Morning Brew- December 22nd

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Santa is the new Jesus. Or is it the other way around? "Jesus simply morphs into the eternal, magical deity, the figure in the sky who grants wishes. In that way, popular religious observance remains stuck at the level of a six-year-old on Christmas Eve, hoping and praying that the requested reward will be under the tree the next morning." Yeah, that's right. Fuck your superstitious, tribalistic nonsense. Merry Christmas!

BC waters a toilet for American cruiseships. Shitty.

Fred Bass for Mayor.

Health Advocates fear Civil City Slant. "When people congregate on Denman Street outside a gelato shop, there is no problem," Wood told the Straight. "When poor people congregate at the East Side, it's viewed as public disorder."

Man found stuck in a tree in Stanley Park a week after wind storm. He was homeless, so that's why nobody reported him missing. Because nobody cares.

Crab Park rally highlights woes of Native women. There are over 500 missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. Shame on us.

Straight's music picks. Joe Satriani? Ben Harper? Oh dear.

Show them how it's done Quinn. From Blown Speakers list fest part two.

Ghost House, Collapsing Opposites, Russian Words, Chris-a-riffic tonight at Hoko's Sushi Bar and Karaoke Lounge at Powell and Gore. Show at 7. Five bucks.

Happy Saturnalia.