Merritt predictions
On Monday, March 26, the bright lights of Halifax’s theatre community will be schmoozing the night away at Casino Nova Scotia (7pm, $17/$20). Yes, the Merritts have crossed the harbour from their sometime-home at Alderney Landing, where in recent years this annual theatre awards ceremony has become so popular that many ticket holders have had…
Brilliant In Darkness
When heroes aren’t heroic in the Hollywood sense of good-fighting- evil, you’re left with a human account of events in which motives are complex and people are characterized by their imperfections. In Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness (a Polish-Canadian-German production), we witness sewer worker Leopold Socha’s effort to hide a group of Jews in the sewers…
Really, I just want to give you the right answer
Why do some people ask a question and then proceed to cut me off when I am trying to give them the information they require? Don’t ask a question when I’m answering your question. Don’t attempt to answer the question as I’m giving you the details. In fact, just let me answer the damn question…
Two’s a crowd
Stop touching me. I’m not “weird” for not wanting your nasty hands all over me. I’m not “a bitch” for telling you to go fuck yourself when you got drunk and slapped my ass last week and I’m not “a tease” because when you decided to corner me and kiss me on the weekend I…
The MILF is back
Damn you winter laziness! Christmas cookies, Valentine’s Chocolates, Green Beer!! Now here I am huffing and puffing off ten pounds. Yes, getting back in shape is a big painful bitch. I am going to send those demon pounds straight back to hell!! Oh no you don’t Easter… take those Cadbury eggs and shove ’em up…
Ann MacKenzie to step down as CEO of Film Nova Scotia
After 14 years, Ann MacKenzie is moving on from the job as CEO of Film Nova Scotia. Her final day will be Friday, March 30. Carolyn Horton, director of finance for Film Nova Scotia, will act as interim CEO. News of MacKenzie’s departure is bound to be greeted with a mixed response. While she can…
Profile: Canadian School of Lutherie
Even with the google map app on my iPhone, I got lost trying to find the Canadian School of Lutherie (19 Pettipas Drive, Unit Z, 481-0170) in the Burnside business park. It’s sort of behind Akerley Boulevard, not so far back as the jail, but stuck randomly in a stretch of identical warehouses along a…
Our city seemed shorter while you were gone
Robojobs, welcome back. Let’s hug it out. xo —Halifax (and Laytron)
Bus driver’s ode
I’m sorry… I’m a bus driver. Sincerely, sorry to the people who depend on us, who were housebound, who lost their jobs, or more. I wish it could all be undone. Workers everywhere are being asked to do more for less, and the profits go… where? Why should public servants be immune from the race…
Douchebags
This is a HUGE fuck you, to a certain guy that thinks it’s okay to flirt with girls while I’m not in the exact same room. And this is why you are single and can only find girls to fuck. You can talk a great game, but when you get caught, you can’t handle the…
Dear Deli Creep
Quit stalking me, dude. The hair stuff kinda weirded me out. Seriously. —Paninis No More
Pamaya Organics opens in Bedford
Pamaya Organics (1360 Bedford Highway, 832-5664) recently opened in Bedford, a local health and beauty product manufacturer and retailer. “We are a completely sustainable company,” explains marketing manager Melinda Dowe in an email, “specializing in organic skin care products that are all made by the founder, Pamela McKay.” McKay developed her first organic product line…
A greenbelt around Halifax?
In anticipation of the five-year review of the city’s regional plan, which kicks off tonight at a public information meeting in Tantallon, a coalition of 36 environmental, business and community groups is advocating that a “greenbelt” be added to the plan. The coalition is called Our HRM Alliance, and given the odd geography of HRM,…
Superficial friend
You went through a bad break up a few months back and now you’re interested in dating again. I wanted to introduce you to a great guy I work with. It seemed like you would be a good match because you both seemed to like the same kind of things for the most part. When…
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Although I never use the bus, it brought a smile to my face this morning to see them on the roads. Oh what a sight! I couldn’t stop laughing! The six commuters that were on the many I saw throughout the day looked happy and joyous. I hope everyone is now able to get to…
An American thinks we’re weird
Though a few of these suckers were taken elsewhere (Vermont, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine—WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME, OK), photographer Dave Bevan’s Vice photo set “Nova Scotia’s Human Weirdness” made me feel oddly proud. #externalvalidation
Transit deal = dollars not sense
The transit strike was a terrible thing for many, got dirty at times, and created negative publicity for all involved. I can understand employees not wanting to lose what they have. I can understand management looking for control. However, even the biggest mistakes that have been overlooked for years will tend to surface eventually. A…
Unbelievable sense of entitlement
One big American chain is about to take over N.S. stores from a long time Canadian chain. The tits-up Canadian chain’s employees think they should have the first crack at the American chain jobs. The worst whiners of the lot are the Cape Breton arseholes with a sense of entitlement a mile wide. What pisses…
This one’s for the bitchers
I love you bitchers. The things that grind your gears may not necessarily have the same effect on my gears, but sharing your displeasure at particular aspects of your environment may be the first of many steps towards putting that bitch to rest. Some may see you as snivelling whiners who will find fault in…
Please let the chick cross the road
On my daily walk to work there is a four way intersection downtown I have to cross where there are no crosswalks near by. I’m crossing from corner to corner, just hear me out even if there isn’t a rule about letting me cross take your head out of your exhaust pipe and let me…
You need help!
Ok, when you were going through your divorce, I understood that you were in a financial hole. I understood the drinking, the drugs, and even the lying. I never realized that this is the person that you actually were. Now, it’s almost 7 years later, you have not once lived by yourself, supported yourself, or…
Hali fever
Friday when the buses came back, I hopped on the bus with a cheery, “Good Morning”, that I didn’t even anticipate slipping from my lips. I suppose after couch hopping for a month and a half I was just happy to be sleeping in my own bed again in the middle of no where. Fully…
Oh meek Nova Scotians pt.II
Well it seems Metro Transit will be facing a $900,000 deficit this year… well if you didn’t giveaway 2.8m in ‘signing bonuses’ (700x$4000) and free bus rides for 2 weeks’ish (85,000 the city was saving a day x 14 = 1.1 Million) we wouldn’t be running a huge deficit and not now be talking about…
Thank you, finder of cherished blanket
This is long overdue, perhaps 3 months now. I was in a hurry and by accident dropped a Peruvian blanket given to me by a friend when I parked my car near Spring Garden Road. When I returned, some beautiful person out there thought it best to tie it the meter closest to my car.…
Bylaw fucks
WTF is with bylaw workers? Writing tickets to old people who can barely walk, expecting them to shovel the sidewalk. Last time I checked sidewalks were city property, I’d like to see all the bylaw officers shoveling seniors’ sidewalks. Fuck you HRM, fuck you hard. —Bylaws be Bylaws
HRM’s greasy parking ban money grab
I pay my property taxes. I angrily, but dutifully pay occasional parking tickets that my wife and I are issued. I even paid for a residential parking pass on my street. I also see the point behind the winter parking ban. However, I left my car on the street last night. There was no storm…
Damage and disinterest
So there was my trusty commuter bike properly locked to a post on Bedford Row when a Canada Post truck driver chose to back up—on the sidewalk. It’s a delivery zone but they jump the curb there all the time. Convenience or carelessness? I’m not sure. But he crunched my bike. Destroyed the front wheel.…
41 days
So the bus strike is over. The buses are back on the road. You’d think passengers would be all smiles and cheerful. Nope. This morning everyone looked just as pissed off as they did before the strike. Angry faces from the front of the bus all the way to the back. Sitting there starring out…
Hey Thumpy McTumperson
To the army of 2 currently living above me on Hunter St: I’m not sure if you comprehend that someone lives below you, or, you simply don’t care. You live in an apartment and have neighbours. Turn the music down a little, stop partying during the week and whatever the hell you are doing in…
P’Lovers moving out of Park Lane
On Twitter, the good people at P’Lovers- The Environmental Store (Park Lane Mall, 5657 Spring Garden Road, 422-6060) announced they are moving into a storefront at the Trillium building, the shiny new condo at 1445 South Park Street. Shoptalk has learned they’ll be in the new space on June 1.
Halifax films jump out at international film fests
Opening The Canadian Film Festival in Toronto is Cloudburst, Thom Fitzgerald’s tale of road-tripping ladies heading to Nova Scotia to get married. The film has been winning awards at film festivals locally and internationally—it took the Audience Award at the 2011 Atlantic Film Festival—and continues to show at places like BFI’s Lesbian and Gay Film…
Ann-Marie Kerr wins Gina Wilkinson Prize
Ann-Marie Kerr, director of Zuppa Theatre’s The Debacle (set to play at Festival TransAmeriques), 2b theatre company’s Invisible Atom, the premiere of Daniel MacIvor’s Confession and more, has won the inaugural Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director. Kerr, who taught at the National Theatre School and directed Soulpepper’s Youth Mentorship Program for several years,…
Barista babes
Love! To the beauties who pull my espresso drinks. Your warm smiles and good looks brighten up the days. Tall or short you’re fine with me. —It’s Just Us!
A fine romance
I was in such an awful state until you came into my life. Our love has grown in the most beautiful way. I wake up every morning lifted in spirit by the fact that you’re beside me. I feel safe saying that I will love you until I don’t live any longer. I hope you…
Overrated
I am getting so sick of people cheering Sidney Crosby’s return to hockey. What is so great about this guy? Every time he takes a hit he needs months to recover. He gets paid millions to play but has only played a handful of games in the last year. I think the only reason people…
Volunteer woes
An email is sent asking for help with your music events. I kindly take the time to reply and offer my time months in advance. Get one email stating you’re working on it and you’ll get back to those people. Then I wait for a finished response and as the events get closer I send…
I appreciate you more than you could ever know
Dearest friend, I have to tell you that you are one of the pillars of my life. I’ve been through some crazy shit the last few years, and time has gone by when I’m a complete recluse and haven’t seen you as much as in past years. Hey, you even put up with my draggy…
Poor me…
I accept that you have your demons. I accept that you can be pretty neurotic. But… can you keep down all the complaining about how life is treating you badly? A lot of us do at times ignore you, because well, sometimes after being in your company, I feel like bugs are eating into my…
Tailgaters
If you’re tailgating me, what is going through your head? It’s not going to make me go faster, and you are increasing your odds of rear-ending my car, which could have repercussions for your insurance. And it’s really annoying. When I have my small children in car seats, I will admit it makes me nervous,…
UPDATE: Brian MacQuarrie found
From Picnicface’s Facebook post this afternoon: “If you have shared the page on Brian on Facebook and Twitter, please let your friends and followers know that Brian has checked in to let us know he is safe. And please remove any of the original posts about him missing to avoid confusion. At this point we…
Women of Halifax, WTF?
Recently a single (male) friend has been asking me for advice. I generally don’t GIVE advice, but lately, I have started. What pearls of wisdom have I given to an attractive, talented, single guy looking for a long-term relationship with Ms. RIGHT instead of whoever comes along? RUN AWAY FROM THAT WOMAN RIGHT THE $&%#…
Spiro’s closes
Spiro’s Hair Cuts (Historic Properties, 1869 Upper Water Street) is closed. The outgoing message on his machine indicates Spiro has retired due to health issues and that he would like to thank his customers for their patronage through the years.
Maybe in korean…
There are words and lyrics that could express how much you mean to me. Can’t wait to go there with you ‘n find out… —Your il ‘n onni
Sassenach
You put up with me. You help me. You dust the world’s weight from my frayed cuffs. I love you and I don’t tell you often enough. Will you marry me… oh, you just did! How did I ever convince you I was worthy? I love you. —Thistle
Smitten
In the short time we’ve known each other I cannot get you out of my head. I told myself I wouldn’t get like this, especially since you live 40 minutes away, but god damnit I can’t help it! You are the most interesting person I’ve ever met. You make my imagination, heart and the butterflies…
Krumping queen
Dear best friend, words cannot describe how amazing you are. You know I am bored easily, and find most people dull; you are the complete opposite! You are full of life, color and imagination. you are my go to girl whenever I have a problem, you are always there for me and I’ll always be…
FitzGeralds lovely
OMG. You dark-haired beauty! I was away… then I came back and YOU are gone!! We were just starting to connect. I owe you a tea! Was our flirting just in my mind? —Your Namesake
$4,000.00 for what!!!
This group of people held approx. 1/2 of the city of Halifax hostage; and they get a signing bonus of $4000.00. What the hell for? I was upset by the $1600.00 that was on the table!!! I could have lived with that but $4,000.00 of which is a portion that I must pay through various…
Let’s take it back a bit
Ok… our never-ending pursuit/love of high tech has left us overly reliant on power. We’ve passed the mark of exhaustion. Let’s step back and realize that we have lost something here. We’ve lost the ability to be simple. Da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Let’s hike, let’s camp, let’s rediscover the value in…
Deformed, foul strumpets
To the three people who are at once my friends, my loves, my family. It cannot be denied that we are highly dysfunctional, that our mood swings, slamming of doors and drunken rampages are at times hurtful and feel like a black hole from which we’ll never escape… However, when we can let go of…
Shaggy haired guy Saturday night!
Sorry I ran! It was nice to meet a fellow appreciator of the mosh pit! —Girl in Red Coat
Kony 2012 – Homophobic religious conservatives masking their agenda
Yes he is terrible. Yes he should pay for his war crimes. This Invisible Children gang however should come clean and make it clear what their agenda really is. Financially backed by a bunch of religious bigots (in the USA) who also financially backed the “Kill Gays” bill in Uganda… what… ? what do I…
Late night dinner?
I work in a restaurant in Halifax, and sometimes wind up closing up shop. I’m the kind of person who can enjoy a meal at 8pm or even 9pm on occasion, and the restaurants in Halifax are usually very accommodating by being open till 10pm. BUT. Some people seem to find that it is okay…
Pay me for my bed!
You spend an afternoon poking around in the storage garage looking at all the stuff I have stored and then you start asking me if I’d sell my extremely expensive bed to you. You nag me and you nag me and finally I tell you that since it’s only a year old, and about $2000…
Dragon Buffet King closed
A popular eatery just off the waterfront, Dragon Buffet King (1668 Lower Water Street, 431-8588), is closed. A staffer at the Bayers Lake location of Dragon Buffet King, which is still open, told us that officially the downtown spot is “being renovated,” though couldn’t give a sense of when it would be open again. And…
Halifax bus drivers lose on pay
Bus driver Barry Barager sends the following email: Here is a comparison of transit operator wages in the major Atlantic Canadian cities. Moncton is not included as their contract expired in 2010. At that time they were earning $21.50/hr. 2011: HRM – $24.00 St Johns – $24.09 Saint John – $22.65 2012: HRM – $24.48…
Free bus fare for the rest of the month?
They should at the very LEAST give us free bus fare for the same amount of time the buses were out. —Unhappy Customer
Our PM is mentally defective
Anyone who has to go to court for having a few pot plants should bring up the fact that a six month mandatory sentence is cruel and unusual punishment, and therefore unconstitutional. Aren’t the judges supposed to uphold the constitution? If so, then every single one of those cases would/should be thrown out of court.…
Construction waste!
To the fuckhead(s) who keeps dumping their construction debris at the bus turn area on the Waverly Road (by the 118 o/p)… Have some balls and do it during the day, so you can be seen and dealt with. Don’t do it under cover of night you fucking cowards. Today, I noticed the pile was…
Can’t wheat
Before Kendra Hoskin was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2009, she says she was a “huge beer drinker.” After the diagnosis, because most beers are brewed with wheat, barley or other gluten-based grains, she switched to cider. But the rise of wheat allergies has brewers making some changes, too. The NSLC now sells three different…
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Steven Laffoley allows readers to imagine so easily as his own imagination, inspired by true events, soars through the pages of The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. He reopens a cold case circa 1896 and questions whether a guilty verdict was based on truth or mass hysteria. Laffoley follows a gory crime scene upon…
March madness
If you follow current affairs at all, you know that March Madness is all about the NCAA tournament and the iconic brackets of teams competing. Even though I don’t follow basketball, I get it. But my ears perked up recently when I met a friend of a friend who was throwing her own March Madness…
Jennifer Westfeldt directs Friends with Kids
It’s surprising to hear Jennifer Westfeldt say she hadn’t planned to direct. The three intimate relationship comedies she’s written are exactly the kind of small-scale auteur projects the festival circuit is built upon. In 2001, Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen wrote Kissing Jessica Stein, in which they play straight women who date each other. In 2006,…
Bahamas
Yes, Bahamas—Toronto’s Afie Jurvanen—was once Feist’s tour guitarist. But he isn’t so much a descendent of her tree, as he’s cultivated from the loam of Canadian folk, which is crystallizing a distinctive trait: an unfussy, believable honesty. Danny Michel, Sarah Harmer and Feist too—they sing of universal sadness and believe every word. Jurvanen does too,…
Eliza and The Strange’s cemetery rock
For most, St. Patrick’s Day means colourful binge-drinking and “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” swag but, behind the shamrocks, there are sinister sides to the fifth-century saint. Enslaved in Ireland, St. Patrick eventually rose in the early Christian church, forcing the conversion of witches, pagans and Druids—doctrinal denials of mystical and feminine natural forces. St. Patrick…
Dr. Brinkley’s Tower
In Hough’s fourth historical novel, an infamous American fertility doctor erects a radio tower in the small Mexican border town of Corazón de la Fuente to broadcast his goat-inspired impotence cure. Citizens, hungry for work, are hopeful it will become a pillar of prosperity for their post-revolution ravaged home. But, as the surrounding poor, thieves…
Heart of Dartmouth
The Dartmouth renaissance is not just condos, croissants and Jason Eisener’s t-shirt collection— it’s got its own music scene on the go too. The hub is Jacob’s Lounge (106 Portland Street), in the middle of downtown, a few blocks up from the ferry terminal. “It’s almost like Gus’, in Dartmouth,” says Ben Manuel, singer for The…
Irish C.R.E.A.M.
In 10 days I only saw one sunset, streaks of purple, gold and pink across the swell of the North Atlantic. The rest of my trip to Ireland was bathed in a soggy, glowing grey. Each day’s brightest light was from the nighttime streak of tour bus headlights careening around the Ring of Kerry. County…
Hotel sexin’: Towels or sheets?
Q Thank you for your advocacy of monogamishy. (Monogamishness?) When I fell in love with my gloriously kinky and GGG wife several years ago, we were honest about our sexual desires—vast and wide-ranging—and we negotiated an arrangement that works for us. We encourage each other’s outside crushes, and we both just want to be present…
Long Weekends
Coming across like a fuzzier, steadier rolling blend of Sleater-Kinney and Buddy Holly, Long Weekends’ dreamy twist contest soundtrack defies you to stay still. The peppy, lo-fi garage songs have an undertone of spookiness, courtesy of post-punk chord progressions and singer-guitarist Noel Macdonald’s unusual—and supremely satisfying—vocalizations. The trio is a rare find, its intense delivery…
Fifth annual St. Patrick’s Day parade
“Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” Frank Funn’s St. Patty’s Day philosophy is pretty accurate, March 17 has become an all-inclusive reason to celebrate. But what he’s celebrating on Saturday is slightly different. Sure, he’ll be dressed in green…and maybe shamrocks too, but he'll also be celebrating the well-worn 125-year-old Saint Patrick’s Church. For the…
Cousins
Two-piece Cousins’ The Palm at the End of the Mind picks up where Out on Town left off, delivering a much louder record that perfectly captures the band’s live sound, developed in recent years. Recorded in part by Dave Ewenson at Echo Chamber, but primarily on four-track by lead-songwriter Aaron Mangle, Palm’s lo-fi aesthetic gives…
Free Will Astrology
Happy Birthday! PISCES (February 19 – March 20) Seahorses have an unusual approach to reproduction. It’s the male of the species that cares for the eggs as they gestate. He carries them in a “brood pouch” on his front side. Of course it’s the female who creates the eggs in the first place. After analyzing…
Halifax’s top beer bars
The Henry House There’s no need to turn to Europe for a seriously tar-black brew on St. Patrick’s Day. Choose from The Henry House’s selection of darker beers, priced at $6.25 a pint: Indulge in the Montreal-based McAuslan’s St. Ambroise oatmeal stout, brewed from dark malts and roasted barley and packing a distinct mocha flavour.…
Jamming for Oxfam
Sure, International Women’s Day was last week but the local contingent of Oxfam hasn’t forgotten it. In the spirit of celebrating women, and the good work the organization does for women’s rights and poverty, Pacifico’s stage will see a rare night of live, local music hosted by comedian Gerry Farmer. “Oxfam is such a great…
Soho Ghetto
Longer than an EP, shorter than most albums, Soho Ghetto’s collection marks the arrival of a distinct, fluid new seven-piece. Matthew Gibbon’s crisp harmonica and Shawn Burke’s double-pump drumming are as much a signature as Marc-Antoine Robertson’s plaintive vocals.Then, on “Heart, Beat, Skip,” Rachel Sunter’s piano drenches in colour a youthful fret about missed opportunities…
A rare taste of Verbal Warnin’
Getting the chance to spend a night with super-band Verbal Warnin’ is rather rare, even for its members. Longtime friends and collaborators Sean Weber, Paul Keddy, Ross Burns, Matt Myer, Alec Frith, Zac Miller and Sekou Nkruma are damn busy with their fingers in various tasty musical pies, from Gypsophilia to The Synchronics, but luckily…
A few laughs on 21 Jump Street
A self-referential reboot of the 80s television series (1987-1991) starring Johnny Depp, Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s 21 Jump Street has some good, if juvenile, laughs. Schmidt (Jonah Hill), unpopular in high school, and Jenko (Channing Tatum), popular, switch roles when they return to high school as undercover cops trying to bust a drug ring—and…
Halifax’s beer ambassador
This St. Patrick’s Day, remember how lucky you are to live in Canada. Chuck Gillis wishes he had what we all take for granted: While we sit here in our ivory towers drinking all the Garrison and Keith’s we want, he’s stuck in Texas, unable to get either. And he loves Garrison and Keith’s. Gillis…
Suspenseful Silent House
Nothing is quite what it first appears to be with Silent House, which starts off feeling like yet another bump-in-the-night haunted house story before veering off into unexpected territory. Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) gets trapped in the darkened house that her father (Adam Trese) and uncle (Eric Sheffer Stevens) are renovating and becomes increasingly terrified by…
Eddie Murphy needs more than A Thousand Words
Big-shot publisher Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) makes a questionable choice signing a book deal with a meditation guru, Sinja (Cliff Curtis), and a tree pops up his backyard (literally), shedding its leaves with each word Jack speaks; he is the tree, slowly dying. Of all A Thousand Words’s flaws, this is its loudest; the karmic…
Rolling with the Stones
I walk into Java Blend early in the morning. Ben Stone and his dad John welcome me with big hugs and hot tea. Both bearded and bright-eyed, the Stones exude a familial warmth that wraps around me like a soft woven blanket. Their casual leans and finish-each other’s-sentence-style closeness is contagious. After my first sip…
Home brew disasters
Halifax Explosion Tripel as told by Steve Trickett I finished brewing a Belgian tripel and transferred it into a carboy. I attached a blow-off tube to the bung and ran the hose into a jug of sanitized solution to catch any runoff, then called it a night. Next morning, the yeast cake had bubbled up…
Brewery tours de force
There are five large-scale breweries operating in Halifax—one brewery for every 77,000 people—producing brews ranging from mass-market lager to niche-market barley wine. There is something for everyone. Three local breweries welcome the public inside for tasting’s and, in two cases, education about brewing. Here’s all you need to know to choose the right tour for…
Noises Off is spot on
At $10, the hottest ticket in town right now is probably also one of the cheapest. That’s right, for 10 bucks you can take in The King’s Theatrical Society’s fabulous production of the very funny Noises Off. The play follows a troupe of actors from creaky dress rehearsal to the hilarious goings-on back stage during…
The happy hopper
Sea Level Brewing’s owner, Randy Lawrence, is known for his motto: “Don’t be loco, drink local.” The Port Williams brewer, one of the first microbrewers in the Maritimes, has been championing the possibility of an all-Nova Scotia beer for many years. But it took travelling close to 6,000 kilometres to Washington State for Lawrence to…
The friendliest holiday
Tom Dobbyne just bought himself a green bowler hat. Now he’s on the hunt for a green suit to match. Actually, any old suit will do. He says he can “go to Value Village, and just spray paint a suit green.” After all, if you are going to start St. Patrick’s Day with breakfast and…
Free for all
Give what you can, take what you need, that’s the way Halifax’s Really Really Free Market works. No bartering, no trading…and not a penny exchanged. Really, you don’t have to bring a thing but yourself. “I think it makes you realize, even if you don’t have any extra ‘stuff,’ or even a roof over your…
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square Enix)
What does it mean to be human, and at what point does one shed their humanity? That is the theme constantly being asked throughout the story of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. You play as Adam Jensen, head of security for a major human augmentation firm, until a conspiracy unravels from all sides, and you jet…
Like Crazy
Rarely has the euphoric delirium of new love been rendered as believably as it is in the opening act of Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy, as college-age cuties Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones tumble hard for each other. This giddy first burst, and the chemistry between the actors, sustains a movie that runs into trouble at…
Intensive Care heals
As Susanna Heller spent months alongside her husband’s hospital bed, watching him endure intrusive surgeries, waiting for him to return from an induced coma, she drew. During a time where so much was uncertain, and her soulmate was figuratively out of reach, it was her pencil and paper that grounded her. “For me drawing and…
