Tea and Two Slices
On Surveying the Damage, Re-Writing History and Cheap Booze on the Beach
Understanding 200 years of unchecked worldwide industrialization with a side of ice cream schadenfreude.
On the Paradox of Intolerance and Running Away from the USA
Sean link-checks fighting fascists, "very fine people" playing Call of Duty, and politicians preaching from positions of white privilege.
On the Biology of Good & Evil and It Being OK to Hate the Hell out of Nazis
Reactions from Charlottesville and preparing for a gathering of similarly-minded assholes at Vancouver's own City Hall.
On Harshing Seattle’s Mellow and Living Scared in Other People’s Bank Vaults
Sean links out to fishing spot mysteries and the history of foreign real estate investment in Vancouver.
On Picking the Wrong Gulf Island and Parking a Barge in Front of Chip Wilson’s Place
Sean Orr rewrites a headline or two while calling attention to tech angst, dead geese and the evolution of intelligence
On Newspapers Running Away from Downtown and the Global Epidemic of Vacant Homes
Sean Orr on overcooked trophy fish, the cringe-worthy Rolling Stone interview with Justin Trudeau, our eagerness to give the Saudis toys they don't deserve, and much more.
On Long Live the King of Strathcona and the Few Shits Gregor Gives About Affordability
Sean Orr wonders about the exit of the Premier, the ineptitude of the Mayor and the shortage of cooks...
On Superpower Futures And Vancouver’s Inability To House Its People
Sean Orr comments on Justin Trudeau cooking s'mores, how climate change could turn Canada into a Global superpower, more....
On Drifting Frozen Stiffs And The Coming Of The Neoliberal Apocalypse
On Living In A Banana Smoothie Republic And The Future Of Football
"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is president and he pulled out of the Paris Agreement, which was terrible anyway, while we are trapped in collective denial vis a vis scientific reticence as Gregor sits there in his fucking penthouse with a wood burning stove while literally thousands are dying in the streets and nobody can afford to live here."
On ‘Douchebag’ Getting Its Due And Orcas Terrifying A Couple Of Bros
On Christy’s Last Lie & Chinatown Awaiting Its Bob Rennie Makeover
On Picking The Wrong Side And Mobs On The Intellectual Landscape
On Acid Trips In Thailand & Tracking Gangs Of Aggressive Killer Whales
On Rising Fascist Tides And Shots At Last Call For The Working Class
On 86ing Gastown And The Inside Job Of Vancouver’s Housing Crisis
On Mowing Tornadoes And Paying Restaurant Workers A Little More
On Cautious Optimism And The Costs Of Doing Restaurant Business
On Electoral Aftermath, Renegade Yoga And Keeping Cocaine Receipts
On Avocado Toast And Boomers Plotting Riots Outside The U2 Show
On What Just Happened And It Being Time We Made Voting Mandatory
On Media Endorsements, Hidden Booze Taxes, And The End Being Near
On Pigeons Making Bad Decisions & Politics Shadier Than Rainforests
On Debatable Political Victories And Loving Jeff Goldblum’s Sausage
On Truth’s End And The Ongoing Triumphs Of Incredibly Shitty People
On Thawing Precious Little Snowflakes And Sycophantic Charades
On Political Nightmares And Baller Baby Boomers Ruling The Afterlife
On Trips To Portland And Who Asked For Another Browns Social House?
