HAPPY BIRTHDAY Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) “We all have the potential to fall in love 1,000 times in our lifetime,” writes Chuck Klosterman. “It’s easy. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. You’ll meet maybe four or five of […]
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Good enough to eat
There are two types of people in the world. One thinks that it’s really sexy when young Mickey Rourke pops olives and strawberries into Kim Basinger’s trembling mouth and drizzles honey all over her body in the dim light of an open fridge. And the other thinks that chugging a glass of whole milk and […]
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The local roots of Canadian jazz
Canada’s rich black heritage and music history are closely linked, and today’s jazz fans have benefited from that strong union of culture and art. Jazz may have been born in New Orleans around the end of the 19th century, but it didn’t take too long before it grew up and headed north, to other US […]
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How sweet it is: James Taylor is coming to Halifax
This just in: five-time Grammy winner James Taylor is coming to Halifax! The legendary troubadour has booked the Scotiabank Centre (1800 Argyle Street) on Tuesday, May 17 to support his most recent album Before This World, his first release of new songs since 2002’s platinum-selling October Road. From the press release: “Before This World was released […]
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Fed Up With Your (Dog) Shit
[Image-1] The walk to work this morning in our unseasonably mild weather was spoiled by the dog crap all over the sides of the sidewalks. Note to dog owners: SNOW DOES NOT MAKE SHIT DISAPPEAR, it just covers it up until a thaw. When it melts it’s 10x grosser. Snow is no excuse for not […]
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Former Fort St. John mayor strikebreaking for the Chronicle Herald
[Image-1] Given the state of journalism, broke young freelancers taking up the Chronicle Herald’s offer to work as replacement labour during a union strike is understandable, if not regrettable. It’s a little more surprising when the man crossing the picket line to cover city hall turns out to himself be a former mayor. Bruce Lantz, […]
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Mount Allison will now only cut gender studies funding by half
[Image-1] Changing directions slightly from last week, Mount Allison University has now decided to cut its gender studies budget by 50 instead of 100 percent. According to CBC, the Sackville, New Brunswick school has now committed $12,000 to its women’s and gender studies program after student outcry over proposed budget adjustments that would have effectively […]
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I would love to give more
[Image-1] If I had the money i would give to every charity that asked. But I don’t! I’m just a carpenter, we don’t make much per hour. I give when I can. However, as long as there are millionaire’s and billionaires on this planet, i don’t think the the working poor should be solicited for […]
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I believe Lucy because I know what it’s like
[Image-1] Yesterday at work, one my co-workers was talking about the Ghomeshi case. This trial is about Ghomeshi’s alleged actions. Not about what three women did before they went the courts. But he mentioned that he didn’t understand why Lucy Decoutere and the other women who have so far testified in the case stayed in […]
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Car broken into on West Street
[Image-1] To the jerk(s) who broke into my silver Cavalier on Saturday night: Please return the shit you know you can’t use or isn’t of value to you. Just call it into lost and found. Pretend it never happened. No big deal. You stole my wallet with zero cash and no credit cards or cards […]
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HEY…asshole
[Image-1] To the asshole who threw snowballs at the lone girl walking home on Argyle on Friday night: FUCK YOU. Thanks for physically hitting me, glad it entertained you. But you see, to me it was not funny, it was just another sick and unwelcome episode of harassment which I encounter on a near weekly […]
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Food for thought, Scotian-style
[Image-1] “Scotian” food is hearty, delicious and made with soul. As the earliest black settlers to Nova Scotia, our ancestors overcame unmeasurable hardships to survive and thrive. Along with our resourcefulness we also brought our knack for southern cooking, or what is commonly known as “soul food,” and meshed it with what the land and […]