Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Happy Friday. Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Obligatory: Also obligatory: Great Canadian comedy. I’m having cake, BTW.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Presidential selfies, LatAm style

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Call them the anti-Kardashians. These are the people whose selfies we actually WANT to see, precisely because they’re not vapid and self-absorbed, seeking all the eyeballs all the time. They’re too busy doing great things for their countries. Like this … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Fellatio, Catholic style

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Ladies! Have you ever wondered how to go down on your man without sinning? Never fear, there is a way! The Archbishop of Granada is your new sex guru: Francisco Javier Martínez, the archbishop of Granada, Spain, gives advice to … Continue reading →

Posted in Good to Know, Pissing Jesus Off, Stupid Sex Tricks, The WTF? Files, Under the Name of Spain, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

What #PrayForVenezuela really means

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Also, tweet moar stupid hashtags! #SOScuálidos, maybe.

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Who is paying Venezuela’s putschists?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Video from Diosdado Cabello’s VTV show, in which the minister of justice talks about recent putschist activities in the state of Táchira, western Venezuela. Here’s the basic gist: Guarimbero groups captured in Altamira, in the state of Miranda, where there … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 43

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sabina Becker

‘Evening, folks, and welcome to another installment of VenOpIronía. Tonight, we puncture a few myths that the oppos have been trying very hard to sell the world. First up, the idea that these demonstrations are popular, and that it’s humble … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: I photographed you with my Rolleiflex

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

João Gilberto sings “Desafinado”. The title means “Off Key”, and it’s actually supposed to sound like that. But meticulous artist that he is, João is in fact perfectly on, even when he sounds a little off. He seems off-beat, too, … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Crappy Women’s Day!

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone…and crappy International Women’s Day, too. Which I don’t feel very much like celebrating today, because what’s to celebrate but reversals and bass-ackwardness all around? And with that said, here are this week’s backward asses, in no particular … Continue reading →

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Compare and contrast: Ukraine vs. Venezuela

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

The boys of VTV’s Zurda Konducta dissect a crapaganda campaign that seems to have gone viral (or tried to, in the case of Venezuela). See if you can spot the similarities: Did you see it? Both “viral” videos feature a … Continue reading →

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Opposition violence kills two more in Venezuela

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Sabina Becker

A national guardsman’s motorcycle, torched by opposition thugs after the rider was assassinated by one of their snipers. Aporrea has the story: Agnes López Lión, a sergeant of the Bolivarian National Guard, and a young mototaxi driver, José Gregorio Amaris … Continue reading →

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