Grit Town debuts at Carbon Arc
Carbon Arc (The Khyber, 1588 Barrington Street) is screening Grit Town on Friday October 7 at both 5pm and 7pm, a film by Halifax filmmaker Tim Tracey. It’s “a cautionary tale which explores the connections between greed, poverty, and violence.” Cover for the show is $10 and will be used to help fund the post…
Eco-Innovators
The Coast’s Sustainable City columnist Chris Benjamin doesn’t just talk the talk, you know. Benjamin launches his second book Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada on Tuesday, October 11 (7pm, McCain Building, 6135 University). Eco-Innovators is a collection of stories about Nova Scotia’s sustainability leaders. Benjamin compiled stories from “entrepreneurs and educators, activists and agitators, farmers…
Hello to those who do not leave
It happened. Summer ended and students went back into classrooms. For a few days there were more moving trucks than bicycles young ones with two-fours and ice cubes and penchants for hollering on sidewalks at all hours of night. It became fall and Halifax is still all right. Thing about our city is that it…
My Favourite Haligonian
Thanks to Melissa who is not only an impressive mom but a good friend! I am leaving soon but I won’t forget your kindness. Your french friend. —Frenchy and Kiwi Surfer
May I Have Some Asparagus with Those Daises?
You know what you mean to me? The whole wide world. You should know that I look up to you, that I admire you, that I think you are one of the best. Life is pretty turbulant right now, but that’s okay – you’re gonna come out on top. Never in my life have I…
Rain Rage
Some of you shouldn’t drive. Because you’re retarded. Some of you absolutely flip out when it rains. You drive faster. You slam past pedestrians (who, of the two of you, are the only ones getting wet, you entitled dumbasses). You act like the idiotic apes you apparently are. I’m not sure if you’re worried about…
Don’t Privatize Us!
I work at one of the hospitals in a job that requires no education. I make a decent wage and get a pension and health care benefits. After working 10 years in dead end jobs paying minimum wage I finally made it to the middle class. Hooray for me! I look around me and see…
Barefoot Baby
I’ll never forget the day I grabbed my daughter and ran out of the house to catch our bus despite her protests, only to jump on and finally listen to her words: “But Mommy, I’m not wearing any shoes!” I hadn’t noticed my barefoot child and the whole bus laughed including the driver. I was…
You are FIRED
Okay fat arse, I have supervised you for 10 years and no matter how much I try and help your ass improve you cannot “get it”. You are in way over your head and I am firing you by the end of November, you just dont know it yet! So much for keeping up with…
Dear Men
Just because you have a penis doesn’t mean you’re superior in any way. Except maybe for your ability to be able to urinate standing up. Otherwise you’re in no way superior to us mere females. —Sick of the Old Boys
Fuck You, Officer
Fuck you for pulling me over for a god damn rolling stop. Fuck you for giving me a $170 ticket for this. Fuck you for giving me a $1300 ticket for driving without insurance which I do have and showed you; it doesn’t expire until April 2012. Fuck you for yelling at me and changing…
People in Glass Houses
A woman walked by an opened apartment window while a mother was having an argument with her junky son. Looking in shaking her head in a judgemental way towards the mother who was looking out, with tears streaming down her face. Making the mother feel even worse about the situation with her son. How dare…
Just Sayin’
What is with people using the phrase “just sayin”? “Your car is ugly, just sayin…” So you form an opinion of something and then voice this opinion and at the end of your sentence you add…”just sayin.” Is this suppose to absolve you from any implication that may arise form your opinion being voiced? For…
Make My Morning Sexy!
Metro Transit needs to start bustin’ out some club beats every morning cuz I haven’t grinded on that many crotches since The Palace circa ’98. —In Da Club
Maja
As all of you must know by now—I am always on the look for a Western inspired outfit. So, you can imagine my level of psyched when I saw Maja at the Black Street Block Party clad in a cowboy hat and a pair of loved-up Frye boots. I die for Frye boots. Die. Maja…
Diversify Film Festival to happen this week
The Communications Nova Scotia Diversity Film Festival happens this week, Thursday, October 6 at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street Halifax, running from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Admission is free. Shorts, features and documentaries are the order of the day, with titles including Tulku, Seeing Different, The Fiddler’s Reel, Long Road to Justice:…
My Favourite Dancer
To the Asian gentlemen, who once graced the dance floor of a certain bar. Where are you?! No one else can replace you. —Your Number One Fan!
Need No Reminders!
Stopped to browse in a well known local drugstore chain and what did my wondering eyes appear? Ceramic Santa Clauses and many many reindeer. And snowman and trees all decked out – WTF? It’s barely October and already consumers are being inundated with holiday stuff? C’mon people, most of us know the holiday season is…
Bad Vibrations Video: “What Now”
bad vibrations The always-weird-and-wonderful Heather Rappard has created a uncomfortable new video for my favorite nightmare rock n rollers Bad Vibrations. The video for “What Now”- from their upcoming album Black Train – features punks, grody basements, syringes with glowing mutagen-like substances, seizures and wild times. The album drops October 14 and the band kicks…
Healthy Lunches?
To the man last Friday who stole my bag from my charity both containing my lunch… the apple was organic! —Gravenstein
Customer Service Week My ASS!
So my great place of work decided to start a new way of micromanaging. Nothing new at a call centre, I will agree. Of all the weeks to start this bullshit process and asinine idea, why this week? Are we not supposed to feel appreciated for once in our fucking lives? I hope that everyone…
Dunn Take Your Shoes Off Please
To the gentleman on the lowest level of the library Monday morning, curled up on a leather chair in the lobby with your laptop out… PUT SOME FUCKING SHOES ON, or at least get them off the chair! Gross… what’s the deal? Is this acceptable in whatever stupid town or suburb your parents just shipped…
Blaring Sirens
I know that you fireguys, paramedics and police are the only ones with meaningful jobs from saving lives to saving kittens. But this is still Halifax and not New York City! Who is on the road after 11pm that would make it necessary to have the sirens going non-stop from Dartmouth across the bridge and…
Work Ethics
So my bitch is that there is a courier company whom my bf is employed with, and come to find out he’s mingling with a co-worker and texting her. He is in a relationship and she supposedly knows that he is. He hides the texts, but I found out this weekend because he backed up…
Jimmy
10 bucks says Jimmy thinks I’m nuts. I, again, had to run after a man in the streets. Why they runnin’ from me? ANYWAY. I met Jimmy ONCE 100 years ago and am so happy that I remembered his name—it was just the edge I needed to get him to say yes to Youlookfiiine. Ammunition,…
Women’s Pre-Loved Clothing Sale
Be at Rockingham Community Centre, 199 Bedford Highway from 6:30pm – 8:30pm on Thursday evening for the Women’s Pre-Loved Clothing Sale . A number of shopaholics have gotten together to clean out their closets of brand name and/or high style items for your shopping pleasure. This is a buy, trade, name your price—type of sale.…
Young Adult Cancer Canada sponsors 50/50 screening
Young Adult Cancer Canada is offering free tickets to a screening of 50/50, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Seth Rogen dramedy based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s fight with cancer in his mid-20s. The screening is at Park Lane, 7:10pm on Wednesday, October 5. Survivors can get tickets here: giveorget.ca. The site also allows people to donate money so…
Golden doodle heist in Halifax
Have you seen this dog? This golden doodle puppy and four more in the litter, as well as their mother, were stolen from an apartment on Cunard Street last night, along with a 52-inch TV, a $3,000 watch, computer and camera equipment. A Halifax Regional Police Department release mischaracterizes the robbery, says the victim, who…
You got it. They want it.
Eastern Front Theatre wants you, CFAT wants you, Sir Sandford Fleming Park wants you. Isn’t it great to be needed? Eastern Front’s 19th annual SuperNova Theatre Festival is currently seeking submissions of eclectic, innovated theatre from professional theatre companies for the upcoming festival (May 9-20 at the Neptune Studio Theatre). They ask that you submit…
Stolen Puppies
I have so much to say about this bitch but I am going to try and limit my words. Last night a friend’s apartment in the North End got broken into. Not only did they take everything he owned that was worth something, but also stole 5 black (with white spots) Goldendoodle puppies while the…
To Scarlett
I have no other nickname for you. It is that time of year when you wear your scarlet red jacket. I said to you on the street as I doubled back on purpose “Love the hat. South Korean?” You laughed and yelled “North!” —Blondiesmashed
WTF
Kinda hard to believe but after living here for a while, I must say, What the fuck is wrong with you people?! What the hell is wrong with this province? Is it something in the water? Something in the food? I’ve been to several places around Canada and the world and this is by far…
Assumptions
Goose, I’m sorry we both made assumptions. I’m glad we reconciled. You’re amazing, and I’m sorry things have been so hard for you. Hopefully now, we know not to assume things about one another. I think you and I are a very good thing, that can only get better from here. —Great White
Stop Censoring Our Movement
We know the world is run by those who do not care. We are becoming impatient with the media; who refuses to report on the global protests currently occupying Wall Street and beyond. You perpetuate a liberal, left leaning, citizen first point of view, YET continue to refuse to run articles or report on local…
Occupy Toronto Market Exchange
The naive Wall Street Protestors (Anarchists and/or flotsam and jetsom) have a Canadian contingent of gullible fools ready to invade Toronto’s financial district. Jack Layton would be proud of you layabouts and delight at you trashing stores, looting, burning, etc. I hope the Toronto Police are ready this time and use EXCESSIVE force and tactics…
Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Call it Food
I ate a “burger” today from a fast food joint; 5 hours later I still feel like I ate my pillow and a side order of comforter. Why are they even allowed to call it food? If I make a burger at home I am stuffed for 2 hours then away the feeling goes. This…
Don’t Eat Here
This is a two parter. This afternoon I decided to eat at a new pub in Dartmouth. Forty-five minutes to get a sirloin? I asked for it to be cooked “medium.” That means you don’t have to leave it on the grill for very long (so why 45 mins?). It seemed to be a bad…
You Rock, Cat Doc
We came to you shortly after you opened your practice. We were intrigued by a vet who took only cats. We love your cat-themed waiting room examination rooms. You have kept our cats healthy for many years! The first time you examined Stinky Pie, you told us that she had only one kidney. You fixed…
Raising the Karmic Debt
It’s a dangerous thing to go through life treating people badly and then ignoring their pleas for fairness. You leave a karmic wake that gains speed and power and will more than likely come back to smash on your shores like a tsunami. No amount of “Looking for the Signs” will guide you when you’ve…
Stop Smelling Like Shit!
After you shit you should wash your asshole! Toilet paper is not enough! Clean it with water you smelly piece of shit! How do I have sex with you when you smell? And don’t tell me that you didn’t clean your ass after using a bathroom outside of your home cause you preferred to wait…
All Alone and Sad
It is Saturday night and I am all alone. I am very sad. I miss you very much. I wish that I could see you just one more time. I have not been in Nova Scotia for about a month. I just came back to see my old territory once again. I don’t have many…
A Film By Any Other Name
There is no such thing as a “Chick Flick”. I will tell you what you mean when you say “Chick Flick”: you mean a film with a strong female lead, or a film with a number of women in leading roles. I am so fucking sick and tired of a lifetime of films with men…
Reflections Moves to Gottingen?
reflectionscabaret.com There’s been murmurings going around for some time that Reflections – the downtown dance bar and home of the full band open mic night Rockin’ 4 Dollars – might be moving to the old Paragon Theatre/Marquee space at 2037 Gottingen St. Right now, it looks like the rumour is true: reports from OpenFile Halifax…
Don’t Pay It Forward
When you have a massage treatment, it’s you and me in very close proximity and then I have other clients who come in right after you, to lie on the same table and breathe the same air. Even though I clean the table with disinfectant, if you bring your sick self and germs in to…
Sicky McSicksick
Don’t fucking come in to work if you are SICK! It makes me crazy to see how many people come in to work and hack and cough and sneeze their way though the day, blowing their noses, spreading their shitty germs all over the rest of us, telling everyone how sick they feel. Yes, you…
Stay Off the Roads
If you can’t understand one-way signs, four way stops or how right-of-way works; If you think that blocking intersections is allowed; if you think that you don’t have to stop at “Stop” signs; if you think that it’s okay to drive at night or in the fog with no headlights; if you think that blinkers…
Electric Bicycles
I have no tolerance for the SET drivers who only ride their regular bikes once or twice a year, yet they have the audacity to negatively judge me for riding an electric bicycle 8 months out of the year. They spew all kinds of vile crap like ‘lazy’, ‘blasphemous’, ‘wrong’, ‘should be illegal’, etc. Well,…
You Sell Beer, Deal With It
I’ve been to a bar or two in my life – one of the wonderful things about Halifax is the variety to choose from. Returning to Halifax I like to try out new establishments. On a recent trip I tried a different downtown bar and was greeted with a snarky attitiude and a snarl. Ok…
DRIVER, BACK DOOR!
It happens too often, the driver doesn’t open the back door. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THE BELL WAS RUNG, you’re at a stop, open the back doors. Even when I have rung the bell, the driver just isn’t aware that I’m at the back door. The new longer buses make it impossible to yell to…
I Don’t Feel Sorry for Criminals, is That Wrong?
Please, someone tell me if I’m wrong in assuming that if you do the crime, you do the time… if you get caught. I’m sick to death of seeing “free this person” “free that person” as if these criminals (IDIOTS who can’t do something illegal without getting caught or squealed on) aka jobless pieces of…
Customer Service Sucks
Wow. Called Halifax Transit to find out what bus to take downtown. I took it, not thinking they were going to be wrong. WRONG BUS! Now I’m late for my appointment. Called them back to complain and the same guy that I talked to earlier answered again and replied with, “it’s not my fault you…
Creepy at Scotia Square
After a long day at work, going to the gym, feeling pretty great about life, I then get harassed by some man at the bus stop, who after scaring me by touching me and screaming at me for my number, then jerks off, pees on the street, comes at me again yelling with his hand…
To my “Smart, Sexy, Muscly, Shnuggle Bunny” aka SSMSB
Tomorrow we will celebrate living together for one year after dating for at least a year before that… I love you so much and think you are the best. I hope you were serious when I asked you if you thought we could live and be together for the rest of our lives and you…
I’m Sorry
Fuck, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for judging you without knowing all the details. I’m sorry I made my judgement public, too. I tried to take it back but my pleas were ignored. I feel so fucking awful about it. I’m sorry I’m not more mature. I’m sorry I was a jerk. I hope you can…
Jon McKiel’s New Record
jon mckiel Jon McKiel is releasing his new album Tonka Warcloud this Saturday (tomorrow night oh my gawdd) at Gus’. His tiny, perfect EP Confidence Lodge was the fire that kept me warm last winter, so like everyone else I’m psyched. McKiel’s release is part of a Shotgun Jimmie double-header. The pride of Sackville will…
Oil Sands are the Shit
To all the lemmings that believe that the oil sands are bad and evil, do dip your head in some cold water! I am sick and tire of hearing the sob story about the 100+ ducks that died in the tailings pond, do you have any idea how ducks and other animals die from oil…
My Stinky Baby
I love you! I will cuddle you so hard this weekend. —rayray
40 Days for Graffiti
It’s 40 Days for Life which means Knights of Columbus block South Park St. near the entrance to the Vic General with inaccurate images, prayer circles, and an abundance of dirty looks. Done with the whining; now the love: Praise be to the individuals or group who decorated that same stretch of South Park St.…
Over-Zealous Police Officer
Last night, I stayed at the bar right until closing and got a little tanked. I planned ahead and left my car at home, so when I saw the police in the parking lot checking us out, I smiled, waved, and mentioned that I won’t be driving anywhere. I only have about a 600m walk…
Catnappers-In-Halifax.ca
A week ago, my beloved cat went missing. Since he comes home every night, I was puzzled when one night turned into three, then four. I contacted all local animal shelters, the police, Kijiji and made posters. After one week, I see my lovely friend posted on the internet for $100 minimum “donation”. Yea right!…
Oh Canada
We can debate whether crime rates are going up or down, nevertheless it’s important to send a message to the general public that serious crimes, hurting people, won’t be tolerated. I think that is something we can all agree with. If that is the intention of the Conservative’s Omnibus bill currently before parliament however, it…
Too Much Booze, Too Little Brains
To the douchbags who decided it would be a good idea to pick up a Coast paper box, carry it around the corner and throw it at my bike: grow the fuck up! Thankfully you only scratched it but seriously, whatever you thought you were doing, stop fucking with other people’s possessions, you lame, immature,…
E-PIN brings new tastes more often
E-PIN Korean Grill House (1533 Barrington Street, 431-3839) open since last year specializes in Korean-style table grill with Asian-fusion twists. We’ve learned the resto is now open seven days a week, and is offering Asian fusion sushi and both the all-you-can-eat menu and combo-menu all day.
Right to Know Week, Day 3: Secret government meetings
Some of the criticism levelled at city council’s secret meetings misses the mark. I’m talking about the “council met 28 times in secret last year” type of criticism—the number of secret meetings really doesn’t shed much light on whether they meetings were legitimately secret. Council can legitimately meet in secret for issues involving real estate,…
Fracking comes to Lake Ainslie
Residents around Lake Ainslie in Cape Breton are concerned they’ll be the next to deal with fracking fallout. “Fracking” is hydraulic fracturing, a process used to drill for natural gas; it has been associated with fouled reservoirs and other environmental problems, and the province of Nova Scotia is now figuring how to regulate the industry.…
Blueberries for Baby
To the friendly guy stocking veggies at a busy stand at the market… Thanks for giving my boy some blueberries last weekend. You staved off a melt-down! —Blueberry Boy and his Mama
Lost Faith in the Halifax Police
Dear Halifax Police Force, I was just witness to the most disgusting abuse of power by police officers I have ever seen in my life. Before I go on I must say that I am not one to challenge authority and always feel like police strive to protect citizens and their enshrined rights… until now.…
Degreed Bitch
To the rancid bitch who dumped me a few months after she graduated from university. We spent 2 years together. During that time, I was the one working while we were together so that you could focus on your studies. I helped you along financially. How could I have been so blind. You dumped my…
A Little Mysterious
Thank you for always being so kind to everyone who enters your store. You’re all so full of knowledge and so helpful! I moved away for a year and I can’t tell you how much I missed having access to your amazing store. Keep it up! —Fellow Pagan
Right Turn Wrong
To the dildo who was turning right onto Spring Garden via Robie on Monday, fuck you. You began honking at me even though I had been given clearance to cross the street and had the right of way. I also had a headache, which you must have known, because who honks that much anyways? I…
Elevator Etiquette
To those that do not understand the common curtesy associated with elevators—wait your goddamn turn!! I realize that you may not be aware of this because you are obviously oblivious, but perhaps you are just rude. There may not exist lines where you come from, but they exist here. Basically what you do is try…
Late Yet Again
To the bus driver who was 20 minutes late two days in a row on a bus that just came into service and the driver was smelling like pot, did you think no one would notice that you smelled like pot and you took too long of a break? Didn’t the safety of the passengers…
Clear and Present BS
To the company saying their jobs involve “no selling” in the HPX program guide, you’re full of shit and you know it. How many staff did you think would see that? Contrary to what you might think, we know more than what you try to indoctrinate us with. —Over-Loaded on Shit
Get Out of My House, Freak!
So you’re looking for your friend. But you don’t know which unit she lives in. That’s ok. Why not use the process of elimination and start walking into random units yelling for her? Knocking is a good idea and I’ll give you that much credit you tried that. But when I didn’t answer the door…
Shave it
What happened to all the good looking, clean shaven guys in Halifax? Why do so many guys now have beards? Are they preparing for winter? Are they going into hibernation? Are they Grizzly Adam’s cousins? How would the men of Halifax like it if us women all stopping shaving our armpits, legs, and vaginas? We…
Models
Dear models, I realize it’s not your fault, you get paid to put on whatever the company wants to advertise. But don’t your midsections get cold? It wouldn’t be so bad if you weren’t airbrushed to the point where you seriously look like a painting, not a photograph. I love your store, but this is…
Holiday…Oh Holiday
I hate the Holiday song… what holiday are they talking about AND it is the end of September fer blank sake… time to put up the holiday lights and the holiday tree… maybe we should threaten to ban “that” specific holiday altogether….which talks louder money or… ? Why don’t they play the Holiday song on…
Watch List
Get your soft clothes on and post up for some serious screen time with our fall must-see suggestions. This weekend is the Canadian Surf Film Festival (canadiansurffilmfestival.com) at Park Lane Cinemas, where local, national and international filmmakers with a yearning for the waves document their muse. It’s $90 for an all-access pass (available on the…
Photo finish
Shutterbugs, and those who love them, won’t want to miss this year’s Photopolis. The city-wide photography festival runs for the month of October, and is an opportunity to discover work by local, national and international artists in a variety of venues. The exhibits will showcase a full range of photographic technologies: from images captured by…
Next big thing
Halifax’s rich and diverse arts community makes it a logical host to the downright kaleidoscopic Sobey Art Award, one of Canada’s most prestigious contemporary art prizes. The shortlist features six artists under the age of 40 from five different regions, and until January, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia will show an exhibit of their…
Fall Arts at a glance
EVENTS & LITERARY AUTHORS Hal-Con November 12-13,hal-con.com The great thing about Hal-Con is not just that it brings big names in sci-fi and fantasy to Halifax but that it also gives local institutions a bigger stage to spread the geek word. Like last year, Hal-Con’s 2011 convention is a mix of Halifamous and Hollywood famous,…
Jack
His hair. LOOK AT JACK’S HAIR. I ditched my friends early to backtrack and ask Jack for his photograph. The boots and the ‘do were what excited me the most. Jack, a NSCAD student, was an awesome guy to stop. When I asked to describe his style he didn’t even need to THINK about his…
Hannah Thomson gets real
The spontaneous photos you snap with your cellphone tend to be discarded or unappreciated, but photographer and Halifax native Hannah Thomson is doing the opposite with hers. “When I am working professionally I am always thinking about light, detail, equipment settings, perspective, context,” says Thomson, whose Pretty Picture Friend is a collection mainly made up…
Breakaway shoots, misses
Breakaway is a Bollywood inspired sports-comedy that misses its mark by not pushing enough boundaries. The film tells the story of a college dropout named Rajveer Singh (played by Vinary Virmani) who dreams of playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but is stuck working as a driver for his family’s delivery company. When Singh decides…
Present Laughter‘s funny but long
In Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, Garry Essendine (Terry Coolen) is a self-centred actor whose every move is a performance. He is surrounded by adoring women, and employees who cater to his whims. Coward is, of course, a master of elegant language and dry wit, and much of the humour comes from the way Essendine overstates…
Dream House? More like a house of cards
In Dream House, Daniel Craig plays Will Atenton, a retired book publisher who moves with his family to an idyllic suburb. But during renovations, Craig and his wife (Rachel Weisz) discover that their home was the location of a grizzly homicide five years earlier, which, as his reality begins to unwind, Atenton suspects he may…
Slam pickings
Slam Dunk is some kind of happy accident, a series of jokes that continues to escalate. The group’s first incarnation was as a one-off cover band for a cancer benefit in its hometown of Victoria in 2009. Guitarist and lead vocalist Jordan Minkoff explains the genesis: “We got together kind of as a joke and…
Courageous long on message, short on entertainment
The latest from Christian film studio Sherwood Pictures (Fireproof) deals with issues of fatherly responsibility, which—surprise!—does not a thrilling experience make. Writer, director, producer and associate pastor Alex Kendrick also stars as one of four Georgia sheriffs, each beset by the tragedy of being a father in this kooky, gang-ridden culture of ours. The rest…
Young conservationists
Although he just graduated from St. FX this spring, Halifax-based saxophonist Andrew MacKelvie is already busy changing the shape of jazz in the city. Which isn’t an easy task, considering that the musical genre has been constantly evolving since its inception in the early ’20s. But with a desire to tell the genre’s long history…
50/50 goes halfsies with comedy and pathos
It’s trite, but not inaccurate, to say 50/50 is an even split between comedy and pathos. Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s real-life cancer battle, the movie sees Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception) as Adam, a young man forced to deal with a drastic diagnosis that renders him a coin-toss away from death. Seth Rogen plays the best…
Dana Beeler knows The Other Side of Love
Maybe being unlucky in love isn’t such a bad thing. For singer-songwriter Dana Beeler, it was the fuel for the fiery lyrics that make up her seemingly sweet-sounding EP The Other Side of Love. But Beeler (also of Grassworks Bluegrass Band) isn’t the type to throw a pity party. She delivers her heartbreak songs with…
What’s Your Number? Maybe three out of 10, if that
In the year of Bridesmaids, it’s hard not to compare What’s Your Number? to that funnier, better romantic comedy. Anna Faris (The House Bunny) stars in this lacklustre film as a promiscuous woman who sets out to revisit her past boyfriends in a search for true love. This is after a magazine suggests any woman…
Ecology Action Centre contests listing of swordfish as “sustainable”
Swordfish caught off the coast of Nova Scotia is a step closer to achieving sustainability certification, while environmental advocacy groups warn that the controversial fishery harms threatened and endangered species. The longline swordfish fishery catches around 20,000 swordfish annually, with a bycatch approximately 100,000 sharks and 1,400 sea turtles every year. But Moody Marine Ltd.,…
Minus World takes over
Minus World doesn’t stop. Immediately after Justin Wiles and Kat Williams wrapped their first little maritime tour last weekend, what did they do? They kept on rehearsing. And they’re proving the point that hard work pays off. Just over a year old, the duo has recently received a Music Nova Scotia nomination for Best Electronic…
Guitar hero
Stuart Lorriman knows guitars. “I have been a musician since the late ’60s and have always been a wheeler and dealer,” says the member of Fossil Rock. Thanks to Lorriman, this weekend the Forum will be better known as guitar heaven, reigning in buyers, sellers, collectors, traders and braggers. “I have a sizable collection of…
Pass the Baton
It’s 3:30pm on a Saturday. Though Bâton Rouge’s patio is bright and sunny, it’s exposed to the chilly September winds, so I head inside to the dining room. I’m greeted by several friendly staff and given the option of a table downstairs in the lounge or the top-level dining room. Since my friend is late,…
Free Will Astrology
Happy Birthday! VIRGO (August 23-September 22) This would not be a good time for you to read the book called The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem. In fact, it will never be the right time to read it. While it’s true that at this juncture in your life story you can make exceptional progress…
Murky waters
On January 14, 2009, Halifax’s brand-new sewage plant broke, and we went right back to spewing raw sewage into the harbour. How could something so important, something we spent so much time and money on, go so terribly wrong? The people had a right to know, and so I requested a copy of the engineering…
Matt Mays’ surfing movie at the Canadian Surf Film Festival
It doesn’t take much to get Matt Mays waxing philosophic about surfing. “These perfectly formed waves have been crashing on our shore for thousands of years,” he says over the phone from New York. “It’s something that’s so untouched…such a beautiful thing. I think every day I wake up glad that I know how to…
No orgasms does not equal broken
Q I am a 23-year-old female, sexually active for seven years and I can’t reach climax. I am extremely frustrated. I have a wonderfully patient and helpful partner. He has tried hard to no avail. I can’t even get myself there. I feel like I am broken. My partner and I talk out anything that…
Wild Target
Jonathan Lynn is known in the UK largely for being a co-creator of the classic British TV series Yes, Minister, and in Hollywood for having directed Clue and My Cousin Vinny. Wild Target is a British-set broad comedy that’s right up Lynn’s alley, where a repressed assassin (Bill Nighy), who is in Nighy’s own words,…
Pen to paper
Writing and life are inextricably linked. Often, one gets in the way of the other. There are times to write, others to live. Novelist and Dalhousie instructor Heather Jessup and her partner, poet and King’s teaching fellow Warren Heiti, know this. Both have books coming out this fall, educate and keep a kitchen that always…
Jane Alexander in Halifax
That Jane Alexander is well-spoken and thoughtful is no surprise. After a career on stage and in film spanning decades, starring in classics such as The Great White Hope, All the President’s Men and Kramer vs. Kramer, her knowledge and communication skills landed her the job of director of the US National Endowment for the…
