Suddenly it’s feeling pretty good to be Halifax, what with Condé Nast’s Traveler magazine calling you “the king of Canada’s east coast.” And The White Stripes coming. Full links to these stories and more — watch for the requisite hockey reference — below. THE SUPER CITYfrom New YorkIn a glowing and brand-new article (it’s dated […]
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Burning Ears for Wednesday
It’s an embarrassing day to be Haligonian. The two best mentions the city got today reveal provincial tourism minister Len Goucher to be a blowhard who’s perhaps never used a computer, and give props to a global warming denier at Dal. How totally awesome. Full links below. WILL SAY ANYTHING FOR MONEYfrom VancouverThe provincial government […]
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Burning Ears for Tuesday
Despite a whole internet at my fingertips, and plenty of special Journalist-Approved search tools in my utility belt, I can turn up only one non-local Halifax mention of note. And it’s kinda not even a full one. According to a powerful search tool that will not be named, the website of the Toronto trucking mag […]
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This is the kind of sequel I’m talking about
Two summers ago I had a really great teen-movie weekend with a double-header of the disappointing-but-fun Lords of Dogtown and the heartfelt, terrifically acted The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, starring two of my favourite TV transplants, Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) and Joan Girardi (Amber Tamblyn, then and now the best young actress in America). […]
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My arrested Arrested Development development
After I raved one too many times about how good 30 Rock is, my peeps asked if I’ve ever seen the late great Fox show Arrested Development. I never bothered to catch that train, I said. Bother, they replied, handing over all three seasons on DVD. For weeks now, my nights have been filled with […]
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Burning Ears for Monday
You give me a paragraph, I give you the wwworld. In Charlottetown, The Guardian is raving about teenaged piano star Kathryn Ledwell, who kicked ass in Halifax at the recent Canadian Music Competition (buggy link here). In Boston, Halifax’s Tom Shanks is quoted by the Globe saying “The pine trees — they’re humongous,” after the […]
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Burning Ears for Friday
Continuing in the vein of very little going on for Halifax’s weputation except hockey, today’s only story of even passing interest is from the Ottawa Sun, where Don Wilcox wrote a piece that rounds up various tidbits of hockey news. The final item — yes, last but not necessarily least — tells us “The major […]
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Burning Ears for Thursday
It’s gray and cold in the city today, and there’s not much activity on the streets. Which is basically the situation for the city’s virtual identity. We made the oil industry trades again, and a local hockey team is on the verge of making good. Full links to these stories below. PS: Sorry I skipped […]
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Burning Ears for Tuesday
An oddly cool day on the web for Metro, as the city is linked to a painful skateboard fall that goes prime time tonight, and preparations continue for the world lacrosse championships. But don’t worry, all’s not big and extreme on the east coast, as a couple travel mentions make clear. Full links for these […]
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Central Nova’s three-way
The New Democratic Party saw Elizabeth May selling Kool-Aid — at her cute stand made from 90 percent post-consumer recycled cardboard — but decided not to drink any. So unlike the Liberals, the NDP will run a candidate in Central Nova against Green leader May and Conservative lunk hunk Peter MacKay. Louise Lorefice, a mom […]
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Burning Ears for Monday
The Titanic gets Kelly Ripa’d, the mumps meets dog flu and they’re wild about local crystal in the land of Oz. It’s a promising start to the week. Full links below. THAT SINKING FEELINGfrom PittsburghThe weekend gathering of Titanic enthusiasts in Halifax has gotten pretty wide play, but the single best line about it comes […]
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The Last Day
Proving that he can work with humans too, check out the trailer for Jacob Owens’ new film, The Last Day, which he created for a three-day film competition. And while you’re there, relive the magic of Copain.
