Dec 1-7, 2005

News + Opinion

• City

  Fuelling around

  Environmental groups host a fuel conversion workshop for diesel cars. Megan Wennberg drives through.

  By Megan Wennberg

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• City

  Art of the matter

  As the cultural plan nears completion, some in the arts community remain doubtful. Sue Carter Flinn reports.

  By Sue Carter Flinn

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• News

  Who’s your daddy?

  The Christmas Daddies does good work, but Jane Kansas thinks the organization’s name should change with the times.

  By Jane Kansas

  Dec 1, 2005
• Shoptalk

  Pampered pets

  T.C. Demaresq browses for business news.

  By TC Demaresq

  Dec 1, 2005
• Opinion

  National lampoon

  Editorial by Bruce Wark

  By Bruce Wark

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Opinion

  Where’s the love?

  Dec 1, 2005
• Opinion

  Volunteers make it work

  Dec 1, 2005
• Opinion

  No offense intended

  Dec 1, 2005
• Opinion

  Letters to the Editor

  Dec 3, 2005
• Opinion

  No offense intended

  Dec 1, 2005

Arts + Music

• Arts & Culture

  Holiday! Celebrate!

  The holiday movie season means big special effects and big-name Oscar bids. Carsten Knox boils it all down to bite-sized for you.

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Arts & Culture

  Nightfall

  Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 Chapter Ten

  By Laura MacDonald

  Dec 1, 2005
• Arts & Culture

  Reviews

  Carsten Knox checks out The Ice Harvest, Bee Season and Just Friends.

  By Carsten Knox

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Arts & Culture

  Nightfall

  Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 Chapter Ten (part 2)

  By Laura MacDonald

  Dec 1, 2005
• Arts & Culture

  The eyes have it

  Who needs hobbits? the year in home entertainment was still awesome, and our resident movie freaks have pulled together their 50 favourites to prove it.

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Lend us your ears

  We’ve sorted through our carefully alphabetized cd library and plucked from it the 50 best albums of 2005. all hail the year of indie rock, cerebral pop and kanye.

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Field study

  City Field is slowly and loudly gaining buzz for its ever-evolving sound. Johnston Farrow picks up a pack of bubblegum goth.

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Love the way we bitch

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Conjunction Junction

  Roche Uhntraal braids his hair for Willie.

  By Roche Uhntraal

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Gas track

  Erica Butler sees red over HRM’s greenhouse gases.

  By Erica Butler

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  LETTERHEAD

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Hung up (on hate)

  Tara Thorne’s favourite Rolling Stone reporter is back. Let the rage blackout resume.

  By Tara Thorne

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Slean times

  She recently released a new album, published a poetry anthology and starred in a musical, but if you think sarah slean is about to slow down, you have another think coming: her to-do list starts with moving to france. Shannon webb-campbell checks in for

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Best of Music readers' poll

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Soundclash of music

  Bedouin Soundclash went from obscure to ubiquitious in record time. Natalie Pendergast tracks the Toronto reggae trio’s rise.

  By Natalie Pendergast

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Music

  Merry mixes

  We couldn’t fit all 10 mix CD submissions in this week’s bottomwriting. Here are the seven we printed plus three bonus lists.

  Dec 1, 2005

  

Food + Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Bee’s in her bonnet

  By Liz Feltham

  Dec 1, 2005

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  Log rolling

  By Austen Gilliland

  Dec 1, 2005

  

Lifestyle

• Free Will Astrology

  FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

  Dec 1, 2005
• Savage Love

  SAVAGE LOVE

  Dec 1, 2005
• Visit Halifax

  History repeating

  After witnessing New York’s 9/11, Laura MacDonald wrote a book about the Halifax Explosion. Colin Mackenzie reports.

  Dec 1, 2005