by Sean Orr | This too shall pass: Rob Ford lies three times in first minutes of Peter Mansbridge interview. Oh, Mansbridge…once such a shining beacon of due diligence and lofty repute, traduced by a contemptuous, school-house bully into lobbing damp croissant-esque questions on a watered down national news network. I shed one, single, tear.

Expect delays: Gambling on BC Ferries being considered as government makes cuts. I can only guess it will look something like this. Things are gonna get a whole lot more old-timey around here! Yee haw!

The High Road: Federal health minister hopes Rob Ford gets help but she ‘won’t pass judgment’. It’s much easier to pass judgement on every addict, not just one. Right, Rona?

Ladies and gentlemen, your Minister of Employment: Just wrapped-up a meeting with several staff members, at midnight. Good thing they’re not unionized! Wow, that’s only slightly dumber than this lady, who hails from California (where they actually believe in unions). Because, yeah, we can make things, also.

Brave, disgusting, new world: Canadians like their jobs so much, almost a quarter of them would do it for free, survey finds. “Let us be thankful we have an occupation to fill. Work hard; increase production, prevent accidents, and be happy”- TXH1138.

It warms the barren coal mine of my heart: Mining folks also care about B.C.’s environment. Thanks Briño, president and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia! But wait, what happens when I type, oh let’s say “BC mines and environment” into this little thing called Google? Hmm, you didn’t mention this – Taseko Fails On All Counts – Again – in your little blog post. Uh-oh!

Or is that, ruh-oh? Lululemon founder Chip Wilson mocked on the Colbert Report. And all he had to do was mention that he was in a cult. Yeah, but it’s a really, really awesome and super sexy cult.

Cult of pedantry: Arcade Fire institutes dress code for upcoming tour that doesn’t include yoga pants. But can I wear this Fawlty Towers shirt? Or are you really that “devoid of wit, subtlety and danger“?

Speaking of knobs: Vancouver’s ban on the humble doorknob likely to be a trendsetter. Yeah, then pretty soon levers are going to become redundant and all our doors will be like the ones in Star Trek.

Scout’s webhosting company Bluehost sort of explains what happened the other day: A rare electrical malfunction that affected a select number of servers. Thanks for the day off!

Honour bound: Heritage advocates rise up to try to save Vancouver’s Hollywood Theatre.