Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Lady Gaga comes to Venezuela!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Actually, this is the current Miss Venezuela, Marelisa Gibson, wearing her “national costume”–which looks NOTHING like the traditional dress of any Venezuelan region, but sure does look an awful lot like a shattered disco ball. Or one of Lady Gaga’s … Continue reading →

Posted in The Nausea, The WTF? Files | 4 Comments

Quotable: Carol King on abortion rights in Argentina

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I’ve often heard anti-choice mourning about the prevented birth of another Einstein or Gandhi. But what about the loss of a talented woman who dies from an illegal abortion? Or what happens to a young woman who can’t continue her … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx goes to Afghanistan

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Lately, so many stories on Afghanistan have been landing in my tab bar that it’s getting hard to keep track of them (not to mention scroll past them all!) So, Ms. Manx has obligingly meowed at me, urging me to … Continue reading →

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I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…but reading this makes me glad I’m not married: Study author Christin Munsch, a sociology PhD candidate at Cornell University, wrote the paper to explore the factors related to infidelity for both sexes. In the paper’s abstract, she argues that … Continue reading →

Posted in Teh Heterostoopid, The "Well, DUH!" Files, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

Surprise! G20 “security” law is nothing of the sort!

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Sabina Becker

How on Earth does an anti-German war-measures act from 1939, which effectively became null and void at war’s end, get dug out again for use against peaceful protesters–nearly 30 years after our Charter of Rights and Freedoms was formally enacted … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 1 Comment

In which a persistent hasbara troll gets pwned…again.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how a few weeks ago, a wanker calling himself Jamie, and using a spoofed hotmail address, outed himself here? Well, he’s ba-ack…and seeing as he’s apparently also a masochist, I think I’ll play with him a bit before … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, The Hardcore Stupid | 3 Comments

Music for a Sunday: Leave a message with the rain

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here’s the first Jefferson Starship song I ever heard, back in the summer of ’81:I had forgotten just how gorgeous the instrumentals of this one were. It’s been too long since I last heard it!And here’s the second, in an … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx’s must-reads, a two-fer

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Before I decided to knock off for the nochy, Ms. Manx meowed at me. That’s a gentle reminder that there’s a couple of things she wants you to read, so here they are:Mi amigo Orwell’s Barstid has a thoughtful treatise … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Tea-totaled and no sympathy edition

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh, what a theme I picked for this week. Just as I’m about to put this entry to bed, wouldn’t you know, I come down with yet another summer gut bug. I get two or three of them every year. … Continue reading →

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Surveillance society tug-of-war in Berlin: a small but significant victory

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you need any evidence of how far Germany has come since the end of World War II, and how far by comparison Canada has sunk, look no further than this interesting little report in the Berliner Tagesspiegel (“Daily Mirror”): … Continue reading →

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