by Sean Orr | Social media standards: Calgary councillor stands by ‘global warming alarmist’ tweet. This person is also holding an inquest into why his drink got colder when he added ice to it. When you add cold air to hot air, it doesn’t just turn into warm air. It goes apeshit. See, um, hurricanes, tornadoes, and every thunderstorm ever. But no, it must be a hoax. Because it’s cold. Today. Where I live. Jon Stewart knows what I’m talking about (pro-tip, if HuffPo won’t let you watch the above video, get Hola).

Police won’t recommend charges against protesters who joined PM on stage. Great, but let’s talk about Mr Harper’s comment for a tick: “It wouldn’t be BC without it.” Now if that isn’t the most smug example of Western alienation ever, I don’t know what is. To reduce a global struggle for climate justice to ‘Oh BC, there they go again, caring about stuff again’ while Tories torch and dump centuries of priceless, irreplaceable environmental archives should be roundly panned by the media, but instead they frame it as some wacky security breach and get right back to advertising used cars.

Abbotsford Heat’s financial losing streak cost taxpayers $1.66 million last season. Let me get this straight. Abbotsford will house a hockey team but not the homeless? I see.

Vermin infest Vancouver courthouse. Queue obligatory snitch jokes here.

Man injured as shots ring out during crowded Cactus Club lunch rush. Well, this shooting has totally ruined the Cactus Club for me. No wait, it was the Cactus Club. Sorry.

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design: “More people than ever got exactly what they thought they wanted… [but] too many rich societies have used their wealth in ways that exacerbate urban problems rather than solve them.”

Rest in Print. Color Magazine, 2003 – 2013 | Another year, one more nail in Vancouver’s culture coffin. Farewell.

Aw, bonus: Tea & Two Canucks Cookies.