My life changed when a comedy club opened in Halifax in 1986. It was a Yuk Yuks and I worked up the courage to do an amateur night. I bombed. I remember my open...
On a recent visit to AGNS last month, I spent most of my time in a small, dim gallery in the company of several other people, all of us enthralled with The Fift...
Give Jason Beaudry a forum to talk about cinema, and he'll go on as long as you'll let him.
The self-described film geek, and program director for FIN Atlant...
I spent a recent afternoon popping in to several galleries in Halifax, looking at the various group shows. In just over two hours, I saw works by over 100 artis...
Not long ago, I visited a patient in a Halifax hospital and when I passed the nursing station, caught myself comparing what they were wearing and how they were ...
There has long been a debate about the relative importance of fine art and craft, one that boils down to use: if it functions, it’s craft. If it doesn’t, it’s a...
A few years ago I was lucky enough to appear on CBC Radio’s The Debaters, taped here in Halifax, and I enjoyed myself. It was fun to try and persuade the people...
I know, you know all about scams. You don't need to read another post about them, right?
There’s an ironic correlation with risk. The less we think we’re at ...
Four months ago, things were bleak for the unionized baristas at the Smiling Goat Organic Espresso Bar. A sign on the front door of 5896 Spring Garden Road decl...
