Contributor: Sean Orr
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.
On Childish Nincompoops and Vancouver’s Growing Inability To Staff Itself
Sean Orr's latest read of the local headlines reveals a labour shortage and the Millennium Falcon in Surrey.
On Nude Oil Workers and Visual Metaphors for Tax Evasion
Sean Orr looks at the latest headlines and discovers satirical pitches, shallow sports cars, politics as usual and a mountain of garbage.
On Glorifyiing Tree Planters and Outing Airbnb Hosts Breaking The Law
A quick scan of the local headlines suggests we're slowly getting better at satire and that it's still really hard to find affordable housing.
On Consent Culture and Building a Monument to Vancouver’s Stolen Bikes
A scan of the local headlines sees abuse in Hollywood North, racism in Quebec politics and rich people stealing things.
On Broken Restaurant Models and Vancouver Eating Its Young
Sean Orr reflects on Swanson's 2nd place finish, the insanities of the restaurant trade, and Vancouver dooming its youth.
On Dog Whistling Snowflakes and Vancouver Surrendering Its Awesome
This week's look at local headlines includes bunker homes, Nietzsche, political hubris and Sidney Crosby's side of things...
On Substance Undermining Leadership Races and Being Afraid to Deal With Racism
Reflections on Jagmeet Singh's victory, the shootings in Las Vegas, and Canada accepting Colin Kaepernick.
On Five Minute Majors, Washing Dishes and Taking a Moment to Validate the Ruling Class
News from the edge of the Canadian Vowel Shift, from disrespecting flags to protecting neighbourhoods you don't live in.
On Banning Balloons and Other Great Ideas from the Buffoons Destroying Everything
So you can't afford a home and your Dad thinks climate change is a matter of opinion...maybe you'll feel better with balloons! Oh wait...
On Vancouver’s Mayor Being a Hapless Tool (Again) and the Challenge of Pairing Wine with Slavery
Recent headlines reveal the Mayor's attempted seduction of Amazon, an open letter from the Sedins, hell freezing over and much more.
On Making Fascists Scared and Ignoring the Tired Laments of Odious Windbags
On the equivocations of old white dudes, welcoming hundreds of thousands of DACA refugees, and things getting satirical.
On Dogs That Know Drugs and the Invincibility of Vancouver’s Landlord Aristocracy
Marvelling at terrible tippers and the straight faces of Conservative ideologues when they spew stupidity.
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
