Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Music for a Sunday: Songs that made the hit parade

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In loving memory of Jean Stapleton, most famous for her portrayal of Edith Bunker on “All In the Family” (and her screechingly funny rendition of the theme song above, which is a satire on nostalgia for the not-so-golden age of … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Mayor McSleaze

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! And a crappy belated 44th birthday to Wanker #1. Good grief, I can’t believe he’s younger than me; he looks at least 20 years older. Douchebaggery will do that to one, I suppose. It’s very prematurely aging…Oh, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Venezuela comes to Venice

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Coolest mural at the Biennale? Bolívar in shades, bitchez.

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Quotable: Henry Rollins on rebellion

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

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Child prostitution: The scourge of Colombia’s mines

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Prostituted girls on the streets of Medellín, Colombia. The crime-pocked streets of that cocaine-infested city are not the only places in that land where children are sexually exploited and enslaved, as El Tiempo’s sub-editor, Jineth Bedoya Lima, reports: Mireya’s life … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid goes hardcore

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Just think, people…perfectly capable gay couples are being denied the right to adopt while heterosexuals like this are…well, just READ: A Washington state man accused of putting his infant daughter inside a freezer long enough for her body temperature to … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 27

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“According to the new Work Law of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, proposed by the Comandante, they can’t fire me.” Howdy, everyone! Remember how our last installment dealt with putschist media figures and their dubious respect for the dead? Well, … Continue reading →

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Toilet baby rescued in China

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Happy Monday night. Here’s your WTF du soir: A newborn baby was rescued from a toilet pipe in China. According to reports, no one has stepped forward to claim the child. I’m not surprised; most likely this was the outcome … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Ce que j’ai fait, ce soir-là

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Psycho Killer” with a cello? LOVE. (The cello comes courtesy of Arthur Russell, who should have gotten a lot more hype off of this than he did.) Thanks to Cort G. for the heads-up!

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Wankers of the Week: Ohhhhhhklahoma!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Except you out there in Oklahoma, who’ve had just about all the crap you folks could be humanly expected to take. Dang, what rotten luck. How I wish it had been these people taking the hit from … Continue reading →

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