Monthly Archives: May 2012

Darwin Award goes to…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…the snake-handlin’ preacher-man from the hollers of West Virginia, who didn’t realize that lightning does strike twice…and so do timber rattlers: A “serpent-handling” West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual, just as the man … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Aldous Huxley on war

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Holy shit, literally

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Today in Don’t Drink the Water OR the Kool-Aid, this little odd-news item from India: Thousands of believers flocked to a suburban street in the west of Mumbai in March, when drops of water began to fall from the feet … Continue reading →

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“Sugarbabe” life goes sour: a cheat is not so sweet, after all

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Okay, I’m going to try veerrrry hard and restrain my Schadenfreude here while I share some very sad news with you: Holly Hill believed so strongly that humans are not built to be faithful that she appeared on television and … Continue reading →

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RoboCons: the ultimate professional agitators

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Two little items, both related. First up, from the National Pest, we learn that a certain SupposiTory who “won” by unfair means is stomping his widdle feet and suing to keep a trophy to which he is not entitled: A … Continue reading →

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Two Ecuadorable items

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

First up, some excellent video from this past week, when Julian Assange interviewed the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, for his RT/Wikileaks talk show: And then, germane to the subjects touched on in the Assange interview, this item from Contrainjerencia: … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: I’m never in the dark…

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…’cause my heart keeps me well informed: Undoubtedly my favorite Robert Palmer song, with its cool instrumentals, introverted theme, and weirdly wonderful, recombinant-DNA lyrics.

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Wankers of the Week: A fenceful of dumbass

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a special Memorial Day weekend shout-out to all my good readers in the US. Ghad, you people have a lot of remembering to do down there in the United States of Amnesia. Fret not, because I … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Casserole protest in Montréal

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A beautifully shot music video of the pot-banger that’s making the rounds of the Internets as of this afternoon, according to the HuffyPo. This is the kind of protest they call a cacerolazo in Latin America…literally, a “big one with … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Aló Presidente turns 13!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A brief look back at the first episode of Chavecito’s call-in TV/radio show, Aló Presidente. On Venezuelanalysis, Mexican philosopher Fernando Buen Abad tells us why this show is so significant, and why it needs to go further: Perhaps one of … Continue reading →

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