AltWeeklies Wire
Can Electronic Voting Save Democracy?new
Halifax elections are going hi-tech, but while elections officials hope internet voting is the cure for voter apathy, skeptics say it is a threat to democracy itself.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
09-26-2008 |
Politics
New Doc Puts a Spotlight on Rubik's Cube Enthusiastsnew
Originally determined to make a mockumentary about the role the Rubik's Cube played in an old family story, Robert LeBlanc decided to take a more sincere approach when that project fell through.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hillary Titley |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Get Out of Our Van! Where Bands Play, Thieves Follownew
Recent notable ripoffs of touring bands' gear show that musicians make ideal targets for a quick theft.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
08-18-2008 |
Music
Eccentric Crispin Glover Wants to Show You His Taboo-filled Filmnew
Glover chooses to screen his films personally, instead of going through the normal distribution model of using movie theatres, because he wants to emphasize the interactive element of entertainment. Consider it a throwback to the days of vaudeville.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Michelle Kay |
08-08-2008 |
Movies
In Lincolnville, the Stink of Environmental Racism Grows Strongernew
Why does the Nova Scotian government keep putting dumps in rural black communities like Lincolnville? Because the dump in Sunnyville, a similar community, burned up in a methane fire.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chris Benjamin |
08-08-2008 |
Environment
Halifax's Ocean Entertainment Tastes Success with Popular "Food-porn" TV Programsnew
It all started in 1997, when Michael Smith was running the kitchen at the Inn at Bay Fortune on PEI. In the garden overlooking the sea, gathering herbs for an evening's service, the chef suddenly thought to himself, "this is so goddam perfect, we should make a television show."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jessica Linzey |
08-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Olivier Jarda's Smart Talknew
Musician and Rhodes Scholar Jarda returns home to the maritimes from Oxford, home of Radiohead, and a, uh, big university.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
08-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Diagrams, Olivier Jarda
When are Halifax Politicians Going to Commit to Transit?new
Every politician supports better mass transit - just ask them. But will candidates for regional council commit to real action to create a transit-friendly city?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-08-2008 |
Transportation
What's For Dinner? Local vs. Organicnew
Greenhouse gas emissions from organic flood flown around the globe or pesticides and synthetic fertilizers from "conventional" food grown by a local farmer? Is that the only choice?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
08-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tomcat Combat Feels 'Okay'new
The band's new album I'm Okay You're Okay plays against post-rock depression type.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Andrew Robinson |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Taras Grescoe Gets to the Bottom of the Seafood Industry in His New Booknew
Grescoe searches for ethical, sustainable ways to eat the seafood he loves in Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chris Benjamin |
06-16-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Young People Fucking' Pushes RomComs Past the Usual Chaste First Kissnew
"For us, romance usually happens in the bedroom. It's hard to have a relationship movie without sex, but at the same time, sex-comedies are for virgins or something -- they're about kids trying to see their first boob -- they're really juvenile."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hillary Titley |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
Bring On Expensive Gas!new
War. Famine. Blackout. The rising price of oil has some heavy implications. But what's the one that North Americans are freaking over? The high cost of gasoline.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Kyle Shaw |
05-13-2008 |
Economy
Halifax Becomes Stand-In Citynew
Thanks to a busy summer of film shooting, Halifax will become Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sunnydale trailer park.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
05-13-2008 |
Movies
Art Meets Hockey: A Marriage Made in Canadanew
"You don't usually associate art with hockey, but it's inherent in our identity as Canadians." We explore the new survey show, Arena: The Art of Hockey.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
05-13-2008 |
Art
