Monthly Archives: May 2011

Stupid Sex Tricks: A sacred bond?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Or a new form of panty-raiding. Take yer pick: Classy doesn’t begin to describe this. (Actually, I don’t even consider hideous, hard-to-get-into, constrictive undergarments worth buying, never mind stealing.)

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Be afraid. Be very afraid…

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yet another kitteh video with well-synchronized “drama” music. Enjoy.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Grooving in green

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yay, I love spring! Especially since you get to see this beautiful color a lot as the trees start delicately coming into leaf: And, oh yeah: It perfectly matches the eyes of the red-hot president of Ecuador, too. PS: Anyone … Continue reading →

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Why the poor vote against themselves in Canada

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What makes people vote against their own best interests? The Toronto Star’s Carol Goar has some answers. I’ll intersperse them with my own comments: People in low-income neighbourhoods are the biggest victims of the drug dealers and violent young offenders … Continue reading →

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Hilarious, on so many levels

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of my friend Jim, on Facebook, this Panamanian news story came to my attention today: The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) asked on Tuesday that the government of president Ricardo Martinelli investigate smear campaigns against Panamanian journalists, which represent “a … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Air WHAT???

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

How to lose just under two minutes of your life, irretrievably: Click the play button on this. Was it bad for you, too? I’m sorry. Goofy people pretending to have sex — and COMPETING at it — are just really, … Continue reading →

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The latest round in the Egyptian Revolution

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Sharif Abdel Kouddous, of Democracy Now, returns to Cairo to report on the religious tensions rising in Imbaba, and the across-the-board outrage against the military trials of protesters: What’s heartening for me about this situation, dire as it may seem, … Continue reading →

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Stupid (Anti-)Sex Tricks: Hillary Clinton, too hot to print?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Look closely…do you see anything missing here? No? Perhaps this will help, then: And if that still doesn’t make sense to you, here’s the original: Yes, that’s right — Hillary Clinton and the lone other woman in the Situation Room … Continue reading →

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The Feminine Mystique that never died

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A padded bikini top by Abercrombie and Fitch, marketed to 8-year-old girls. Much fuss was made about the “push-up” (i.e. cleavage-creating) shape of the bra, and the premature sexualization of little girls it seems to create by making them appear … Continue reading →