On Friday I was once again on the CBC Nova Scotia morning radio show, Information Morning, speaking with guest-host Preston ...

We acknowledge that we live and work in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. We ...

If you want to know why, ask Renny Harlin about Cutthroat Island or Roman Polanski about Pirates — wildly expensive movies, poorly reviewed and received. These pictures are a gamble. And to this movie ...

As usual, Jarmusch brings together an excellent cast. We get so little of Tom Waits the musician these days, but it’s always a pleasure to see him act. He’s father to Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik, who ...

Some of the best scenes are when Ray invites Colin to join him with his gang of gay bikers (including the acting debut of The ...

Gordon Stephenson was brought in by Halifax Council in 1957 to develop a plan for slum clearance. Stephenson was considered to be an expert in urban renewal and, as advocated by modernists like ...

Gates and gateways are powerful symbols in our culture. Think of the gated community, gateway drugs, the pearly gates, or the Atlantic Gateway Project. Well, maybe not the latter but you get the idea.

Recently the former residents of Africville have re-launched a suit for compensation for lost property. This seemed like a good time to release a work in progress. I ran through minutes of council ...

Having binged the various versions of Little Women, I discovered the many adaptations of another beloved book: Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. Not all the versions are available — ...

Early Saturday morning, while on the way to the farmers’ markets, I realized it was a perfect moment to pause and walk around the outside of the brand new LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary school. This ...

An earlier version of this review appeared on FITI during the Atlantic International Film Festival 2024. Here’s a film that came and went in the 2024 festival season, but never got a theatrical ...

Did you attend any Jane’s Walks last weekend? Experiencing the city with folks who are passionate about their surroundings, exactly what I enjoy. A great job by Sam Austin organizing this event! I ...