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[Image-1] So hey douchebag, maybe you shouldn’t take advantage of your customers, you pompous fuck. I was around eight cocktails in, and a regular suggested I order a drink from the “special” glass. You served a $50 dollar drink. I now call it, and the establishment you work for, “the rip off.” Way to go—seriously.…
To a certain property company that thinks they’re pretty slick – busy schedule? Email would be better? Of course it would… you want it all in writing. Guess what… so do I. You make me laugh out loud. —A whole lot smarter than you think
[Image-1] In Syria, women are being bought and sold, children are being slaughtered, Kurdish and Izadi teenage girls are picking up guns and protecting their families, protecting their homes and protecting their freedom. But here in Canada we are cut between two political sides, a weak left and a far right. One is saying we…
Dear Inglis block between Lucknow and South Park: why have you smelled like poo for at least the last month? Please stop. —Sick of Poo Stink
[Image-1] To the young man who was walking down North Street on Thursday evening alone, with white headphones on, singing “Schwiiiing voisine, schwiiiiiiing voisiiiiine” over and over again: that was really haunting and mysterious. We wish we knew the rest of your song, so that we could sing it with you. —A coupla ladies
[Image-1] Do you like me? Or think about me? I still really like you, even though I fucked up my chances of ever being with you. —Kind of feeling sad
Mark Mullane knows what’s up. The former frontman of Halifax’s ’90s phenomenon North of America got pals together last year and started Cryptorips, a semi-nostalgic return to the math-rock of his youth. After only a few shows, the band was exciting music nerds everywhere; in July, Cryptorips opened the Toronto reunion of ’90s indie-shoegaze legends, The Swirlies. Not…
[Image-1] While out walking my dogs this evening, I found mail strewn all over the street. Someone had broken into the mail box and took the time to open them and tossed them away when there was nothing of value. I picked everything up and put an elastic band around them with a note explaining the…
talk about stress, the new paint job, benchs ,planters,trees, and barracades, is a nitemare for ,garbage trucks , the baracade are still up saying its for people only so they have to move them their selfs ,and by the time the streets, get cleaned of the barf and piss, broken glass, the early tourists see…
[Image-1] Last week Halifax hosted its first all-candidate debate of this federal election, but not all candidates were in attendance. The YWCA (and a host of other community groups) organized a debate at Spatz Theatre last Thursday evening to discuss the issues affecting Canadian women going into this fall’s election. Incumbent Megan Leslie (NDP), as…
The first round of nominees have been announced for Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week, taking place in Yarmouth this year from November 5 to November 8. YEAH DOGGY. The NSMW Super Show closes it out on the Sunday night at the Mariners Centre. This year’s top nominees include In-Flight Safety with six nominations, Christina Martin and…
[Image-1] To the driver of the silver car clearly intent on nothing else but getting to the rotary from Connaught Avenue last week: It is my understanding that when there are three lanes (one for left turns, one for going straight, and one that gives the option to go straight or turn right), and the…
[Image-1] Hello! We met Sunday (Sept 6) night at the coolest after hours spot in Halifax. We had some really funny conversations but I didn’t want to ruin it by asking for your phone number. You told me that you are starting a jewelry making course at NSCAD where you melt your own metal! I’d…
Is how I want to describe people that are aggressive and mean on purpose to further their own agenda, especially when the target is a nice person that didn’t hurt the aggressor in anyway. No I am not the target, just keep seeing this happen to people at work. Numerous different aggressors and numerous different…
So what genius decided that the end of August was a good time to start to rip up roads and sidewalks in Halifax, just in time for the sart of school? Did you not consider that the middle of July might be a better time, when traffic is light and most people are off on…
[Image-1] My apologies that life outside the trailer park is so rough, telling you that no you cannot smoke a cigarette inside a store. You look like trash and you reacted like trash. —can’t phase me douche bag.
From this Wednesday until this Sunday, the city of Montréal will be “fire,” as they say. The kids say that. Dozens of music’s ‘coolest’ acts (Thurston Moore, for one, and Motörhead, for some reason) will take over the land of smoked meat sandies and cheap gross ’40s for Pop Montreal. I wish I could go but alas. Luckily The…
The 25th Atlantic Fringe Festival drew to a close in the wee hours of Monday morning as the Fringe handed out its popular Fringe Hits and juried awards. Ginger Nation was the winner of the Number One Fringe Hit! Award this year. Shawn Hitchins’s one-man autobiographical comedy about a red-headed sperm donor was the most…
Fringe may be winding down, but you still have one day to take in some great plays. (And don’t forget to tune in tomorrow to discover the Fringe award-winners.) Delusions of Grandeur I dragged myself into Delusions of Grandeur at 10:30pm after a long, full day of Fringe Festival-ing. My eyes were heavy, my brain…
The reviews are winding down (final four, coming tomorrow), but there are plenty of shows to see this rainy weekend. Check back through all the Fringe Binge posts and make your selection. Six Stupid Things People Do Bud Hunter has a great are-you-kidding-me face and he makes it frequently throughout Six Stupid Things People Do,…
Joel Plaskett loves this town so much that he’s opening his own business on Portland Street. What a meta Dartmouth moment. Soon, you’ll be able to take the Dartmouth ferry into the town, and spend your pennies bumming around—at a Plaskett cafe. Last night both Halifax Retales and allNovaScotia reported that the former location of…
Follow Me Dan Bray’s play Follow Me, produced by The Villains Theatre as part of the Atlantic Fringe Festival, is a silly, tightly constructed homage to Early Modern plays, like Faust, which centre dramatically on the calling forth of spirits and devils for various nefarious purposes. Follow Me begins with renowned clairvoyant Gunter Buxtehude professing…
Hate it or love it—or just love to debate about it—Barrington Street has a brand- new, big, bizarre and beautiful mural. Freak Lunchbox’s decision to commission a massive piece of art for the side of its new headquarters surprisingly ended up being one of the summer’s most argued-about topics, and amidst all of the opinions…
The reviews may be slowing down, but the Atlantic Fringe isn’t. There are a full four days of fabulous shows left. The Story of a Sinking Man The charismatic Nash plays out his situation better than most would. The hand of time beats mercilessly upon Nash, but he maintains composure and optimism, obstinate that thoughts…
Sat September 12, noon and 7:10pm Sun September 13, 8pm Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street In 1984, David Woods was given a precious gift. While creating an exhibition for the first Black History Month at the Halifax North Branch Library, Woods struck up a friendship with a group of African Nova Scotian women who had…
Five years ago, the Connaught Pharmacy on the corner of Chebucto Road and Connaught Street disappeared the same way it existed for decades—silently. For the last few decades of the shop’s existence, its doors were always locked. A large sign reading Connaught Pharmacy in faded green letters was the only indication the building had ever…
1. A Tension to Detail Thu September 10, 8:10pm Fri September 11, 6:30pm Sat September 12, 4:30pm Sun September 13, 4:25pm Museum of Nat History, 1747 Summer St, $10 People often mistake going to the theatre as a passive experience. But a show like Gerard Harris’ is an ardent reminder that being an active audience member…
1. Justin Bieber 2. Halifax Regional Municipality 3. Sydney Fringe Festival (Australia) 4. Miley Cyrus 5. Fundy Fringe Festival (Saint John) 6. Jaden Smith 7. The Hanging Garden (movie) 8. Urinetown (play) 9. Emily Ratajkowski 10. Halifax Central Library 11. The Daily Show (on TV) 12. Snapchat 13. Silence! The Musical (play) 14. Kendall Jenner…
In the history of professional wrestling, no man inspired more fear in his opponents than Jake “The Snake” Roberts. At 6-feet 6-inches tall, Roberts wreaked havoc on Andre the Giant, Macho Man Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior and every wrestler in his path with his chilling laugh and deadly python, Damien. After almost 30 years in the…
“The tried and tested ingredients of food and music are the great cementers of community and relationships,” says Sobaz Benjamin. The executive director of the community group In My Own Voice has been thinking a lot about those key ingredients lately, in planning—along with iMOVe team Kyle Hamilton, MJ Loppie, Delton Colley and Enze Yang;…
Italian Weekend 2629 Agricola Street September 11-13, iccans.org If I’ve learned anything from Eat, Pray, Love—other than when you were planning a comeback, Julia Roberts, what were you thinking?—it’s that Italy is more than just a country to stamp in your passport or the breeding ground for the world’s best cuisine. It’s the kind of…
After a turbulent year in the film industry, we’ll soon celebrate great local stories during the Atlantic Film Festival. It’s remarkable that so much gets made as producers assemble creative teams and navigate between banks, broadcasters, distributors, governments and unions. The celebration this year will contain an element of sadness as the business shrinks. The…
Q Is it legal for a man to procure the services of a Dominatrix? In the kind of session I have in mind, there’s no nudity or sexual activity or contact involved. There’s not even any whipping or flogging or caning or hardcore BDSM stuff. I just want to see what it would be like…
Ferry tale hero Allison Saunders’ “Remembering Craig Blake” (The City, September 3) is a very nice tribute to a fine man. —posted by Danny Dravot at thecoast.ca I went to high school with Craig and got to know him well in grades 12 and 13. He was and always will be a good guy. I…
Colouring books aren’t just for kids anymore, except when they are, or except when they’re a tool to bridge a gap between adult and youth spheres. Montreal-based, Wolfville-raised artist, musician and educator Sarah Mangle aims to do this with her book, The Affirmations Colouring Book, released last year, which has resonated with an audience of…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22) I hope it’s not too late or too early to give you a slew of birthday presents. You deserve to be inundated with treats, dispensations and appreciations. Here’s your first perk: You are hereby granted a license to break a taboo that is no longer useful or necessary. Second…
Thursday September 10, 8pm Sunday September 13, 4:40pm The Living Room, 2353 Agricola Street, $10 Pictou County native Gillian English’s solo piece Get Around Me, one of three Fringe productions she’s appearing in, is the unlikely story of a Dal theatre grad playing fullback for Team Canada in Aussie rules football. That journey came to an…
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Atlantic Fringe Festival, Halifax’s alternative and accessible community-based small-theatre spectacular. And this week, there’s even more than the festival’s longevity to celebrate. Days before the Fringe’s Thursday, September 3 opening, Halifax city council approved only $8,750 of the festival’s $14,500 usual allocation for a special events grant.…
1. Getting a seat to the show you want is always better than not getting in. Hence, tickets. Secure yours in advance by heading to the virtual box office under the “Tix” tab at the Atlantic Fringe Festival’s conveniently named site, atlanticfringe.ca. Or play the role of Gambler in your own production of The Gambler…
Labour Day weekend was a time to enjoy summer’s wrap-up, and a holiday to give Canadians the opportunity to reflect on how far workers’ rights in this country have come. Rick Clarke, departing president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, has led an organization advocating for fair treatment of workers and an improved standard…
Ghost Tango September 16-19, 8pm Sir James Dunn Theatre 6101 University Avenue $25 Bradyworks and Vocalypse’s latest joint production, Ghost Tango, tells the story of a Canadian woman facing a moral dilemma–whether to forgive or exact revenge on the man who tortured her during Argentina’s Dirty War after fate finds them run aground on a…
Brett Kissel Wednesday, September 16, 8pm Casino Nova Scotia, 1983 Upper Water Street $25 Halifax turns into a gat-dang rodeo this weekend to host Canadian Country Music Week and the Canadian Country Music Awards, with performances by some of pop-country’s biggest stars—like Alberta’s own Brett Kissel. While Halifax seems like an unlikely place to celebrate…
