by Sean Orr | Hockey: Quest for raises by ‘one-per-center’ judges backdrop to riot trials. Hey, check it out! The Vancouver Sun used the phrase ‘one-per-center’ and riot in the same headline!

Ale not Jail: Tory crime bill is too tough on the provinces. Tuff Sean agrees.

The only time 24 Hours will ever publish a news story about someone dying from a heroin overdose: Man overdoses in Occupy Vancouver tent city. Everything is political.

But still, the populist, posturing media doesn’t get it: Occupy forces new route for Santa. The entire idea of the protest is to disrupt business as usual all around the world! Also, it’s not even the real Santa.

Vancouver artists target Mayor Robertson online. Despite the paranoid, leftist hyperbole, We Don’t Back the Juiceman is actually a pretty good site. I pretty much said the same thing at Pecha Kucha, but was pretty satisfied by the mayor’s response. That being said, would it be gauche of me to launch a website called wedontbackwedontbackthejuicemannordowebackwebackthejuiceman? How about I just make a song about it instead?

Andrea Reimer, “NPA platform: No plan to address affordable housing, renters left out in the cold”. Build platforms not platforms!

Losing my religion: As ‘Public Eye’ Shuts, Hopes for Online Reporting Take Hit. Gee, I hope online reporting about online reporting is safe. (ed note: we’re OK, Sean)

Five charged in forged TransLink pass scam with links to China. Man, I’m so sick of good jobs like this being out-sourced to China. I mean, each American Apparel store has one of those little PDF printers that you can easily…I’ve said too much.

Bonus thing to be happy about: Dodson Neighbourhood House opens new all-ages live venue.

Bonus thing to be upset about: Disgrace befalls hero’s memorial.