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Tea & Two Slices: On Vulnerable Solipsism And The Lazy Stereotyping Of The Media…

by Sean Orr | Vulnerable kids at risk. Not to take away from the seriousness of this article but that headline is hilariously redundant. Although it kind of makes sense from a weird, neo-liberal, Social Darwinist perspective. Vulnerable kids are vulnerable because they are vulnerable, it’s a self-perpetuating solipsism.

Unreasonable search, dude. Why does every discussion about the politics of marijuana have to be dumbed down with clichés, dude?

Speaking of stereotypes, UBC students respond to Macleans with Way Too Asian.

Meanwhile, CKNW does an editorial on Racism in British Columbia when all they had to do was walk down the hall and get a quote from Bruce Allen – something like “shut up and fit in or leave this country”.

In defence of Kash Heed on election spending controversy – somewhat that is. I love how he just has to set the record straight first: “I am no supporter of embattled BC Liberal MLA Kash Heed. The former solicitor general and MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview is an embarrassment to BC politics, not just to his own party. His egotistical comments about his great abilities are too much even for a politician”. But…

Peter MacKay needs a map. Or maybe just a nap.

Chocolate conspiracy charge prompts deal. It seems someone took Mitch Hedberg’s words to heart and sued Kit Kat for robbing them of chocolate by imprinting their name on the bar.

Vancouver Foundation Generation Green Awards.

Interviewing Dan Bejar.

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