Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Music for a Sunday: I couldn’t ask for another

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Sabina Becker

If you liked the original, you’re gonna love this remix. Now pardon me while I get on my go-go boots.

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Wankers of the Week: Drumpf!

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! This week’s wankapedia is brought to you by the letter D. D is for Donald, D is for Drumpf — that’s his real surname, and it rhymes with Sumpf, which is the German word for swamp. I’m … Continue reading →

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The German refugee situation: Everything old is new again, including the prejudice

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

German refugees being driven out of Silesia, sometime in the 1940s. Scenes like this one have special significance for me, because my own mother and her family were among those refugees and probably looked much the same, pushing their few … Continue reading →

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Clip ‘n’ Save: Some rape stats from France

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“37% of the French think that the perpetrator of a rape is less responsible if the victim is wearing a sexy outfit. “20% think that ‘no’ often means ‘yes’. “30% of those between the ages of 18 and 24 say … Continue reading →

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BushCo’s role in the Kennedy assassination cover-up

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Gerald Ford, flanked by Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, April 28, 1975. Yesterday, a strange thing popped up in my e-mail. Via the National Security Archive, a story that’s not exactly new, and yet is newsworthy all the same: Washington, … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: It’s the freakiest show…

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…but the film is a saddening bore: David Bowie, asking a musical question which I suspect is rhetorical, seeing as it has yet to be answered definitively by science. And, given the context, I’d say it’s really whether there’s life … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: The Shit Awards

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! In honor of this past week’s Brit Awards (and in lieu of any more exciting theme presenting itself for this week), today’s wankapedia will be known as the Shit Awards. And with no further ado, in no … Continue reading →

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Animals vs. Der Donald

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Cute cats, daffy dogs, and a majestic eagle all agree: Donald Trump is a piece of shit and must be stopped. Oh, and that orangutan in Borneo? He’s still waiting to get his pelt back off Der Donald’s head.

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Dear racists: No, seriously, you can shut up NOW.

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Pardon me while I let my girl Drew speak to exactly how I feel about what I’m about to share with you all: Ahem. Now then… A group of refugee women in Germany wrote the following open letter, which illustrates … Continue reading →

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Compare and Contrast: Justin Trudeau vs. McGill University

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Oh, snap. On a day when the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly to criminalize peaceful protests against an apartheid regime, a university took a popular stand against its most prominent alum. That’s gotta hurt!