Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Chavecito bids farewell

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Sabina Becker

As some of you may be aware, a force in Venezuelan politics passed away the other day. Lina Ron, 51, died suddenly of a heart attack. Her bleached blond hair, bright red lipstick and Fidel Castro-style army cap were her … Continue reading →

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More Music for a Sunday: A tribute to Alberto Granado

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

In honor of Che’s travelling companion, Dr. Alberto Granado, who died yesterday at age 88, here’s a song from the soundtrack of The Motorcycle Diaries: The song is nicely translated in the subtitles. It’s a poignant and fitting reminder of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: You can’t buy my suffering

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Otto pointed me in the direction of this gem: This one’s special for two reasons: (1) it was recorded on René Pérez’s birthday, and (2) the great Chilean folk group, Inti Illimani, provide an inimitable accompaniment. Here’s my translation of … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: You say Qadhafi, I say Gaddafi

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Sabina Becker

You say Qadhafi, I say Gaddafi…and since there are about 112 different ways of spelling the Libyan incomprehensible’s name, the odds are that we’re both right. I, however, am going with what I’ve seen from actual Libyans on the tweeter, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday, El Alto!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Bolivian city of El Alto, which lies just above La Paz, turned 26 years old this week. And guess who showed up to the party? Yep, that’s right…Evo again this week. I figured we could all do with a … Continue reading →

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Please bow your heads…

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

…for a moment of silence… It has now been one full year since BoRev’s last entry. Will we ever see the merry prankster back again? Let us pray.

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Catnip, anyone?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Get a load of what them dang Rooskies have heard coming from outer space! Extraordinary video has emerged of the air traffic controllers’ screens showing the mystery blip jumping across the display. […] During the video an air traffic controller … Continue reading →

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This is what an assassination call looks like

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This appeared in the Venezuelan opposition newspaper, Notitarde: Photo tweeted by Yosmary Delgado. The vultures are a nice touch…and in the case of the Venezuelan oppos, in any case, quite appropriate.

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Gordon Pinsent reads

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

An unquestioned Canadian cultural icon reads from the immortal words of…well… (My friend CK suggests that as an encore, “22 Minutes” should have Margaret Atwood reading from the memoirs of Sarah Palin…or maybe the forthcoming ones from her equally ambitious … Continue reading →

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Why can’t everyone advertise like this?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Otto is back from his time seeing sea shells and smelling sea smells at the seashore. And he’s making some changes to his blog…such as this one: Now, this is the kind of advertising I like to see. Honest, upfront, … Continue reading →

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