Morning Brew: A Licky Boom-Boom Down

All of that snow made me homesick. For road salt. I'm currently in the middle of the rocky mountains, en route to Cowtown and feelin' a little disconnected. Either way, here's some notable news...

A $27,000 question. Wow... seems like a rhetorical question to me. But no, Mrs. Orr can't deny her children the 'once in a lifetime experience.' I remember being dragged by my family to the bobsleds when I was a youngster back in '88. I felt nothing but cold and confused.

More homeless have fallen victim to the weather; not really newsworthy without flames.

Gregor Robertson issues a statment on how you can help the homeless this winter. You can even start online.

Is Chilliwack's post-secondary pipe dream a zombie? I dunno, but it sure does sound like some serious fraud. "Nobody had any evil intent, but they just didn't do their homework." Yes, a PhD usually requires some homework. UN sponsorship a little more. Cmon' guys, not the kind of slow town we're looking for.

Beaches with edge: Vancouver makes Time Magazine's Top 10 of the Year

We Seek Justice. We = those who have had their businesses and/or entire livelihoods destroyed by the Cambie RAV-line. Out-and-out corruption by city council?

The NPA needs to stop stirring scandals and actually help the public keep Vision accountable.

Is Fraser really the new Main?

The Biggest Dance in Vancouver's History; Past Tense returns with a look back at Duke Ellington's Vancouver debut.

First Look at Yaletown's Charm. So now what the hell are they gonna title their interview with me?

On a more serious note, I urge you all to join in the fight against the Big Media monopoly during this pivotal transition. The media-political complex is only one upsetting consequence.

Ok, I'm going to get a bit indulgent and quickly say... damn, The Onion has been on fire lately. Between Area Woman Becomes Vice Presidential Candidate and the recent run of deadpan bush jokes (see the bottom), I must say I'm bloody surprised they've managed to maintain the quality for this long. Where oh where is the Canadian equivalent? I thought we were funnier... or are the witty Canadian geeks just writing for The Onion?

Nice had-to-happen-here-first story: Delta dog undergoes first ever canine knee-replacement surgery.

Scout Intelligence brief: Twitter Is Evil And It Must Die. Amen, 99% of those tweets are more pathetically redundant than a Hockey Night in Canada liveblog.

But it's moments like these that remind me why I fell in love with this internet thing: Thank You For Throwing Your Shoe

Cheers to Jeffrey Simpson for keeping me up all night with nightmares of early nineties white reggae-rap. Here's a list of the Top Canadian MCs of 2008 to offset.

photo by Simon Clarke in the BR flickr group