Category Archives: Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff

A poem for Mike Brown

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Not an elegy. Just a poem. Short, strong and stark.

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Calle 13: Shut out at the Latin Grammys for political involvement?

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Did this t-shirt cost René Pérez (at left) a TV appearance? If his remarks are any indication, then the answer may well be yes: “They asked me not to talk about Ayotzinapa,” said René Pérez, vocalist of Calle 13, last … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Siegfried Sassoon on Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sabina Becker

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I miss you, Robin Williams.

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

And I can think of no better antidote to the grief than to look back on some of the funniest moments….all the funnier because they’re real. Like his candid observations on booze and pot: Or cocaine: “Anything that makes you … Continue reading →

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It was 100 years ago today…

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Canada’s part in World War I began at the same time as Britain’s: on August 4, 1914, when the latter declared war on Germany after what was considered an “insufficient” response by Germany to a British order not to violate … Continue reading →

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Oh, for the love of muff…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Portrait of Ms. Ruby May, Standing, by Leena McCall. Medium: Oil on canvas. Can you see what’s wrong with this picture? I can’t. I hear that it was deemed “pornographic and disgusting”, which I’m sure would come as a laugh … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Ellen Page on feminism

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Who’s afraid of the big bad F?

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Why does the vagina age?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Sabina Becker

“And thereupon That beautiful mild woman for whose sake There’s many a one shall find out all heartache On finding that her voice is sweet and low Replied, ‘To be born woman is to know — Although they do not … Continue reading →

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Chavecito, the Movie?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Yet another Chavista legacy that’s absolutely huge: the Villa del Cine, the national film studio complex. Without Chavecito, it never would have gotten built. Chavecito was always larger than life. And now, he’s about to get a major film tribute, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Adiós, Gabo…

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Sabina Becker

An interview with Gabriel García Márquez, who died yesterday at the age of 87. The great Colombian talks about the influences on his “magical realism” style, especially Faulkner, popular culture, his childhood in Aracataca (“Macondo”), and more. Video in Spanish. … Continue reading →

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