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Go see this play. That’s all I have to say. Well, except for the fact that I sat in on an early reading, and it’s great–really contemporary, this ain’t your mama’s Neptune. The writers, Ryan Turner and Sarah Mian, are two of the most talented in the city, and Metamorphic won Best Production in the […]

The photo at right is a screencap from Nickelback’s latest video, “If Everyone Cared,” which intercuts sombre in-studio shots of the band performing with various facts and figures about people who changed the world in the face of major oppression. (Like Nelson Mandela.) The song boasts lines like “If everyone shared and swallowed their pride/Then […]

In Florida and Georgia, they’re encouraging people to visit Halifax. (Yay, our city’s great!) But then The Wrestling Post offers a bit of a smackdown. (Sucks to be us.) Full links below. Bluenose memoriesfrom Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta’s Journal-Constitution published this travel piece that makes a trip to Nova Scotia for a ride on the Bluenose sound […]

So there I was, reading Indian Catholic as I do every Fishday, and I came across a mention of Halifax. Edmonton’s new bishop is from our fair town, you see, and apparently this is important to people on a subcontinent on the other side of the planet. Quoting the article: “Richard Smith was born on […]

Perhaps it’s ironic to promote this date on a blog, but this sounds like a fine idea. There’s a movement, started in NY, to declare March 24 a computer-free day, where we’re all supposed to shut down and maybe talk to a live person instead. How novel. Of course there’s a geeklash in blogland already. […]

We think the White Stripes are a pair of the schtickiest schticks who ever schticked, but we’re sure many people will be intrigued by this note from their official website.

Neptune Theatre held its annual lunch-n-launch this afternoon. After the jump, read about the plays in the 2007-2008 season, with periodic commentary from us. The Miracle Worker (September 18 – October 14)We saw a fantastic version of this a few years back. This sentence makes us wistful for seasons gone by: Marla MacLean and Jody […]

The Merritt Awards for local theatre were announced last night in Dartmouth. Here are the winners. Look for Kate Watson‘s full report in The Coast on Thursday. Actor in a Leading Role: Graham Percy (Noises Off) Actress in Leading Role: Carolyn Hetherington (Lillibet) Actress in a Supporting Role: Patricia Zentilli (Noises Off) Actor in a […]

The front page of today’s hard-copy Herald is devoted to the new census numbers that came out yesterday. Coverage is skewed towards the standard Nova Scotia brain drain story. (“An exodus of people searching for work is a major reason why Nova Scotia is lagging behind the rest of Canada in population growth, the 2006 […]

Statistics Canada has started releasing information gathered in last year’s census, and the population changes show the big trend from the 2001 count continues: People are moving to the city from the country. Across the nation, “four out of five people living in urban centres” says the Globe and Mail here. In a story much […]

I usually don’t read Frank out of some kind of karma thing, but this cracks me up. Editor Michael Bate created this faux “Support Lord Black” website, which totally faked out the Globe and Mail, New York magazine, National Post, Toronto Star and Canadian Business. Even better–according to Canadian Magazines blog, Bate, AKA Alastair Smith, […]