Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Music for a Sunday: An alternative to a classic

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe that Queen actually recorded this? It sounds very conventional for the times…which is to say, very un-Queen. But still, it’s not bad!

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Wankers of the Week: The suspense is killing me

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And so it begins…the long and torturous wait for this election to finally be over, and for the ineligible tortoise to be pulled down from the post where he got left, God only knows how. The Post … Continue reading →

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A baby named Venezuela

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A moment of hope in the midst of devastation. A baby, her mother’s first, is born in Haiti…and her name tells where the hope came from: A group of Venezuelan doctors from the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian brigade attended a birth … Continue reading →

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Does somebody’s country need a hug?

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Welp. If you’re looking for it north of your border, you’re in luck. We’re giving out free hugs up here to anyone who needs reminding that their country doesn’t need to be “made great again”, but that there’s plenty going … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Song for Gaza

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Sabina Becker

The crew of the Zaytouna-Olive, the Women’s Boat to Gaza, set an example for us all. They were illegally arrested in international waters and deported by the Israeli occupation force, but their message is still getting out. And making its … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: By the WHAT???

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And what a crappy one it is. I have a cold, and I have fifty wankers for you. And it easily could have been more, too, but who has time to read all that? Noooooobody! So, with … Continue reading →

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Appy polly loogies…

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…and no, that’s not a typo, not even in Nadsat. It’s LOOGIES, as in things you hork and spit. Your Humble One has come down with a flip horrorshow bastard of a cold, and will not be blogging much in … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Kurt Vonnegut on indigenous people

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Happy Indigenous People’s Day! May it be well-informed, with no Columbusing in sight.

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Music for a Sunday: Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Sabina Becker

It’s Thanksgiving in Canada! Let’s all give some thanks right now, eh? Okay, so no CanCon. But the gratitude is all there. Happy Thanksgiving, all you hosers.

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Wankers of the Week: Coulrophobia, baby. Look it up!

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And an especially crappy one to all the creepy clowns congregating in the woods out there in advance of Halloween. Just standing there, lurking around and scaring the shit out of kiddies. And pissing off actual professional … Continue reading →

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