Weed the people Sadly, the government is not really interested in hearing ideas other than the one of selling to cannabis consumers now “under duress” with threat of imprisonment (“Politicians turn down cannabis town hall,” The City story by Sandra C. Hannebohm, July 12). Heck, even half the tax money is going to the police […]
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Theatre review: The Woodcutter at the Bus Stop
Matchstick Theatre ventures deep into the forest with The Woodcutter, a play written by Don Hannah and helmed by its resident director Jake Planinc. An ambitious one-hander, the show rests on the performance of its only actor, Sébastien Labelle. Labelle surrenders himself entirely to the role of Ted, a man navigating the dark forest that […]
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Jazz Fest: Daniel Caesar
Daniel Caesar w/Charlotte Day Wilson Sunday, July 15, 8:30pm Waterfront Stage $32-$38 Love, loss, faith, desire and determination—hear it all when Daniel Caesar takes to the Halifax Jazz Festival stage on July 15. Closing out a year which saw the release of his successful debut album Freudian, the singer will serenade audiences with the soulful […]
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Jazz Fest: Land of Talk
Land of Talk Thursday, July 12, 7pm St. Matthew’s United Church $35 Elizabeth Powell doesn’t have it all figured out, but she sure is trying. The frontperson of acclaimed indie outfit Land of Talk has just returned from a morning run when she answers the phone, full of energy and new revelations. “I had another […]
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Letters to the editor, July 12, 2018
Seeing Cleary now Councillor Shawn Cleary’s attack on the credentials of journalists such as Tim Bousquet or Philip Moscovitch is pure distraction—more bait and switch (“Educating Shawn Cleary about journalism,” Opinionated piece by Philip Moscovitch, June 28). As Bousquet summarizes: “The bottom line is that Cleary ran a campaign explicitly in opposition to Armco’s Willow […]
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Review: Alice in Wonderland at The Cambridge Battery
Shakespeare By The Sea opens its first show of the season with Alice in Wonderland. A remount of a previous production, the family show will run in repertoire this summer with Othello and Twelfth Night. This barbershop musical has Alice (Melissa McGoogan) fall through the rabbit hole to learn an important lesson about self-confidence. The show […]
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Letters to the editor, July 5, 2018
Tony Ince’s failing Dear premier Stephen McNeil, I am very disappointed with your continued acceptance of cabinet minister Tony Ince’s poor performance as the provincial representative for African Nova Scotians. The September 21, 2017 mandate you wrote for minister Ince includes creating a dynamic Black community through issues such as electoral boundary reform, employment, training, […]
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Letters to the editor, June 28, 2018
A sense of history Thank you Cheryl Thompson for your story “Being Black and a tourist in Halifax” (Voice of the City, June 21). It was a great read. Being an African Nova Scotian, it wasn’t until I lived away and then moved back that I realized how unique and different the Black experience was […]
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Three Haligonian productions nab Telefilm feature funding
Three Nova Scotia production teams have been awarded funding for their debut feature films in Telefilm’s annual Talent to Watch program. Heather Young, whose short Milk premiered at TIFF and is still ripping up the festival circuit, and producer Martha Cooley will make Murmur. Taylor Olson will direct an adaptation of Catherine Banks‘ play Bone Cage with […]
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It’s Cancer season for everyone who thinks astrology makes them interesting!—The fates
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Married Scum, Beat It!
As the sexy, single vixen that I am, I get approached quite often by men. One would think these eager men are single. Nope! They never are. I will ask them straight to their face, are you married? No, they say. They claim to be single, but I am a Google detective and I always […]
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Kilmore’s Call
Kilmore w/Which Witch is Which, The Holy Snappers, Hatchet Lake Saturday, June 23, 10pm Gus’ Pub, 2605 Agricola Street $10 ($20 with CD) Three years after releasing its debut City Lights EP, Kilmore dims the lights and cranks up the darkness on its new full-length. On Call of the Void, the riffs are relentless as […]
