Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Avast and belay, ye swabs!

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Arr, me hearties! Sing along with the parrot, now! Yes, it was International Talk Like A Pirate Day today. I hope you indulged a bit to keep your spirits out of Davy Jones’s locker.

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Quotable: Bertolt Brecht on political illiteracy

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Sabina Becker

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Music for a Sunday: Look busy and act casual

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Because the Sun is shining, the Equinox is coming, and those spuds won’t dig themselves, you know.

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Wankers of the Week: Never Forget WHAT?

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Lordie, lordie, good Gordie, what a week it’s been. Riots and robbers everywhere! And worse, people making all kinds of political hay off it all. Can’t identify any of the rioters for you, and most of the … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Here comes Chente!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A famous Mexican folk singer was in Venezuela yesterday, and guess who he met? Contrainjerencia has the story: The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, awarded the Order of the Liberator to the Mexican singer, Vicente Fernández, today during a private … Continue reading →

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“Sam Bacile” — unmasked?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Egyptian protesters in Cairo, courtesy al-Ahram. I’m still trying to find a picture of the man they’re protesting against. For the past two days, violent protests have been raging outside US embassies in Libya, Egypt, and most recently, Yemen. The … Continue reading →

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The Translator’s Tale, or What I Learned From Lupita

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, today it finally became real. I have incontrovertible evidence that yes, I’m a professional translator now. And that makes me, in a sense, a published author with a byline, too. My contributor copies (ten in English, plus one of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Sadness made a samba

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

There are plenty of good covers of this bossa nova classic by Carlos Lyra and Ronaldo Bôscoli, including the one by Marissa (on the Putumayo Brazilian Lounge CD). The lyrics go as follows: Let my samba know everything without you; … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: We don’t need no stinkin’ theme!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Sorry about yesterday’s absence; my high-speed modem decided it was a perfect time for its power cord to give up the ghost. Thankfully, Bell tech support was diligent in diagnosing the problem and sending me a new … Continue reading →

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The Science of Orgasms

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ever wonder what happens to your body and brain when you come? This totally safe-for-work video explains it all very simply. (And, on a personal note, let me just say that this is why I enjoy being a woman. Ha, … Continue reading →

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