Monthly Archives: August 2011

Who killed JFK? Jackie’s theory: LBJ was in on it

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

By now, if you still believe Lee Harvey Oswald did it, you’re probably as much of a patsy as he said he was. Here’s the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s theory as to who conspired against her late husband, the president … Continue reading →

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“If you see me in the street”

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A spoken-word poem worth taking to heart about just how unpleasant it is to be a woman in public. (And yes, I can vouch for just about everything she says, except maybe the bit about cigarettes; I’m a militant non-smoker.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

If a bankster falls in the forest…

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…it makes the odd news headlines: “Shark in a boat” seems so last month. Now it’s “shark in the forest.” A call to police reporting an unusual odor on Thursday night led New Hampshire authorities to find a shark decomposing … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: S & P = $ and Payola

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ah, nostalgia…it just ain’t what it used to be. Used to be that payola was just something that sleazy record promoters slipped to radio DJs to turn a mediocre pop song into a “smash hit”. Well, guess what? That basic … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: I close my eyes to the restless skies

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hiroshima Day was yesterday. This great Canadian song from yesteryear comes to mind: Watch the video closely and you’ll see some real live World War II vets marching in.

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Wankers of the Week: Crappy Hiroshima Day!

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Imagine a time when it all began…Music, maestros:Ahem. Horrible Hiroshima Day, in a world where victims of the first nuclear strike are still dying of cancer 66 years later. This is the day that should truly live in infamy, as … Continue reading →

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What? The Honduran coup isn’t over yet?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Nope: Honduran police have turned professional arsonists. Their targets: Honduran peasant villagers. Their employers: Big illegal landowners who refuse to recognize the campesinos’ land claims under a 12-year-old agrarian reform law. Their enemy: President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in 2009 by … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito, neither down nor out

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Sabina Becker

On the contrary, he’s very much up and at it. And here’s the proof: The hair may be gone — for NOW — but the dimpled grin is still exactly the same. And so’s the winning attitude. And, contrary to … Continue reading →

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Somebody sent me this today…

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ruin? Hell. That would be the best present I could get today. Thanks, Ben Auslander!

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Planned Parenthood meets Bollywood!