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Tea & Two Slices: On Christy Clark, Parking And The Endgame

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by Sean Orr | New poll claims CKNW host Christy Clark is the most winnable candidate if she becomes BC Lib leader. Yeah, winnable for the NDP.

Macleans changes the title of “Too Asian?” article to “The enrollment controversy”, officially placing themselves below Livejournal blogs in terms of credibility.

Parking meters prove lucrative for Vancouver city coffers. Which is exactly the point. And although there is absolutely no editorialising you just know it’s intended to get driver’s riled up on their way home from work.

And in the irony department: Van used to shuttle drinkers home from pub hit by drunk driver.

The Endgame. “In the next couple of years, about 100 million people will die around the world […] Today I’m telling you that I’ll be one of them”. Wow. I’m speechless.

Craigslist post of the day: UFO sighting. “Did anyone else see a bright orange comet-like light flying quite low and west-ward last night on October 31 2010 at about 10:35pm”? Dude, that was a roman candle. It was Halloween.

Allegations of preying on children, breach of bail net Abbotsford man 19 charges. Police were able to nab the man thanks to a giant watermark on his face (the R is for rapist).

Tight Solid offer free download of their new album.

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.