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TEA & TWO SLICES: On Wretching Over Chai & The Real Anarchists Of Vancouver

by Sean Orr | Debate over sexist Clark coverage ramps up. Well, for some, when comes down to it, Dix are always going to be better.

I’ve got a huge election: NDP candidate uses dog jackets as campaign signs; have the ‘dog wars’ just begun?. “His Liberal opponent, former mayor Sam Sullivan, says the idea makes sense in Vancouver-False Creek riding”. And the glib, obsequious response from Sullivan is what we’ve come to expect. “We had to go with Chai tea and biscotti,” he said. “That just shows you how different this riding is.” Ugh, sometimes I physically wretch when reading the news, so for those of you who call my attitude “flippant”, just remember that the above quote caused me great physical distress.

When they say “foreign investment” they are just saying that for most British Columbians, investment is a foreign concept. Empty Condos and foreign investors: Sign of the times or synonyms for racism? Yeah, but for a publication like The Mainlander, the only thing worse than empty condos are condos with people in them.

Editorial: Open port crucial to healthy economy. You mean drugs? Oh, coal! “Mayor Gregor Robertson’s recent call for a $3-billion subway line to UBC shows he understands the need for money to maintain and expand services in Vancouver”. Oh, I see. Because we used to ship coal, we should continue to. Except that we long ago realized that if we kept burning coal a giant fucking black cloud would form and threaten the health of millions.

School shooter in video game targets Port Moody Secondary (video). Instead of banning it they should make it required curriculum. This is a generation raised on Grand Theft Auto. They generally do not walk around stealing cars at gunpoint. If every kid had the chance to virtually shoot-up their school, perhaps they would never find the need to actually do it.

Fur flies as Real Housewives of Vancouver star’s store vandalized by animal activists. Protest as spectacle. How long before they start casting The Real Anarchists of Vancouver? [ed. note: we just secured the TM]

Vancouver ranked 52nd best Canadian city, worse than Mississauga, Winnipeg. I once accidentally found myself in Mississauga. Let me tell you, this headline is a huge dis.

You go to art show? Enormous Fictions.

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