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[Image-1] So I was running for the bus stop the other day—as I often do—when the (early) bus blew right past me and, having no reason to stop, straight through the next intersection. This left me, out of breath and irritated, to wonder how late for work I was about to be. Then I heard…
to the stupit alcoholic bitch who is sneeking there alchol into the womans mall washroom here is a tip for ya go to the fucken bars and take your fucken alchol problem that you have and drink there you alcoholic bicth! stop sneeking your alchol into the womans mall washroom for crist sake GO TO…
[Image-1] I was a recent customer of a Chinese food restaurant. i have been here before, at there buffet but this time i was there before it started. well the food was terrible and cold most certain from the lunch time crowd, if you want to save your money and have a great meal stay…
I find it both comically ironic and really annoying that a lot of people don’t understand the meaning of “ignorant.” —Owner and User of a Dictionary
Lady talking to your lady friend at Ace Burger on Monday night: is your grey wool jacket sentient? Do you think it deserves to take up an entire seat and spot at the bar during rush hour (dinner) at Ace’s? For a fact, you were not holding it for another friend; you were just an inconsiderate…
The media is correct. Most voters do not care that the Liberals are running a $30 billion deficit in this year’s budget. Others have already criticized you and called you a hypocrite, so that is not what my bitch is about. I’m not here to challenge you to criticize the Liberals. I’m here to challenge…
[Image-1] You are the person who gets to decide who does what to your body. Nobody had the right to take that decision away from you. There are people in this city who support you, love you and believe you. —I believe survivors
[Image-1] So nice to see something done about the speeders on Leeds Street—yes, talking to you students/staff at NSCC! First they put up the speed tracker at the corner of Robie and Leeds (personally, I think they should have put it up at the crosswalk, but that’s just me), and now they put the flags…
[Image-1] Do you verbally abuse your professional wives when they refuse to fuck you? You think it’s okay to treat some women like shit if they refuse to have sex because you feel superior because of your social status. —The Answer is Obvious.
[Image-1] Hey guys. Thank you so very much for helping this really drunk woman carry a couch from the curb to my apartment three doors down. The reality is that you two did most of the lifting because I was falling and stumbling. I have no idea how I would have done it alone (who…
It’s been less than a week since Jian Ghomeshi was found not guilty on four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking. Sue Goyette and Erin Wunker, both instructors at Dalhousie University, were appalled by the verdict and decided to take matters into their own hands to give those in their community a…
[Image-1] Yourself and a friend sat in my bar this past Friday night and feverishly worked away catching up on some late school work because of a solid St. Patrick’s night previous. I couldn’t stop watching you type away and sip on your beer, we joked and I continued to admire your skill. You both…
[Image-1] There might be a new poet laureate in town, but El Jones isn’t slowing down. The educator, activist and HRM’s previous premier poet is already busy on Monday nights co-hosting CKDU’s Youth Now program, and now she’s spinning off of that with the Black Power Hour. The new radio show offers a free…
Afishionado Halifax Fishmongers has a new approach this year. Gone is the brick and mortar location at Local Source on Agricola Street, and in its place is a Catch of the Week seafood subscription. “Last week was our first delivery,” says Hana Nelson, owner of Afishionado. “We’re so excited with the reception that it’s had.”…
[Image-1] To all my fell drivers. There are, typically, two lanes on our highways and some roadways. If you are in the left lane on the highway, the expectation is that you will actually be passing, not hanging out watching the other cars whiz by. It is also expected if turning that you enter the…
So standing at the bus station at MicMac mall today March 22 I watch as people cross the street. One girl stopped looked before crossing. Once she sees the cars have stopped she continues to walk, while looking so engrossed on her text message. That she walks right into the car that was stopped for…
[Image-1] I would like to thank the super cool drunk lady I met after The Sheepdogs show the other night. Typically I keep to myself when walking home after the bar but there was something about you that made me comfortable enough to say hello. Most ladies around here avoid guys like the plague when…
Last Friday, in the wake of the verdict that found defamed CBC host Jian Ghomeshi ‘not guilty’ of sexual assault, the Mount Saint Vincent University Feminist Collective organized a rally outside of the Nova Scotia Provincial Courthouse to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault in Canada. “It was definitely a very emotional afternoon that…
When social enterprise Our Thyme Cafe (98 Portland Street) closed its doors in early 2016, downtown Dartmouth lost a lot of great things. One of them being a place to grab fresh, homey, made-with-love lunches. But earlier this month. husband and wife duo Caroline and Fouad Jarmash swooped in to the Our Thyme space to…
Nominees for the 2016 Atlantic Books Awards were announced today, and Nova Scotian authors were well represented. Locals Dean Jobb, Janet Maybee and Sarah Mian are the only writers on the list to be nominated in two different categories, and a new award has been created in honour of Cape Breton’s late literary legend Alistair…
Calling all defenders of a galaxy far, far away: Halifax director David Connellan is looking for several actors to fill various roles for a locally shot Star Wars fan film at an open casting session on Saturday, April 2, at the Sobeys Community Room (2651 Windsor Street, 2pm-6pm). “The movie will be a five minute-long short that…
[Image-1] I’m sorry I freaked out. I’m not used to guys being so forward. Honestly, yes, I’d love to cuddle with you eventually, but I’m the kind of person who holds hands after 3-5 dates. I hope you’re willing to be patient with me because I’m willing to be a bit more rebellious than usual.…
The highlight of my week is my steam on Friday night. Increasingly each week more and more ignorant hillbillies are ruining it by opening the door to the steam room, sticking their fat heads in venting out all the steam exclaiming with amazement “Oh boy! It’s really hot in here!”. Or worse, fan the door…
[Image-1] Sipping lattes at their favourite high end coffee shop, while campaigning for people they avoid in real life from their $2000 laptops. Creating an entire field of study and surrounding industry that does nothing but line their own pockets. Making themselves look like heroes by blaming and attacking the one group of people who…
Some restaurants, not to name any names…, have decided that a burger and a slider are the same thing. When I go to a restaurant for a burger week burger, I want a BURGER, not a slider! If you can’t afford to do a $6 FULL burger, then do one of the donations to Feed…
[Image-1] I would like to thank the War Amps key tag service. For the second time in 25 years I lost a set of car keys. A few weeks later I received a call from War Amps telling me where I could pick the lost keys up. The situation was the same 25 years ago.The…
Detroit rap heavyweight Royce da 5’9” is coming to Halifax in May! The friend of Eminem (freminem?) from their duo Bad Meets Evil went on to work with some of the biggest names in hip-hop from Big Sean to TechN9ne to Common and more. His new album, Layers, will be out on April 15 and he continues to…
This weekend brought the tragic news of the death of yoga instructor and passionate entrepreneur Kristin Johnston. Yesterday, the Halifax Regional Police released that the 32-year-old and former owner of Bikram Yoga and 42° Fitness and Wellness, was the victim of Saturday’s homicide on Oceanview Drive. After a trip to Halifax inspired her to move…
Korayne Romanchuk’s passion for floral design bloomed when she was sweeping floors at a flower shop in Calgary. Her curiousity for the art led her to put down the broom and learn for herself, by working in high-end floral design and soaking up skills from the experts around her. But the dream of opening her…
[Image-1] Mi’kmaw people aged 20-39 are five times more likely to get diabetes than other Nova Scotians, according to a newly-created health care data-sharing registry for Indigenous communities. The First Nations Client Linkage Registry is a joint project of First Nations chiefs, the provincial government and Health Canada. The new registry was announced Thursday at…
[Image-1] Nearly $300,000 in funding from the province might not be enough to keep Bill Niven’s next feature in Nova Scotia. This week, Nova Scotia Business Inc. announced feature film Halloween Party, will receive a funding commitment of $299,143 through the Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund. Niven’s producing the movie, which is…
The court of public opinion long ago ruled that former CBC star Jian Ghomeshi is guilty of sexual assault, and has long been a serial sexual assaulter. Today’s dissenting opinion from the criminal court—in the form of Ontario Court judge William Horkins—does little for Ghomeshi save keeping him out of prison, but it has people…
Nova Scotia’s new Electricity Plan Implementation Act and policies will intentionally leave the province at the back of the pack for climate mitigation and pollution reduction. This is unacceptable. Premier McNeil stated recently that Nova Scotia’s coal reduction plans are based on ideas of future mega projects—Gull Island in Newfoundland and tidal power projects that…
Tori Jarvis Grant needed a home base. She had been teaching corporate yoga, sans studio, for about a year when she decided that her On The Mat Yoga had to grow. “I was really busy, having a hard time finding teachers, and students were asking me where to practice,” she says. Armed with a wish…
How much the government spends isn’t nearly as important as what it spend that money on, says Andy Fillmore. The federal budget announced this week includes $5 billion over the next five years towards environmental improvements in municipal infrastructure. In the wake of that commitment, the Liberal MP for Halifax is bringing forward his first…
When Adrian Bruhm, Joel Langis and Coleman Johnston got together to form a punk band, they realized what united them more than their love of punk music was their passion for professional wrestling. Or as Bruhm puts it, “the world’s greatest form of sports entertainment.” Joined by newest member Mike Ainslie on guitar, The B+…
The 25th Atlantic Fringe Festival back in September was a stellar affair, but if you missed it, don’t despair. Re-Fringed, a mini-festival featuring some of the most popular shows from AFF 2015, is coming to the Bus Stop Theatre March 23 through 26. The five shows which are being remounted represent a variety of theatrical…
WHO HE IS Julien Rousseau-Dumarcet is standing in front of a fountain-like machine that’s heating a silky tub of pure dark chocolate, stirring out lumps and waiting for it to hit the perfect Easter bunny-making temperature of 31 degrees. A native of southern France, the longtime chocolatier—who owns Rousseau Chocolatier with his wife Nathalie Morin—has…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) When Orville and Wilbur Wright were kids, their father gave them a toy helicopter powered by a rubber band. The year was 1878. Twenty-five years later, the brothers became the first humans to sail above the earth in a flying machine. They testified that the toy helicopter had been…
A film biz sequel Leadership is about trust. It is about inspiring others by your character, humility and actions. A good leader will care more about the people, the cause, than their own gain. Management, on the other hand, is by definition about controlling things or people. Do not be confused: Management is not leadership.…
Q I’m a 24-year-old male, married three years, monogamous. My wife and I are religious and were both virgins when we got married. I’m sexually frustrated with two things. 1. How can I get her to give me oral sex? (She has never given and I have never received oral sex. I regularly give her…
The first time you hear Rebecca Thomas perform her spoken word poetry, something will happen to you. Your mind will calm as the tide of her voice takes over, the conviction of her words buoying you up until she reaches the ultimate, perfectly crafted finale and her perspective crashes down, challenging you in one hand…
If you think about flamenco dance, your image of the form is likely quite traditional—the woman with the swirling red dress, the man in black pants stomping his feet, that percussive guitar propelling the classic motions. But more and more dancers and musicians are trying to extend those perceptions these days, Montreal dance company La…
[Image-1] Many Canadians see our country as a human rights leader, but a United Nations committee says we should do better. In early March, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded that Canada’s lack of environmental protection and climate action mars our rights record. The committee’s periodic review of Canada put our country’s…
