Monthly Archives: May 2012

Here come da bafflegab

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Look what landed in my e-mail box today, in re: ACTA (and its equally scuzzy Canadian equivalent): Dear Sabina, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your electronic correspondence dated May 15, 2012 regarding bill C-11: … Continue reading →

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Ontario ready to fire the pope; Québec student strike more popular than you knew

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Couple of quick education-related items for ya. First, one from my own province, one that spells bad news for institutionalized bigotry: Ontarians favour the right of students to form gay-straight alliance clubs in Catholic schools by a margin of almost … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Frank Lloyd Wright on unionism

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Stupid Sex Tricks: I put a spell on you…

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…because you’re mine: Interesting that this cheaty-pants couple got stuck together in the missionary position. I was kind of expecting doggy-style.

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What would Captain Stubing do?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

What do you get when you cross Gilligan’s Island with The Love Boat, but take away the good clean fun and replace it with some real tragedy and drama? Something that looks an awful lot like this: A Panamanian fisherman … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Motherhood macabre

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This song doesn’t have an official video that I know of. But I can’t imagine a better one than this Hitchcock compilation: On a day sure to be cram-jammed with all kinds of sappy commercialized tributes to Mom, it might … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: What’s the matter with North Carolina?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Crappy Mother’s Day weekend, everyone! Ever have one of those weeks where you devoutly wish you’d never been born, but it’s too late to crawl back into the mommy-cave? Yeah, it’s been one of those weeks for me, too. And … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Why is this hottie smiling?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Heh…maybe a better question to ask is Why wouldn’t he be? After all, with approval ratings like these… The approval ratings for the governance and credibility of the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, surpassed 80 percent in Quito and Guayaquil. … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Chris Hedges on education

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Rape and forced marriage in Morocco: A victim fights back

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A Moroccan poster denounces the forced marriage of child brides. A problem which, sadly, remains a fact of life in Morocco, even in cases of rape: The family of a 14-year-old girl in Tangier, Morocco, denounced the case of their … Continue reading →

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