Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Music for a Sunday: You let your mind out somewhere down the road

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Had enough of the jive-turkey nonsense that passes for music these days? Crank this: Don’t bring me down, Bruce. (Whoever Bruce is.) And if you thought that was kick-ass, try this: Nothing like a boogie-woogie bassline at full tilt to … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Death Stare edition

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Crappy weekend, everybody! Doesn’t that video just say it all? I figured it was the perfect lead-in to this week’s wankapedia…which, of course, though still in no particular order, is led by you-know who…because this is about all the leadership … Continue reading →

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Why this is an ad-free blog

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been getting a huge uptick in traffic lately. Good thing, right? I thought so, until my brother asked if I had ads on my blog. “You could make money off it”, was his rationalization. But here’s my problem: I … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Before I forget…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…there’s a little something that happened in Venezuela this past week. Commemorating something that happened (and failed) nine years ago: Oh yeah, and Chavecito showed up to give a little speech. With flu and all. What a trooper! No wonder … Continue reading →

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Vittorio Arrigoni, R.I.P.

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

A 36-year-old Italian blogger and ISM journalist, Vittorio Arrigoni, was kidnapped and murdered two days ago in Gaza. In the video above, he talks about how he and a group of fellow activists broke the Gaza siege, which had begun … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: All fired up (and noplace to go)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Do NOT try this at home, kiddies. Or anywhere else, for that matter: A man was hospitalized Wednesday evening with life-threatening, third-degree burns after catching fire inside a San Francisco porn store, authorities told CBS 5. The fire occurred at … Continue reading →

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“Ma première fois”

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Désolée, tout le monde (des maudits anglais), but this one’s in français, for all the francophones: And no, it’s not about sex. It’s about avoiding getting screwed…by VOTING.

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Quotable: Ursula K. Le Guin on hegemony in science fiction

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“Finally, one of the major historical themes of the modern world, the destruction and assimilation by western industrialism of every culture it comes in contact with, has been represented in science fiction for a long time. In the pulps it … Continue reading →

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Dear Stephen…

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…we’re through: It’s not me. It’s YOU. And all those anti-woman things you did. What the hell were you thinking, man? You think women voters don’t notice these things? Well, we do. And we’re kicking you to the curb. So … Continue reading →

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I’m not Bif Naked, either.

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Or one of Rita McNeil’s backup dancers. But I totally endorse this: “That’s Shit, like the poop. Harper, like the poop. And Did, like what Harper does with shit. Dot com, like what you do on the Internet.” Also, please … Continue reading →

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