Monthly Archives: April 2011

Wankers of the Week: The “humanitarian intervention” on Easter, and other wanks

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Crappy Easter, everyone! Bitten the heads off any innocent bunnies yet? (Chocolate ones will do.) Watch out, FUX Snooze will say you declared war on the Resurrection of Baby Jesus! Well, just call it a humanitarian intervention, à la Libya. … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Earth Day to you…

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…Happy Earth Day to you! Happy Earth Day, dear Evo… …Mother Earth loves you, too! And when you’re striking terror into the hearts of religiofascists who don’t love their mother, you know you’re doing something right. ¡Viva Evo!

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx’s MidEast roundup

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Meowy Thursday, everyone! The Stumpy Cat has been bugging me all week to get this out to you, so let’s not waste any time. There’s a lot of ground to cover here, and a lot of countries… First up: Iraq! … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: Bet the New York Daily News didn’t see this coming…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This was attached to the NYDN’s story about the journalists who came to grief in Libya today: Here was the poll question: I guess this result isn’t what they had in mind.

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The Bay of Pigs–fiasco or triumph?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Bay of Pigs invasion happened 50 years ago this week. What was the nature of the beast? It really depends on which side you sat. If you were on the US side, it was a fiasco; if Cuba’s, a … Continue reading →

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The Douche

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

One of the funniest, truest educational videos I’ve seen in a long time. Girls, watch and learn–these are the guys who put roofies in your drinks, who neg and insult and harass you just to get that elusive ego-boost. Watch, … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: How NOT to put a condom on your guy

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Honey, turn that frown upside down. What you’re learning to do there could save your life one day.

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Music for a Sunday: You let your mind out somewhere down the road

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Had enough of the jive-turkey nonsense that passes for music these days? Crank this: Don’t bring me down, Bruce. (Whoever Bruce is.) And if you thought that was kick-ass, try this: Nothing like a boogie-woogie bassline at full tilt to … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Death Stare edition

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everybody! Doesn’t that video just say it all? I figured it was the perfect lead-in to this week’s wankapedia…which, of course, though still in no particular order, is led by you-know who…because this is about all the leadership … Continue reading →

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Why this is an ad-free blog

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been getting a huge uptick in traffic lately. Good thing, right? I thought so, until my brother asked if I had ads on my blog. “You could make money off it”, was his rationalization. But here’s my problem: I … Continue reading →