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TEA & TWO SLICES: On Letting Grandpa Use The Computer And The Horrors Of Farmland

by Sean OrrIs Canada Ignoring Signs of a Coming Economic Collapse? I feel like I’ve been yelling at a brick wall for the past 7 years…

Funny/not funny: Muslim man: My workplace quip made me a terror suspect. “What’s wrong with saying ‘Bomb’ on an airplane?”

Something stinks: Delta councillor ‘horrified’ with port’s view on farmland. They hate it. They hate the smell. And they hate that it’s not a parking lot filled with shipping containers from China.

Y is for Yawn: Open letter to the Baby Boomers from Generation Y. I thought we were called Generation Next. Anyways, whatever. I mean, who cares?

Ho vs. Hooker: Vancouver billionaire guilty of confining woman. Oh I see, it’s just a “bad date” for an otherwise decent gentleman. Meanwhile, bad dates for dozens of women in the DTES and up north remain unsolved or could have been solved earlier. Shame.

Police tactics making Victoria unsafe for homeless people. Good to see Jamie Graham using the skills he picked up here in Vancouver.

Who let grandpa on the computer again? Editorial: Anti-sugar crusaders should just butt out. The mixed metaphor in the headline just adds to the article’s sense of angry dementia.

Yes, they were from Surrey: “Intoxicated” bus riders arrested after alcohol stolen from North Vancouver restaurant. I guess that’s one thing chain restaurants are good for.

Bonus: The Man who Lived on his Bike

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.