Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

I hear Joe Lieberman is quitting…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yes, it’s true. Holy Joe has taken that walk in the snow. As someone on the tweeter said, the only thing regrettable about all this is that he didn’t give voters the pleasure of booting him. So long, Joe…you won’t … Continue reading →

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Ironic developments in Switzerland

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Not a banned weapon. And don’t worry, it’s not ever going to be. It’s not like someone’s gonna whip this out on you in a dark alley, after all. Gun nuts are fond of pointing out that gun ownership is … Continue reading →

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We don’t need no stinkin’ broadcast standards here!

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Sabina Becker

In light of all the (very belated and very, very ridiculous) fuss over the unedited version of Dire Straits’s “Money For Nothing”, I thought it might be instructive to deconstruct the offensive word in question…with a little help from The … Continue reading →

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Expats gone wild? Or locals gone loco?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

About a week ago, a provocative link came up on Twitter. Joshua Holland of Alternet had posted it, and it was a doozer: “Expats Gone Wild”, was the story, all about “an invasion of misguided foreigners” wreaking havoc in Mexico. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Places, Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Mexican Standoffs, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

Capitalism brings freedom to South Korea!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Or…maybe not. South Korean authorities blocked residents from accessing North Korean websites, Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday. Authorities said they blocked sites with the domain name “.kp” because they contained “illegal information” under South Korea’s anti-communism and security laws. The … Continue reading →

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Mario Vargas Llosa: The plot thickens

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

More strange accusations against Mario Vargas Llosa are emerging from the shadows. These come courtesy of La Tribuna de Toledo and EFE, via Aporrea: The Swedish Academy announced yesterday, in a surprising manner, that it will be investigating this year’s … Continue reading →

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Mario Vargas Llosa, plagiarist?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Oh my, how potentially embarrassing. And just as he’s won the Nobel lit-prize, too: A writer has accused Mario Vargas Llosa of having plagiarized his 1978 book, The Death of the Goat, in his recent work, The Feast of the … Continue reading →

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Who are the American Taliban?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I’ll give you a broad hint, if the pic above isn’t enough for you. They damn sure aren’t John Walker Lindh: Teen Challenge by its own definition is an Assemblies of God USA evangelical Christian recovery program and a network … Continue reading →

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Russell Williams, micro and macro

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Sabina Becker

According to the documentary film The Corporation, corporations enjoy the same legal status as actual persons, even though they are nothing of the sort. The film went on to ask the pertinent question: If a corporation is a person, what … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Sick Frickin' Bastards | 1 Comment

Espionage Act: a muzzle for dissent, says Robert Meeropol

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Video in two parts; click through for the second.Democracy Now interviews Robert Meeropol, the younger of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s two sons, who criticizes the forthcoming prosecution of Julian Assange under the same 1917 Espionage Act that resulted in the … Continue reading →