Monthly Archives: March 2011

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, El Alto!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Bolivian city of El Alto, which lies just above La Paz, turned 26 years old this week. And guess who showed up to the party? Yep, that’s right…Evo again this week. I figured we could all do with a … Continue reading →

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Please bow your heads…

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…for a moment of silence… It has now been one full year since BoRev’s last entry. Will we ever see the merry prankster back again? Let us pray.

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Catnip, anyone?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Get a load of what them dang Rooskies have heard coming from outer space! Extraordinary video has emerged of the air traffic controllers’ screens showing the mystery blip jumping across the display. […] During the video an air traffic controller … Continue reading →

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This is what an assassination call looks like

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This appeared in the Venezuelan opposition newspaper, Notitarde: Photo tweeted by Yosmary Delgado. The vultures are a nice touch…and in the case of the Venezuelan oppos, in any case, quite appropriate.

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Rivers in Egypt | 1 Comment

Gordon Pinsent reads

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

An unquestioned Canadian cultural icon reads from the immortal words of…well… (My friend CK suggests that as an encore, “22 Minutes” should have Margaret Atwood reading from the memoirs of Sarah Palin…or maybe the forthcoming ones from her equally ambitious … Continue reading →

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Why can’t everyone advertise like this?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Otto is back from his time seeing sea shells and smelling sea smells at the seashore. And he’s making some changes to his blog…such as this one: Now, this is the kind of advertising I like to see. Honest, upfront, … Continue reading →

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CAP: the (non)burial saga continues

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pardon the choice of artwork, but really…what else would YOU use to illustrate this? The body of former Venezuelan president Carlos Andrés Pérez, which has been frozen in a Miami funeral home for over two months due to a family … Continue reading →

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Insanity at a Brazilian bike rally

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This is just disgusting: Video in Portuguese, with English subtitles very helpfully added. Ricardo José Neis (correct spelling of the driver’s name, given as “Neif” in the video) tried to run down a Critical Mass bike rally in Porto Alegre. … Continue reading →

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