you’ll discover that the CupcakeCamp phenomenon is an international one, and Gerrits is simply getting the Halifax baking started. Email cupcakecamphalifax@gmail.com…
Coastal disaster
Developers are hurting Nova Scotia’s coasts and putting homebuyers at serious risk. Jen Graham, the Ecology Action Centre’s coastal coordinator, sends me a slideshow of houses under construction mere feet from the ocean, seaside roads torn up during heavy storms, causeways built for personal access to islands and private-property signs on beautiful beaches, often owned…
Events and festivals
Choose a month: [ June | July | August & September ] Venom to August 8 & Riding With Meteorites to September 6 Venom and Riding With Meteorites When the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History reopened earlier in June, it did so with a bang, delivering two killer summer shows. The first, Venom, is…
Halifamous Foodies: Evany Rosen
Evany Rosen (Comedian) When I was 10 my Dad took me to a small island off Plymouth, Massachussetts, and taught me how to shuck fresh oysters with a flathead screw driver and a potholder. To this day, my favourite thing to eat in summer are raw oysters with whiskey sours. A somewhat douche-y but totally…
Halifamous Foodies: Ann Pocket
Ann Pocket (Jewellery Designer) I work from home as a studio jeweller and as operations administrator for Imagine Bloomfield and for PAL Halifax, so when the sun is warm I look forward to getting out of the house for lunch, sitting on the Citadel with my dog, Pichu, and eating a sandwich-to-go from jane’s next…
Visual arts
Choose a month: [ June | July | August & September ] June 19 (opening with artist attending) to August 1 Scott Connarroe, By Rail Across the calendar’s squares, most people deal with life’s demands. But are they living their lives? Photographer Scott Connarroe rode the rails across North America to view local landscapes from…
City spread
NORTH END Fort Needham Memorial Park Every jerk likes a picnic. Steve Martin might suggest brownbagging some “tunafish on white bread with mayonnaise, a Tab and a couple of Twinkies,” but if you’re headed up to Fort Needham, you can stop by Caribbean Twist (3081 Gottingen, 404-3855) for some jerk of a different kind—jerk chicken…
Hot summer theatre
Choose a month: [ June | July | August | September ] June 9-26 Dartmouth Players presents The Cover of Life It’s 1943 and a hard-hitting correspondent heads to Louisiana to discover the real story behind a seemingly picture-perfect family that has seen three of its young men sent overseas. Expect fireworks aplenty from the…
Halifamous Foodies: Erin Costelo
Erin Costelo (Musician) Scallop burger at Fran’s. It is a chip-truck-type place. Located on Wentworth Street in Dartmouth, I think. Means summer has arrived!
Summer Sports Guide
Choose a month: [ June | July | August ] June 19-20 Johnny Miles Marathon Was there really a Johnny Miles? The name sounds too good to be true for a runner. Well, there was. The Nova Scotian won both the 1926 and 1929 Boston Marathons, so his legacy is honoured by way of the…
Halifamous Foodies: Stephen Kelly
Stephen Kelly (Artist/Musician) Mackerel, which I would catch myself right from the rocks somewhere along the Nova Scotia shore. I fillet the mackerel, add olive oil and chopped garlic in a frying pan and briefly cook on a low heat, then arrange the garlic roughly into the shape of the fillet in the pan, and…
Ways to flip your off-switch on
Q I’m a woman in my 20s, and I’ve been dating the love of my life for two years now. We are incredibly happy except for—guess!—we have different sex drives. When we first started dating, I initiated sex all the time and enjoyed it, but as soon as I started on birth control, my libido…
Hot summer film
Choose a month: [ June | July | August | September ] opens June 18 Toy Story 3 What’s that you say? You’re shocked The Coast is excited about the second sequel to a Disney-produced family movie? Well, let’s offer a little context to our thrill. First off, this is a Pixar production, the master…
Now the miniskirt scandal
South Africa is a new country, a struggling democracy facing all sorts of challenges, but they’ve gotten one thing exactly right: they’ve criminalized bullshit marketing campaigns: The story of ITV pundit Robbie Earle getting fired for passing his tickets for Monday’s Netherlands vs. Denmark match to a Dutch beer company Bavaria has gotten even stranger.…
Sunburns, Stevie and Gwar Blood
Currently I am blogging from an 11-year-old girl’s bedroom in Clarkesville, Tennessee. As such, I will try and round up the last two days of Bonnaroo as succinctly as possible. There were major funzies and major disappointments. jay electronica’s stage party I learned today that Jay Electronica is Erykah Badu’s boyfriend and is considered underground…
Store Life
Already I find myself missing seeing all the familiar faces while working at the Coburg convenience store for a good chunk of the summer and before that. Getting somewhat familiar with some of you who would come in made sitting there for hours on end all the more bearable (Some more then others). I’ll be…
Almost lover
The potential I see in you for us, saddens me in ways I cant explain. The time we have had together is more bittersweet than anything I have ever experienced in my life. If I could go back, knowing then what I know now… —Coulda, shoulda, woulda friend
Just wanna lock it up
Dear newest national museum located in downtown Halifax: When I call to ask if there’s a bike rack where I can lock up my bicycle, the answer isn’t to tell me to call the Port Authority. It’s to look out your window and see if there’s a bike rack. —Pretentious Halifax Cyclist
Jay walkers on Quinpool
Ok, first of all, let me say I do not wish to intentionally, accidentally or otherwise hit someone with my vehicle. I was driving down Quinpool in the right lane, some twit slows in the left lane to let some guy cross the street… which in all honesty is fine, if all the vehicles required…
To every man who has ever peed:
Please. Please. Please do up your belt before you leave the bathroom. This is far too common a sight these days, especially at night at the bar. It’s really gross. Everyone knows what you went in there to do, we don’t need to see you finishing up the job. Plus, you’re just proving to the…
Crosswalks?
Each day, I stand at a crosswalk on North Street to cross. Today as I stood there, several cars went through the crosswalk. Now normally, I might be upset that so many cars went through the crosswalk. But unfortunately, there is only really about half of the crosswalk painted on the road. Why is that?…
You give biking a bad name
Dear Bikers of the HRM: If you are going to use the streets of the HRM to make your daily commute via bicycle, please pay attention and follow the rules of the road. Stop signs do apply to you and the next time you run one you may not be so lucky. Instead of me…
Movie makers making me feel uncomfortable in my own neighbourhood
I understand that the neighborhood looks really cute. I’m really excited that you folks are filming on my street. However, I don’t like when I get ugly stares from crowds of people as I walk innocently to and from my house as I go about my day. It occurs to me that I lived here…
Too cool to pick up your trash
“Dude, this is Canada we don’t litter here” I said as some guy, dressed like he’s got better things to think about, desperately tore open his new cigarette package and threw the plastic to the ground. “I do” he said. I couldn’t help but reply “You’re awesome!” To which he replied, “No I’m not” as…
Dartmouth common dogs and bicycles
The entire park isn’t an off leash area. Read the signs you dumb asses. To the bikers who zoom down the trail, through the gate and across the sidewalk. You’re gonna get yourself killed by a car if you keep going out into traffic like that. —The guy who shuts the gate to save your…
To Asshole smokers in last weeks issue
Ever stop to think that the people are coughing because you are standing in their path? Or you are standing in the perfect location for your chemical cloud of toxic shit to drift across the sidewalk? I have never meet a considerate smoker in my life. I’m a regular bus rider and at every terminal,…
Halifax Rocks 2010 is all we got!
I’m sick of everyone bitching about the Halifax Rocks Country Concert. Does everybody like Kid Rock? No. But a lot of people DO like him. And unfortunately for all the haters out there, these are the only concerts we are going to get this summer (Donald K has announced in Halifax and Moncton Newspapers that…
Re: “Smokers’ Rights” – WTF
I`ve really HAD IT with candy-ass pathetic smokers and their so-called “rights”: are you fucking kidding us with this bullshit?! It’s 2010! Not the 1970s! Typical addict victim-talk. I am disgusted by the number of street smokers in this town – more than any other I’ve seen in Canada or US. You people cluster in…
Bus windows
I would like to know what the deal is with those plastic sheets with holes that are covering a lot of the metro transit bus windows. It seems obvious the idea is to have a compromise between having advertising on the outside of the bus and still have a view from inside the bus. The…
MacKay Bridge Approach
Ok people, I’m sick and tired of seeing people getting stopped by Our glorious Halifax Police Department at the Mackay bridge tolls. Those cops are there “EVERY DAMN DAY”… & they’ve been setting up speed traps there for over a year now. It’s a gold mine for the HRP. You”d THINK by now everyone would…
Think before you speak
You all know I was with my partner for 24 years and lived together for 22 years. Obviously, it was a difficult decision to end the relationship and the stupid comments aren’t helping. I don’t want to hear things like “At least you didn’t have kids” or “It’s not like you were married” None of…
Keep your negativity to yourself
You are an ignorant cow. Everything that comes out of your mouth is a veiled or outright insult. I’ve had enough with the comments on how when I’m your age I’ll start gaining weight and have saggy tits and wrinkles and grey hair and my kids will hate me and end up as failures because…
My Yard is Not a Dog Park!
I’ve seen you twice now, traipsing through my yard with your dog. What the fuck is wrong with you? The first time I was standing in my living room window and I saw you and your dog walking a good 6 feet into my lawn from the sidewalk, acting as if it’s perfectly fine and…
I’m so glad this is almost over!
To you, the selfish, blaming, manipulative piece of crap who’s subletting from me: Thanks so much for throwing a favour back in my face by not paying rent on time and then blaming me for not being respectful of your boundaries. News flash: Letting myself into the building and knocking on the door is not…
Bannanas
I hate that you left me because I was sick. I hate that you barely talk to me now and I miss you like crazy. I still love you and I always will. —Lonely Girl
Black Label Berzerkus comes to town Oct. 12
For those of you who like it loud and crunchy, here’s a reason for summer to be over before it starts. Tickets are $50 and available at Ticket Atlantic (451-1221) and Sonic Concerts on Friday, June 25.
Andrew Younger weighs in on Bridge Terminal
Andrew Younger, a former HRM councillor and now Liberal MLA, weighs in on premier Darrell Dexter’s 11th hour interference with the city of Halifax’s plan for an expanded Bridge Terminal (press release): (Halifax, NS) Liberal Municipal Relations and Service Nova Scotia critic Andrew Younger is questioning why Premier Dexter is meddling with the approval of…
In all fairness. women, give it a rest.
Again with the annoying things people do to service staff… Some of you are walking attitudes. Not all of you, don’t get offended. Cell phone/texting while placing an order is rude to the staff and it’s guaranteed to have your order fucked up. I don’t know if you said yes to me or the person…
Men-not all of you, but some of you…
I am saying men just because it’s typically men I see that do it. So, gentlemen, please don’t take offense so there’s just some things that you do that drive service staff insane. Talk to me, or talk on your phone. An ‘I’ll call you back, I’m at the check out’ is not that hard.…
The Only Logical Explanation
To the leprechaun, pixie, or other mythical sprite who has been fucking shit up in my home for the last week, what did I do to incur your wrath? First you download “Fuck My Dirty Shithole #6: Shithole’d Me She Was Horny” onto my computer and now you’re stealing clothes. ENOUGH! I will leave a…
We’ve had enough rain lately without you.
I’d like to send this out to the douche bags who thought it would be funny to throw their drinks off the rooftop balcony they were on directly onto the people eating pizza below on Saturday night. My friends and I REALLY enjoyed being soaked with your drinks, and I think it’s a really great…
Really Halifax? Really?
Don’t you just hate it when you’re walking down the side walk, you pass garbage and a fucking trash bin is like a few steps away from where it’s at! That pisses me off some times. Like Halifax do you really think that leaving trash around is going to help us stop global warming and…
God awful
I want to stop drinking but i cant. —Ashamed thoroughly
My IPod Alarm is a DOUCHE that needs to be set on FIRE
I have fucking HAD IT with my iPod alarm. I tried to put it to use and set it at important times – and I set it perfectly: date, time, tone, volume and everything, and it STILL fails to go off at the specified time. I set it for one hour ahead so I could…
Just plain tired of idiots.
It’s a Saturday night, you turn the movie on, make some popcorn, grab a couple pops, and get ready to enjoy the evening… MEANWHILE people in Africa people are dying every minute, South Korea is threatening to launch nuclear missiles, Oil is filling our waters, child labor is still going strong, and we are being…
Cat Killers
I watched as you sped inconsiderately into a parking spot in front of my neighbour’s house. A spot which was already occupied; not by a car, but by their beloved cat. Your gaudy rimmed tire landed right on Zero’s head and with the ungodly sound it made, there’s no way you didn’t notice when you…
