Jan 21-27, 2010

Vol. 17, No. 35

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City

Tax politics heat up

Dartmouth area councillors condemn “tax reform” as academics plan a demonstration and alternative proposal.

By Tim Bousquet
Jan 21, 2010
City

Metro transit plan for waterfront bus

Bus planned this summer for Terminal Road, NSCAD's Port Campus and the new Farmers' Market.

By Afton Aikens
Jan 21, 2010
News

Ocean vs. Economical Mutual

Latest round in marathon court fight

By Bruce Wark
Jan 21, 2010
News

Counting "tax reform" votes...

Which councillors are voting yes, which ones are voting no and which ones are on the fence.

By Tim Bousquet
Jan 21, 2010
News

What do you think of the city's Citizen Survey?

Give us your feedback on the HRM's much-celebrated survey.

By Tim Bousquet
Jan 21, 2010
Shoptalk

CD Plus to close?

By Carsten Knox
Jan 22, 2010
Shoptalk

Mexicali Rosa's moves down the street

By Carsten Knox
Jan 26, 2010
Shoptalk

CD Plus to close

By Carsten Knox
Jan 27, 2010
Shoptalk

More Halibiz for Haiti

By Carsten Knox
Jan 28, 2010
Shoptalk

Sex show is back

By Carsten Knox
Jan 29, 2010
Shoptalk

Ikebana's rosy Valentine’s Day Idea

Yes, a plate of flowers. Were you just thinking that? An ornately designed plate of flowers. What a coincidence.

By Carsten Knox
Jan 30, 2010
Shoptalk

Changes at Carsand-Mosher

By Carsten Knox
Jan 27, 2010
Opinion

Haiti is poor for a reason

Look to western intervention to explain the crushing weight of Haitian poverty

By Bruce Wark
Jan 21, 2010
Environment

Nova Scotia's Biomass mess

Dal profs make recommendations that could turn Nova Scotia into a renewable energy maven---one that could moonscape the province in the process.

By Chris Benjamin
Jan 21, 2010

Arts & Culture

Departures

Directed by Yôjirô Takita (Regent)

By Kyle Wells
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

Away From Everywhere, Chad Pelley (Breakwater)

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

The birth of Creation

Jon Amiel’s direction carry the day in this Darwin character study.

By Carsten Knox
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

GoGo Monster, Taiyo Matsumoto (VIZ Media)

By Shannon Fay
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

Diane Landry’s beautiful ordinary

Umbrellas, salad spinners, keys: Quebec artist Diane Landry takes commonplace objects and transforms them into moving, magical beings.

By Lizzy Hill
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

Al Tuck goes Pop!

The Halifax singer uses his pipes for a new gig: voice actor in an upcoming Spike Jonze animation.

By Hillary Titley
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

Installations by Architects: Experiments in Building and Design, Sarah Bonnemaison and Ronit Eisenbach (Princeton Architectural Press)

By Sean Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

The road to god knows, Von Allan (Von Allan Studio)

By Holly Gordon
Jan 21, 2010
Arts & Culture

Nothing special about Extraordinary Measures

Harrison Ford stars in this prestigious exploitation B-movie.

By Hillary Titley
Jan 21, 2010
Music

Review: Faith Healer

The truth is out there. But will you know it when you hear it?

By Kate Watson
Jan 23, 2010
Music

At the heart of Tegan and Sara

The twins may be playing the Metro Centre, but at the core of their show is an intimate album of songs about trying to be perfect in the face of love.

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Jan 21, 2010
Music

Postdata

Postdata (Silly Old Songs)

By Sean Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Music

Anti-proroguing reward: Classified's "Oh..Canada"

New video by Classified and a few hundred of his patriotic friends, shot at Granville Mall.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jan 23, 2010
Music

Review: Montréal Danse makes memories

A gorgeous piece of storytelling, movement and music explores the fragility of history.

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jan 22, 2010
Music

Ani DiFranco cancels IDOW appearance

Due to illness. Full refunds are available from the Cohn box office.

By Tara Thorne
Jan 26, 2010
Music

ECMA: Five cameras, high-def, in your living room

Sit your lazy ass down and watch some ECMAs

By Stephanie Johns
Jan 22, 2010
Music

Haiku for Harper

Show our P.M. what you think in five, seven, five...

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jan 27, 2010
Music

Stop Motion Massacre: Terrible Ideas free download

Get your guts around these songs for free. For the collector, they are offering limited edition red cassettes.

By Stephanie Johns
Jan 26, 2010
Music

Spend the weekend with Just Friends

Go back to the future with the retro-inspired label and new releases from The Stance and The Pinecones.

By Sean Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Music

Vampire Weekend

Contra (XL)

By Sue Carter Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Music

An Horse

Rearrange Beds (Mom+Pop)

By Sean Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Music

Hawksley Workman

Meat (Isadora Records)

By Alison Lang
Jan 21, 2010
Comics

More and more Cthulu prefer

By Faith Erin Hicks
Jan 21, 2010
Comics

True Story: a heartfelt plea

By Mike Holmes
Jan 21, 2010

Drink

All those jazz bars

Looking for some great blues and jazz music to get your groove on, or sit back and just relax? Here are some venues for satisfying that musical craving.

By Charlene Davis
Jan 21, 2010
Restaurant Reviews

Caribbean Twist makes us shout

Melissa Buote samples the north end’s Caribbean Twist, and adds their delicious Jamaican barbecue to her list of good, cheap eats.

By Melissa Buote
Jan 21, 2010

Free Will Astrology

Do less of everything, Scorpio

It's the age of Aquarius. Birthdays this week: Ben Fong, Christina Harnett. Send more birthdays to [email protected].

By Rob Brezsny
Jan 21, 2010
Savage Love

Bidding for advice

A guest columnist---with Dan’s mentorship---advises on food issues, coin-tossing and plantonic friends while Dan apologizes.

By Dan Savage
Jan 21, 2010
Health

The picture of health?

While Nova Scotian athletes strive for Olympics gold, many of us struggle to stay healthy and active in a province that can only do so much to help us reach our fitness goals.

By Sean Flinn
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Olympic athletes after the glory days

In elite sports, competition is everything. But what happens after the dream? Lizzy Hill looks at life for athletes once the Games are over.

By Lizzy Hill
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Tattoo restrictions proposed

Dartmouth councillors want to ban home-based tattoo parlours

By Tim Bousquet
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Sport after the Commonwealth Games

The ongoing legacy of the abandoned Commonwealth Games on recreational athletics is occasionally positive, occasionally dubious

By Mike Landry
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Olympians doing the horizonal biathalon

Does having sex before competition help or hinder Olympians’ chances for greatness? Opinions are divided.

By Lizzy Hill
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Booze A-OK with city

McCluskey's effort to ban big beer and alcohol sponsorship at city events is dead in the water

By Tim Bousquet
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Healthcare 2.0

High-tech health systems are here in Halifax. Feel the (painless laser) burn.

By Christine Beevis
Jan 21, 2010
Health

Seeking information on inspiration

Do fans become athletes after watching the Olympics? Data suggests that sport in Canada is on the decline, but jocks tell a different story.

By Andy Murdoch
Jan 21, 2010

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