Author Archives: Sabina Becker

FEMEN protest in Berlin as prostitution law reforms loom

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Five FEMEN members in Berlin chained themselves to the trademark “Berlin Bears” outside the entry to one of the city’s biggest bordellos yesterday. And as EMMA reports, this comes as the Bundestag debates what to do about Germany’s lax and … Continue reading →

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An Ecuadorable win at the Bolivarian Games

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The first family of Ecuador is a real bunch of overachievers. Not content to be the daughter of a smart, good-looking head of state, El Ecuadorable’s daughter is a leader in her own right…and in a difficult sport, at that: … Continue reading →

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Spanish obscenity gets Chinese ideogram

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Chinese translator Hai Cheng shows a new Chinese character, graphically depicting a nasty Spanish phrase. Not sure if this article is a joke or not: In a desperate attempt to adapt to Spanish culture and language, Chinese immigrants have found … Continue reading →

Posted in All the Tea in China, Found in Translation, Isn't That Racist?, The WTF? Files, Under the Name of Spain | 3 Comments

Music for a Sunday: You can have me

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The title track off a very gorgeous album. This version’s a bit subdued, but otherwise faithful to the brilliant original.

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Wankers of the Week: WallyWorld’s Turkey Trot

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, I guess you heard about WallyWorld, huh? They pay their employees so little that now they’re urging other employees to donate non-perishable food items for them. What do you bet that those canned and boxed foods … Continue reading →

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Why the JFK assassination still matters today

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It was 50 years ago today, and a few years before I was born. It happened in Dealey Plaza, Dallas — and it could happen again, anywhere, anytime. A president was shot and killed, and a state governor badly wounded. … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off on Why the JFK assassination still matters today

Rob Ford, the movie

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Sorry for all the preponderance of Robbo lately, but I just had to post this: So much has been made lately about the resemblance between Robbo and the late Chris Farley (who shambled offstage before Robbo bumblefucked in from stage … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart does it again

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Once more, here is why Jon Stewart is the king of late-night comedy, and why The Daily Show is better at reporting the news than the “real” news media are. Can I nominate HIM for mayor of Toronto?

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Oh shit, are we doomed?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A performer at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, plays a primitive tuba found in the ancient Viking part of town. According to Norse myth, the sounding of a certain specific horn heralds doom: The horn belonged to the … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 37

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Gloria Torcat, councilwoman in Arismendi, Nueva Esparta, was beaten up on Saturday by two assailants on motorbikes. Oh, that Venezuelan opposition. So unified. So democratic. So totally above beating people up. They keep telling us that’s for those nasty, rotten … Continue reading →

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