Carey Mulligan is a feminist way before her time (1870s rural England) as a farm owner who can’t walk across her own damn field without getting proposed to in Far From the Madding Crowd, yet another entry from the Thomas Hardy factory. Her suitors include Matthias Schoenaerts (hot), Michael Sheen (old) and Tom Sturridge (a-hole, […]
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How to destroy a political movement
[Image-1] In terms of the province’s shale gas development agenda, 2013 would turn very nasty. With billions of dollars in hypothetical royalties at stake, two years of false starts, and the likely threat of Southwestern Energy (SWN) suing the province for tens of millions of dollars if the company was forced to default on its […]
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The casual sexism of being a female journalist
[Image-1] Once upon a time, I visited a government building with a couple female colleagues. Between us, we had six degrees and worked for almost every major print and broadcast chain in the country. We were all under 30. The security guard didn’t believe us when we identified as media. He laughed and said he […]
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NS Film Tax Credit: Not a matter of opinion
“I think the numbers are difficult to understand,” said finance minister Diana Whalen when asked by reporters to confirm figures from the department’s press release. “Twenty-five percent of 50 percent, of this, of that.” Over the past several weeks, the Liberals have done a remarkable job of passing a budget with very drastic cuts, all […]
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“Diversity” initiatives may be popular, but they are failing
[Image-1] It’s easy to say that racism doesn’t exist in Canada or that it’s a spectacle only visible in America. Headline-grabbing cases of blatant racism are rarer here. But dig deeper, and Canadians can find what Christopher Stuart Taylor calls the “small nuances of anti-black racism.” Taylor, who works as the diversity and inclusion coordinator […]
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Best of The Best Brothers
The Best Brothers has received a lot of great reviews, but one that really stands out for director Dean Gabourie came from a woman in a coffee shop in Stratford, Ontario where the show had its debut in 2012. “She said that anyone who has a brother, a sister, a mother or a pet will […]
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Five ways to Macbeth
Macbeth is coming to Neptune, but not in the way you might expect—director Ken Schwartz has reimagined it as a five-actor enterprise, with Jeremy Webb as the titular would-be king, and actors Francine Deschepper, Sarah English, Margaret Legere and Jeff Schwager juggling multiple characters apiece. Deschepper, playing Lady Macbeth and others, says the balancing act is […]
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Counting Crows
Adam Duritz reckons you have a 50 to 60 percent chance of hearing “Round Here” or “Mr. Jones” at tonight’s show. The Counting Crows leader reveals the seven-piece has nearly 90 songs in rotation on its cross-Canada tour, ending this weekend in St. John’s, so deep cuts are just as likely as the hits to […]
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Hidden Fee-za
[Image-1] So there are a couple pizza places in town. One of them just recently raised their prices and the only thing worth buying there price-wise is a pepperoni pizza. So usually I order elsewhere. No big deal. Anyway, placed an order last night for an extra large pepperoni pizza for 16.00. Sounds like a […]
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Ladies..Leave the Douche HOME
[Image-1] More and more I am noticing pretty young twenty-something women who doll themselves up for dinner at a nice restaurant that have a DOUCHE BAG for a boyfriend. There is nothing more irritating than treating my lady to a nice dinner out than seeing a respectable and presentable young woman with a boyfriend who […]
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Grocery Store Bandits
[Image-1] A middle class family of four entered the store. The first item they selected was a large bag of grapes which they deposited in the rack at the back of the cart. All four of them immediately dove in and snacked on the grapes as they strolled through the store. I’m not sure how […]
