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A direct flight from Ireland to Halifax, a new hotel in Truro, tourists from New York and Philly, a completely incomprehensible business deal, plus discussion of premier RodMac’s tough line with Ottawa over the Atlantic Accord. This is Metro in the sleepy days of summer. Full links apres jump. SEE YOU IN COURTfrom CalgarySo the […]

I have a love-hate relationship with Urban Outfitters. I make a point to go to them when I travel, but I’m always angry that they’re selling $48 t-shirts that are made to look “used” via machine. The thing is, I have no problem pinching one of those from the sale rack for $6. So you […]

I’ve had my fill of Rodney “The Wimpinator” MacDonald and his mercurial approach to getting pissed at Stephen Harper. (If you haven’t, that’s what they invented Google for.) Far more thrilling are reports from tourists and Atlantica protests. Full links apres jump. THERE REALLY IS SO MUCH TO SEEfrom cyberspaceAn American visitor to these shores […]

She was our darling first, but still it’s nice to see Halifax singer-songwriter Jenn Grant getting major coverage here in the Globe. The print version of Canada’s national paper put her on the front page of the arts section. The photo isn’t as nice as Scott Munn’s April 26 Coast cover, nor is Robert Everett […]

We’re not surprised, at a month till showtime with no posted line-up, that the Shoreline Festival in PEI has been cancelled. Last year’s fest was a fairly dismal affair, with terrible weather and poor walk-up ticket sales leading to the cancellation of day three, an almost all-Halifax line-up. See organizer Dave Christian’s official website apology […]

Would any visit to Metro be complete without a trip to a “Lobster and Lighthouses” tourist trap? (The Carnival cruise line isn’t interested in your answer.) Will the federal budget vote see more Nova Scotian MPs taking Nova Scotia’s side? (The budget vote’s tonight.) And is there anything pithy or trite to say about childhood […]

Two late-breaking entries for the Seven Wonders of Canada contest: The museum’s beloved tortoise, Gus. Rodney MacDonald’s recently returned spine. Full links below. SLOW AND STEADYfrom London (Ontario)It turns out Gus the tortoise has fans well beyond Metro. Yesterday his birthday was observed at the NS Museum, and the London Free Press ran a congratulatory […]

Murder, child molestation and, worst of all, Peter MacKay. These are the thing putting our city’s name on people’s minds. Full sordid details below. CLAIMING INNOCENCEfrom Plattsburgh, New YorkGlen Race was in court last night in New York State, and the Press Republican was there taking photos of the accused murderer in his weird white […]

I went to bed last night depressed about shirking weeks of Burning Ears updates, only to wake up this morning and realize it was all a terrible dream. I’ve actually been a faithful correspondent, every day trolling a whole cyberuniverse to find you lots of Metro mentions. That made me feel a lot better. Then […]

Cowboy Show(Rock/stage/enigmatic extravaganza) Integrating live video, movie images, rock music and live acting this show creates an (un)spectacle for people who bored by Hollywood. More extravaganza than an easy to define production, Cowboy Show uses the mostly-true life of Buffalo Bill Cody as a framework and explores the archetypal image of the star as human […]

This week’s Cinema Palermo reviews Knocked up. Oh, you probably haven’t heard of it. But in case you have, Mark has a lengthy, informative analysis of the movie’s marketing techniques over on his own blog. Check it out or we’ll sue Judd Apatow for stealing our incredibly unique, not-remotely-universal, Memento-like ideas.

Can I just say, look at how much space the Cogswell Interchange eats/destroys in this picture? Imagine what we could do with that space. I propose, Ferris Wheel/Waterslide/World’s Biggest Bounce Kingdom. You can make similar suggestions at next week’s HRM by Design open house. Deets as follows: You’re invited to the Public Open House taking […]