Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Cheating = love? That’s a new one on me.

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of the Daily Mail, here comes another “expert” with another lame theory on Relationship Fail: A controversial new book argues that infidelity and marriage are entirely compatible. Eric Anderson, author of The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love and the Reality … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Robert Jackson on freedom

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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How NOT to win friends and influence people

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I don’t know how much attention His Barackness pays to opinion polls, surveys and the like…but if I were in his shoes, I’d realize that this is very much an election year, and this is very much an election issue: … Continue reading →

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Quotable: John Perkins on the cost of war

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Music for a Sunday: Sensitive, open and strong

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

An unofficial (i.e., fan-made) video for Rush’s excellent “Natural Science” (from Permanent Waves).

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Wankers of the Week: Royal Barfbag Jubilee edition

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, how about that Diamond Jubilee…60 years of the blandest possible face on imperialism and the tyranny of the 1%. Gotta hand it to the old lady, she sure knows how to compel taxpayers to throw her … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Another nice “just because” photo

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito as a (seriously cute) young army officer: Found on Facebook yesterday. Posted today because it is super, SUPER nice. And I really, REALLY like it.

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Quotable: Albert Einstein on the triumph of evil

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Sabina Becker
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Ray Bradbury, RIP

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Via io9 this morning, I found out that one of my favorite writers has died. Ray Bradbury was 91. There are so many things I could say, but time and space won’t allow. Is there a story in that phrase? … Continue reading →

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Miss Travel gets a miss, all right

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Leave it to the Daily Mail to test-drive a sleazy sounding website…and find out that it does, indeed, have that general whiff of hinkitude about it. Joanne Hegarty signed up for “Miss Travel”, a sugar-daddy website for pretty but broke … Continue reading →

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