Contributor: Sean Orr

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Sean Orr started writing letters to the editor right around when he dropped out of Geography at UBC, although the two are unrelated. Shortly after that, this thing called blogging was invented and he started writing for Toronto (boo) based Beyond Robson. Sean held that ship afloat with his Morning Brew column until Andrew Morrison came to him with Scout. It was clearly the better choice. Other than being really good at stirring things up, Sean is a photographer, frontman in the hardcore-punk band Needs, laptop producer with his project Tassels, dishwasher at L’Abattoir, and proud DTES (Gastown) resident.

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On Feeling Sorry for the Granville Strip and Yaletown Finally Dealing With its Drug Problem

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr wonders at Spanish cheese while marvelling at the BC Liberal implosion.

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On Dooming the Futures of Young Vancouverites and Blaming Frat Bros for Everything

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds scatological journeys and fictional unions.

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On the NDP Buying Our Votes and Vancouver Being Totally Awesome (But Not Really)

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds ancient mummies being opened and good news among the bad.

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On the Return of the Smoke and Vancouver Becoming 1970s New York City

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orrs finds a bad orange man and a flabbergasted Mayor.

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On the Downtown Eastside Not Escaping Covid and Blaming Social Media for Everything

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds Kevin Bieksa in a suit and sharks tied up in power lines.

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On Welcoming Our Moth Overlords and Vancouver’s Greediest Shifting the Narrative

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds an artist doing well and new heights of Peak Vancouver.

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On Stupidity Killing Bars and Surrendering Vancouver to Selfish Supercar Drivers

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds plays a game of bingo in our increasingly dystopian hellworld.

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On Living in a City Full of Sociopaths and Allowing Hate to Masquerade as Religion

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr imagines affordable housing in Trump Tower an an end to wellness checks.

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On Young People Totally Sucking and Scumbag Real Estate Agents Stealing Fruit

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds clickbait bullshit and genetically modified mosquitoes.

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On Leaders Without Spines and the Granville Strip Still Finding Ways to Be Horrible

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds chainsaw vigilantism and games of dystopian bingo.

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On Suffering From Covid Fatigue and Accepting That Tent Cities Aren’t Going Away

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr learns of landlords being mean and applauds the Leafs for losing.

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On Vancouver Being Handcuffed and a New Breed of Unscrupulous Predator

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr learns of the BC that might have been and sheds a tear for plants.

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On Mayors Sucking In a Crisis and Moving the Third Beach Drum Circle to Lions Bay

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr learns about barnacles and thinks about moving to Barbados.

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On Life Without Diner en Blanc and the Struggle to Make Rent, Not Spot Prawns

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds a new hero and mourns a punk rock legend.

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On the Worst Year in Human History and Homeless Campers Not Doing it For Kicks

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds wonders about the Cactus Club while branding vodka sodas.

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On Friendly Sausage-Makers Gone Bad and Raising Glasses to Park Board Ineptitude

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr likes the border closed and marvels at City Council's lameness.

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On the Coming Wave of Evictions and Cops Who Don’t Think They’re Racist

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds cops living in mansions and the NHL looking elsewhere.

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On American Death Cults and Numbered Companies Not Catching the Coronavirus

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds ancient shafts and landlords still being terrible.

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On Viaducts Closing for Deadpool and Looking for East Van’s Autonomous Zone

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr sees surveillance trailers and the threat of jail for those partaking of the CERB.

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On the Comical Protestations of Old White Men and the Possibility of Defunding the VPD

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds sneaky loggers and drinking on beaches still a crime.

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On Bears Running Scared and Making Jim Pattison Bag Groceries for a Year

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds freed beach logs and a way to defund our militarized police force.

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On Watching Rents Fall and Albertans Getting Angry About Our Campgrounds

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr learns of untaxed art speculation and the perfect time to build a pipeline.

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On Getting Sick of Being Cooped Up and Washing Dishes in a Minefield

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds at least some good news hidden among all the bad.

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On Hurling Insults at Nurses and the Rich Wanting the Poor to Risk Their Lives For Profit

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean applauds mutual aid and finds new a reason to bang on pots and pans.

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On Being Held Hostage by Elites and Shedding Zero Tears for Panicking AirBnB Hosts

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr wonders at conspiratorial convictions and the immediate future of restaurants.

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On Keeping It Up and Big Chains Determining Vancouver’s Restaurant Recovery

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds little sympathy for malls while wondering at our sudden disinterest in UFOs.

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On Bad Decisions by Art Directors and How a Virus Revealed Vancouver’s Best and Worst

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds a broken system working and the right way to build a new Vancouver.

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On Scolding Unenforced Rule Breakers and the Unforgivable Absence of Rent Relief

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds a few positives peppering an overwhelming onslaught of negatives.