Jul 11-17, 2013

News + Opinion

• City

  Two decades of world-class delusion

  How Halifax’s big dreams have become a nightmare, and what needs to happen to make the city a great place to live.

  By Tim Bousquet

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  A toast to the East Coast

  Everyboday wants a piece of East Coast Lifestyle

  By Allison Saunders

  Jul 16, 2013

  
• Shoptalk

  Be Stillwell my beating heart

  Stillwell Beer Bar is coming at you, Barrington Street

  By Allison Saunders

  Jul 16, 2013

  
• Opinion

  Letters to the editor, July 11, 2013

  These are the letters and comments from the print edition

  Jul 11, 2013

  

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Poetry off the page

  HRM’s new poet laureate, El Jones, wants to inspire young poets and engage people to speak for themselves.

  By Michael Lake

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Snow White

  Shakespeare By The Sea’s highly-original take on the classic fairy tale is fun for the whole family.

  By Kate Watson

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  The Fifty Year Sword

  By Mark Z. Danielewski (Pantheon)

  By Shannon Fay

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing up with a Gay Dad

  By Alison Wearing (Knopf Canada)

  By Whitney Moran

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

  Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Ubisoft)

  By Justin Hartling

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Remember Me

  Available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (Capcom)

  By Justin Hartling

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Pacific Rim

  Lighten up, man

  By Jacob Boon

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Arts & Culture

  Frances Ha

  Funny as hell

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Why the Rush?

  Carsten Knox unpacks Rush’s long-lasting appeal.

  By Carsten Knox

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Waiting for the Parade

  A touching look at women and war

  By Kate Watson

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Lisa Moore's thrilling folklore

  Caught is a "gentle parody" of a guilty pleasure genre

  Jul 10, 2013

  
• Music

  Piper time

  Prepare yourself for a night of dream dance electronic romance with Pick a Piper

  By Adria Young

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Grass roots

  Notre Dame de Grass bring urban and rural to the bluegrass genre

  By Adria Young

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  A country Rose

  Whitney Rose carries on the current country revival.

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Steel yourself

  Owen Steel’s new album Time Machine Blues jangles with both the new and old.

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Natalie Maines

  Mother (Sony)

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Savages

  Silence Yourself (Matador)

  By Tara Thorne

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Vampire Weekend

  Modern Vampires Of The City (Xl)

  By Jeff Lawton

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  Ian Tyson

  Raven Singer (Stony Plain)

  By Doug Taylor

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Music

  No thanks, Chris Brown

  I've had enough, so have we all.

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 15, 2013

  
• Music

  Pop up video

  Good Artists Working With Video presses play on new, diverse video art at Seeds Gallery

  By Emily Hiltz

  Jul 17, 2013

  
• Music

  Wrapping up Ottawa Bluesfest with a time-traveling slideshow

  Taking you right back to the good times

  By Jonathan Briggins and Scott Blackburn gingersnapphoto.ca

  Jul 18, 2013

  
• Music

  Icy cool new KXD CLVR video

  NSFW maybe? There are swears so, you know, do what you gotta do

  By Stephanie Johns

  Jul 17, 2013

  
• Comics

  Hey You Guys

  By Paul Hammond

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Comics

  Haligonians

  By Russell Jackson

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Comics

  Glamour Pig

  By Kathryn J

  Jul 11, 2013

  

Food + Drink

• Food

  On the House

  The Marriott Harbourfront new restaurant-bar hybrid The Harbourstone Sea Grill & Pour House nails the sharing plates, and the a/c.

  By Melissa Buote

  Jul 11, 2013

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  Free Will Astrology

  A breakdown is a good thing, Sagittarius

  By Rob Brezsny

  Jul 11, 2013

  
• Savage Love

  Gasping for advice

  My girlfriend wants me to choke her during sex, but I’m worried I’ll hurt her. What do I do? Plus: How should I hit on my bff’s married sister?

  Jul 11, 2013