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Tea & Two Slices: The Trouble With Jihad And Bad Language

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by Sean Orr | Mountie fears more Canadians taking up jihad. You mean we’re not in Shangri La? You mean we just spent 6.5 Billion dollars on a party and they still hate us? Hmm, I wonder if it’s because of our occupation of Afghanistan and Harper’s staunchly ideological support of Israel? Wanna know why I think this? Because that’s what they fucking said.

And speaking of profanity, another politician puts his foot in his mouth: BC Mining Minister apologizes for calling environmentalists “Eco-Fascists”. Is it the heat or something? What is wrong with everybody?

What was I saying about pseudo puritan children of hippies? It’s a filthy, perverted paper: A History of The Georgia Straight.

This is about the best thing that will happen at a BC Lions game all season: Fan Wheels on Field at Empire.

And this is about the best thing that will happen in Chilliwack (well, ever): Chilliwack Biennial : “This is the DIY, near-zero budget biennial – the bodged biennial. Shoe-horned amidst other campers in a state-run camping area, the International Chilliwack Biennial quietly goes about its business. This is the biennial that doesn’t sit up quite right, that wobbles, that is, perhaps, rained-out. Offsite, contingent, last-minute favours: borrow your dad’s sleeping bag and your neighbour’s tent”. Fuck yes.

One Way or Another Charity Art Project

Tassels – Let Me Down Easy

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.