Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Music for a Sunday: The night belongs to King B

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to his good friend, David Bowie…who, as he did with so many young artists just starting out, supported him and was a fan long before the rest of the world had apparently heard of him. Ziggy … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: They could be Zeroes…

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Mang, what a week from Hades it’s been. First we lose David Bowie, then Alan Rickman, then René Angélil, and then the dude who played Grizzly Adams, all to the same shitcrapfucking disease. Yeah, fuck YOU, cancer. … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Alan Rickman on feminism

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Just one reason among a great many that I already sorely miss this man. He got it. So long, Alan, and thank you for being simply splendid.

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The kernel of Köln: another good analysis

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Women demonstrate against sexism and racism at a flash-mob rally in Köln, Germany. (Photo: Reuters) A few days ago, I found this piece by Margarete Stokowski on the Spiegel website. It doesn’t appear there in English (some other columnists do), … Continue reading →

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Ashes to ashes, funk to funky…

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Sabina Becker

I got a rumor from Ground Control…oh no, don’t say it’s true: Sadly, it IS true. David Bowie is gone. And he has left us a final space oddity to remember him by in the form of his last album, … Continue reading →

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Police break up PEGIDA demo in Köln; counterdemo draws thousands

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Video (actually, an outtake from a much longer RT video, by an unrelated YouTuber; the hysterical captioning leads me to believe that it was a PEGIDA sympathizer) of police in Köln breaking up yesterday’s PEGIDA demonstration after hooligans in their … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: We’ll see how brave you are…

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…and all your dollies have friends.

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New Year’s assaults in Köln: A different local view, and a challenge

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Via a post by Hanna Dahlberg on the Störenfriedas blog, I found this wonderful Facebook status by a resident of Köln. Regina Schleheck was also at the main train station in the city that night, and also surrounded by a … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Bumfight at the Nokay Corral

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, how about that shitshow down the Oregon Trail? If you ever wanted to see a graphic demonstration of how Manfest Destiny and white supremacism are bullshit, you came to the right place. The dregs of humanity … Continue reading →

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Venezuelans rescue Chavecito…AGAIN.

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Oh look, there’s that ol’ fuddy-duddy, Henry Ramos Allup, thinking he’s finally rid the Venezuelan parliament of all things Bolivarian. He’s in for a helluva shock… Hey! Remember how, back in 2002, there was a putsch in Venezuela? And how … Continue reading →

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