Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Wankers of the Week: SHUTDOWN!!!

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! So, US friends…how are you all liking your first official week of Obamacare — and the congressional shutdown it occasioned? Have any teabag Repugs near you croaked yet out of sheer spite? No? Well, take heart…because if … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: An Ecuadorable visit to Bolivia

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, was in Bolivia recently to sign some bilateral agreements. And while he was there, he went on walkabouts with Evo and Alvaro: …and had a good chuckle at press conferences with Evo: …and shook … Continue reading →

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Good news from two unexpected places

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

First, Texas: Yup, Wendy Davis has laced up her running shoes again. And this time, she’s heading straight for the governor’s mansion: Wendy Davis, the Democratic Texas state senator who won fame trying to block anti-abortion legislation with a marathon … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Jessica Valenti on the madonna/whore complex

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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Stupid Sex Tricks: How NOT to spice up your relationship

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

From Gawker, we have this little item: Authorities in the Ukranian city of Zaporizhia say the 41-year-old man and his thirtysomething girlfriend “failed to overcome their natural passion…and wanted to experience an extreme sensation near the railroad tracks.” While in … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Summer leaves are gone…

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

All good things come to an end, but this stellar incarnation of the great Canadian band ended much too soon. Ron Tabak is still sadly missed here.

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Wankers of the Week: Bigotoni

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And welcome to my humble kitchen, where we serve up cranks, wanks and shit sandwiches by the tanks, every week on Saturday Night. And this week’s menu, in no particular order, consists of the following: 1. Don … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evo goes epic

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Evo was at the UN this week, and not only did he pose for this iconic shot, he gave them quite an earful. Please disregard the idiotic comment section on that article and just enjoy the show, okay?

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An open letter to David Gilmour, plus a partial reading list

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Dear David Gilmour: May I call you Dave? Because, by your own admission, you’re not really a prof, seeing as you don’t have a Ph.D. and your “teaching” experience comes courtesy of TV, that not-at-all-superficial-or-unidimensional medium that makes everybody feel … Continue reading →

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Islamophobia in Britain: some dirty little facts and figures

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Remember my post from two days ago, in which I took on Islamophobia in its “feminist” guise (note the quotes, there for a reason)? Well, here’s the real nub of that issue. As you can see, it was never really … Continue reading →