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SOA star coming to Halifax
A Sons of Anarchy star will be in Halifax this weekend to help raise money for the local theatre scene. Kim Coates who plays Tig Trager on Sons of Anarchy will be in Halifax giving fans of the hit show a chance to get up close and personal. Money raised from ticket sales will be
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KISS coming to Halifax in August
KISS is coming to Halifax! It’s been announced on Gene Simmons’ official website that the band will be touring Canada throughout July and August. The rockers will be at the Metro Centre in Halifax Aug. 1. It will be the first time KISS has played an indoor show in Halifax since 1977. The last time
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Neptune warns cuts without tax exemption
Halifax’s most prominent live performance theater says without its annual municipal tax exemption it will have to consider drastic cuts. On Monday, Neptune Theatre made its case to the city grants committee in an attempt to retain the 100 per cent tax exemption it has received in previous years. “We are able to give a
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Tragically Hip to play Halifax in February
The Tragically Hip are returning to Halifax for the first time since 2007 to perform at the Metro Centre on Saturday, Feb. 2 with special guest Arkells.
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Bruce Springsteen reveals 30-year battle with depression
Bruce Springsteen has revealed to The New Yorker that he has been battling depression for the past three decades and he’s been seeing a psychiatrist since 1982. The 62-year-old New Jersey native explained that in some ways he is grateful for the demons that haunt him, and said it has helped his live performances. His biographer
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Vancouver Police investigate Carly Rae Jepsen nude photo theft
There are unconfirmed reports that nude photos of Canadian pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen have fallen into the wrong hands. A tipster reported the photos to police in March 2012. Vancouver Police have since confirmed the Call Me Maybe singer’s computer had been hacked. According to TMZ, someone tried to sell the photos to various
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TLC’s ‘Sister Wives’ suing the State of Utah
The stars of TLC’s ‘Sister Wives’ have sued the State of Utah to persuade a federal judge to declare the state’s bigamy law as ‘unconstitutional’. Bigamy is a felony in Utah, punishable by up to five years in prison. State officials have publicly said they will not prosecute consenting adult polygamists unless there are other
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Bullock, America’s sweetheart, wins best-actress Oscar for ‘The Blind Side’
Sandra Bullock paid her dues in Hollywood for more than 20 years. She was rewarded Sunday, winning the best-actress Oscar for playing a tough white Southern woman who adopted a black child in “The Blind Side.” Bullock had repeatedly said she didn’t think she was going to win, although the 45-year-old actress was a heavy
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Bridges wins best actor Oscar for portrayal of country singer in ‘Crazy Heart’
The Dude finally has an Oscar. Jeff Bridges, the affable and well-liked star of “Crazy Heart,” won the best actor Academy Award Sunday night, an honour that has eluded him four times before. His first nomination came nearly 40 years ago in 1971. Once onstage, Bridges took a fun and lively victory lap, thanking his
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Other red carpet tidbits
The real Leigh Anne Tuohy walked the red carpet at the Oscars ahead of best-actress nominee Sandra Bullock, who portrays her in “The Blind Side.” “Go figure, here we are. It’s crazy,” she said in her sassy Memphis accent. “We’re excited.” Tuohy said she still speaks several times a week to Bullock, and they went