Category Archives: Cool Beans

Happy May Day!

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Sabina Becker

This version of “The Internationale” comes as a coda to another song, which was cut off. According to the YouTube link: “In 1944, to honor the Allied victory in Italy, legendary counductor Arturo Toscanini — a refugee from Fascism in … Continue reading →

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Cuban anti-cancer vaccine heads to Roswell Park, NY

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Dr. Candace Johnson of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, speaking at a press conference in Cuba. Behind her, at left, is New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Well. If THIS isn’t historic, I don’t know what is: The Molecular Immunology Centre … Continue reading →

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Duck, duck, moose!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Sabina Becker

You’ve seen American Sniper? NO? Well, don’t worry, you haven’t missed a thing. Here’s something much better: This guy’s my Baby Goose, for sure. Oh, and the same parodists have also put out this: No booger-eaters!

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Pepe picks up a hitchhiker

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Sabina Becker

If ever you find yourself forced to hitchhike in Uruguay, don’t be surprised if you have some trouble getting a lift. But when you finally do, don’t be surprised either if your lift turns out to be a rather familiar … Continue reading →

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OMG I WANT THIS SO MUCH WHERE DO I GET ONE…

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Ahem. Sorry for the ALL FUCKING CAPS header, but really, can you blame me for wanting one of these? Hair parted down the middle, big smile, merry eyes, and the index finger pointing forward are some characteristics of “Evo Presidente”, … Continue reading →

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Carina Vogt’s twofold victory

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Sabina Becker

So, women can’t ski-jump, eh? Tell that to this awesome German, who’s as good as any man…and proved it yesterday: Insanity! For the first time in Olympic history, women were allowed to ski-jump. And then a German police officer candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Cool Beans, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Teh Russkies, Uppity Wimmin | 1 Comment

An Ecuadorable win at the Bolivarian Games

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The first family of Ecuador is a real bunch of overachievers. Not content to be the daughter of a smart, good-looking head of state, El Ecuadorable’s daughter is a leader in her own right…and in a difficult sport, at that: … Continue reading →

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Oh shit, are we doomed?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A performer at the Jorvik Viking Centre in York, England, plays a primitive tuba found in the ancient Viking part of town. According to Norse myth, the sounding of a certain specific horn heralds doom: The horn belonged to the … Continue reading →

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Daft Tories!

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Best parody you’ll hear all year…and it’s topical, too: (Does Shaun Majumder really need autotuning, or is that just for robotic effect? He seems a pretty decent singer to me…)

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