Author Archives: Sabina Becker

San Francisco, California, 1906: An intriguing look at a lost time

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Sabina Becker

My friend Corey, a San Franciscan, sent me the link to this a couple of days ago. Apparently this footage was taken from the front of a streetcar travelling along Market Street (the clocktower at the end of it, near … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Cruisin’ on a sardine boat, loaded with crazy people

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Sailing season starts (unofficially) today here in Southern Ontario. Who better than Trooper to herald it? Well, how about Prism, to get things really off the ground?“Take me to the Kaptin/and tell him why I’m here/I wanna stay in your … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Gore Vidal on Ayn Rand

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“This odd little woman is attempting to give a moral sanction to greed and self interest, and to pull it off she must at times indulge in purest Orwellian newspeak of the ‘freedom is slavery’ sort. What interests me most … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Breakfast of Champions edition

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Avid readers of Kurt Vonnegut may recognize the above as his self-portrait…or more specifically, his drawing of his own asshole, which can be found in Breakfast of Champions. What has that to do with this? Well, this week, I felt … Continue reading →

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How the anglo whore media made a smart kid stupid

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Okay. I don’t like to pick on kids, because I was bullied myself as a kid. So I’m gonna try hard not to do it here. But one of the things I learned as a bullied kid is that you … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: One kick-ass poet

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Don’t preach at me. LISTEN TO HER.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: It’s now official…

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little birdie has informed me that Chavecito’s follower count……has now surpassed:And that’s not all! He’s also beaten this guy:…who, you may recall, once wore a certain shirt. Who sucks now, eh? Suck THAT, Alejandro.

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Stupid Sex Tricks: More kanga-rudeness

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I would ask what gets into marsupials sometimes, but I think I already know.

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Aw. How sweet!

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

BP is being so lovely putting out all these PR ads for the Gulf Coast states, someone decided to bake them a cake in appreciation:BTW, this isn’t the first time BP has gone on a PR offensive. You may remember … Continue reading →

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Heroes for Today: Courage and kindness in Gaza

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A young Palestinian improvises inventions to help those disabled by injuries sustained in the repeated bombardments the Gaza Strip has suffered in recent years. Even in the midst of travel and trade restrictions imposed by Israel, he still manages to … Continue reading →

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