A no messing around guide to the coolest things to eat, drink and do in Vancouver and beyond. Community. Not clickbait.

Tea & Two Slices: Produced In Part By The Utter Hubris Of “The Harper Government”

by Sean Orr | ‘Government of Canada’ renamed ‘Harper Government’. Do I even have to say anything?

Charter violated: BC Civil Liberties Association. Call me cynical, but god damn if there doesn’t need to be a movie about Bobbylee Worm. I’m already imagining Peter Travers’ review in Rolling Stone: “…A dark, twisted fantasy in the vein of Dead Man Walking, Annelid is a surrealist tour de force directed by Terry Gilliam in homage to John Waters”.

B.C. gas prices skyrocketing: “Mideast troubles and seasonal pattern combining to pressure prices up”. Troubles? Is that any way to refer to a once-in-a-century wave of democratic revolutions?

First to Profit from $1 Billion Smart Meter Program: Liberal Insiders. This reminds me of Translink spending all that money on those electronic signs that told you how late the buses are.

Officer charged with assault. The RCMP: punching drunk chicks since confederation!™

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.