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Tea & Two Slices: On Ironic Shirts, Mittens And Gassy Andy

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by Sean Orr | Breaking news in Whiterock! Elderly woman ‘harassed’ for feeding birds. I demand a public inquiry!

Oh, hey look! Some old white guy is against immigration.

Maclean’s cover stirs flap in Quebec. Because nobody in Quebec has ever used a beaver to caricature Canada. Sorry Quebec, but symbols of national identity are not only fair game, but the norm. It’s just that yours happens to look like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man.

Quick! Relaunch those red Olympic mittens! Uhh, what Quebec arena controversy?

Twitter: “Can you spare a buck for a bum to get a beer?” RIP Gassy Andy.

Twitter: The DTES must have one of the highest ironic shirts per capita this side of Alabama.

Tumblr: “Little known fact: all the lights in downtown Vancouver are powered by the tears of aspiring graphic designers.

Congrats to the UBC School of Journalism: Students win Emmy for investigative documentary.

Beer is Dead. Poetry is beer. Poetry is dead.

Indian Summer Party.

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.