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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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Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Licking Statue Boots and Real Estate Developers Frothing at the Mouth

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds flying ants and things that need some burning.

Jul 9, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Afternoon Sex in Gastown Alleys and Landlords Scheming Together in the Heat

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean sees BC towns burning up and people begging for shade.

Jul 1, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Street Preachers Being Jerks and Tiny Violins for Vancouver’s Wealthiest Whiners

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds beavers making mischief and rich folks whining about taxes.

Jun 24, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Paying More For Parking and Finding Out That Actual People Live in Coal Harbour

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds overgrown grass and sculpture drawing NIMBY fire.

Jun 17, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Making the Church Pay Reparations and Changing the Name of British Columbia

In his latest read of the headlines, Sean Orr finds cops being cops and Vancouver losing its working class neighbourhoods.

Jun 10, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Home-Owning Politicians Sucking Hard and Still Drinking In Any Park You Want

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr questions our urban designers and opens a big book of dark chapters.

Jun 3, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Dying for a Hug and Entering the Mad Max Stage of Vancouver’s Housing Crisis

In Sean Orr's latest read of the local headlines, we find old trees on the road and NIMBYs still dominating the show.

May 27, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Drinking in Parks and Privileged Dinosaurs Longing for Vancouver’s Good Old Days

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds confused senior citizens and the resurrection of Vision Vancouver.

May 20, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Living in a Hate Crime Capital and the True Costs of Cleaning Up a Tent City Mess

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr considers a move to Alberta while remember the legacy of Vision Vancouver.

May 13, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Bears Cleaning Up Gastown and Taking Bets on the New Tent City Location

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds new murals and drugs being seen as 'morally unacceptable'.

May 6, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Fighter Jets Dropping Vaccines and the Courage of Hummingbird Revolutionaries

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds cops whining and everyone waiting for paid sick leave.

Apr 29, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Killing Stanley Park’s Coyotes and Eradicating Covid With Paid Sick Days

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds Airbnb behaving badly and police union bosses being babies.

Apr 23, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Vancouver’s False Dichotomies and Banning Landlords From Holding Public Office

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds old diners dying and protestors hijacking legitimate plights.

Apr 15, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On White Spot Buckets of Poop and Finger-Wagging Our Way Through Dangerous Times

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds hockey taking a back seat and politicians totally blowing it.

Apr 8, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Luxury Condos Destroying East Van and Screwing Over Young People at Every Turn

In his latest read of the local news, Sean Orr finds plenty of braggadocio bullshit and the threat of another Olympic Games.

Apr 2, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Funding More Skateparks and Building Luxurious Housing for Vancouver’s Workers

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds tenured pricks and media encouraging anti-Asian hate.

Mar 25, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Politicians Being Landlords and Vancouverites Discovering Their City Had a ‘Planner’

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds stupid internet comments and cops running the show.

Mar 19, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Living in One of the World’s Happiest Cities and Waiting for More Feet to Wash Ashore

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds Vancouver lauded as the happiest city in the world.

Mar 11, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Spreading Mass Hysteria and Violent Cravings for ‘Pizza Pizza’ Ruining Millionaires

In his latest read of the local news, Sean Orr finds beheaded monarchs and low-income seniors still living in Chinatown.

Mar 5, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Dudes Not Chilling and Riding Out the Pandemic in Forts Made of Blankets

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds vanity projects and The Province readers' heads exploding.

Feb 25, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Paying Rent in Cockroaches and Wine-Paired Dinners at 7-Eleven

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr wonders at Covid uncertainty and what might happen if we go too far left.

Feb 19, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Paying Developers to Evict Us and Making Really Embarrassing Television

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds the wack in Chilliwack and Bell being a bunch of jerks.

Feb 11, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Not Feeling Bad for Trapped Snowbirds and Eating McDonald’s in Penthouses

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds snowboarders being jerks and rich guys being hilarious.

Feb 5, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Dr. Bonnie Henry Doing More and Zoning Whole Swathes of Vancouver for Rentals

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds mining giants being jerks and the House of Commons doing something right.

Jan 29, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Cocaine Bananas and Properly Punishing the People Who Cough in Other’s Faces

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds time to enjoy the moment and continues to avoid all gyms.

Jan 22, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Renaming Vancouver’s Trump Tower and Local Coyotes Ordering Human Takeout

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds banks full of money and councillors being terrible.

Jan 13, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On 2021’s Seven Days of Sucking So Far and Throwing Social Media Influencers From Planes

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds more empty homes and hopes for summer normality fading.

Jan 7, 2021
Sean Orr
Tea and Two Slices

On Clutching Pearls in Point Grey and Fining Anti-Maskers the Maximum Amount

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a Canucks dumpster fire and fends off cops without a knife.

Dec 17, 2020
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