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Tea & Two Slices: On Oil Slicks, Smoke Screens and Eye Sipping

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Hey, so BC isn’t energy dependent (even though the energy minister thinks so), the Feds Undercut BC’s Oil Spill Prevention Panel, and BP’s top-kill efforts have failed. In other news, I am going to start drinking vodka through my eye.

But we have more important things to worry about, like making billboards out of gold, getting Buzz Lightyear to tour the Sea Wall, and whether or not the new residents of Olympic Village should be able to smoke. I bet Magnasanti doesn’t have these problems.

The (Only) Ten Basic News Stories (or “how the news producers grab and hold your attention”). Yeah, that’s great but did you hear about this grow-op and those home-invaders and that plane crash? But most importantly, did you see that Grieving chihuahua became a mom to 9 kittens? Omg, omg, omg, omg, omg…sooooooo cuuute!

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.