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Foreign Intelligence Brief #368: On Twitter Masturbators And Beer Spiked With Viagra

To celebrate the impending Royal Wedding, a cheesy UK brewer has crafted 1,000 bottles of “Royal Virility Performance” beer made with Viagra. Times have certainly changed. Whatever happened to slapping on a CD of Handel’s Zadok the Priest followed by his Royal Fireworks?

Syria opposition getting secret American aid. Fox news host unhappy (gasp).

British boots on the ground in Libya (again).

The view from your rear-view mirror.

The 50 best restaurants in the world named for 2011.

How to cater a Roman orgy.

Huffington Post asks “was the hipster really all that bad?” Answer: You wouldn’t understand.

Bonus: hipsters and their inner animal identities. Also, hipsters play Tetris.

A seriously WTF salmon tragedy in Goldstream Park.

The new VW Beetle.

The first reviews of the much-dreaded Atlas Shrugged adaptation are out. Surprise! It sucks.

Extra: Twitter users are chronic masturbators. @obvious #busyrightnow

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.