Category Archives: Morticia! You Spoke French!

Non, je ne suis pas Charlie. And here’s why.

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sabina Becker

Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau; Mock on, Mock on, ’tis all in vain. You throw the sand against the wind, And the wind blows it back again. — William Blake No, I am not Charlie Hebdo. I am not … Continue reading →

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Why the Marquis de Sade is nobody’s hero

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Detail from “The Martyrdom of St. Barbara”, by Jean Bellegambe, 1528. Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai. What gives with the idea that a notorious 18th-century aristocratic sociopath — a chronic, pathological liar who ruthlessly took full advantage of his high … Continue reading →

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Dear Emma Teitel and Maclean’s: Don’t tell me how to feminist, and I won’t tell you how to journalist.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

You tell ’em, kitty. Every so often, I get to wondering why I haven’t picked up a copy of Maclean’s in years. And then I do, and I’m instantly, disgustingly reminded: Oh yeah, Barbara Amiel is still writing for them. … Continue reading →

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The sexual “wisdom” of Jian Ghomeshi

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Sabina Becker

I know I probably shouldn’t pay any more attention to this wanker until he gets perpwalked or something, but Jian Ghomeshi really is the shitshow that keeps on showing. Today, the Toronto Star published a collection of his bons mots … 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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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 38

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Pablo Victoria Wilches of Colombia’s Conservative Party (standing) and neo-fascists Lorent Saleh and Diego Cubillos (seated, in insets also). Strange bedfellows right-wing politics makes, no? Howdy, folks, and welcome to this long-overdue update of VenOpIronía. Well, how about those peaceful … Continue reading →

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L’affaire Hollande: What “sophistication” costs a woman

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Sabina Becker

Bit of mood music, maestra: Zut alors! You think François Hollande is in hot water, thanks to his affair with an actress? Bof. He’s doing just fine. His consequences, personal and political, will be minimal, thanks to his adroit cowardice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Morticia! You Spoke French!, The WTF? Files, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Remembering Cantaura, 31 years later

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Sabina Becker

A poster from 2009 commemorating the victims of the “democratic” massacre of Cantaura, Venezuela, which occurred 31 years ago. This is all of a pattern with US interference throughout Latin America. While Argentina and Chile suffered openly under fascist dictators … Continue reading →

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Daniel Cohn-Bendit and the German Greens’ pedophile problem

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I stand for sex with children! How about you?” Meet Daniel Cohn-Bendit. He’s a long-standing, high-ranking member of the German Green Party, as well as the Green faction chief in the Europarliament. And he’s also a major component of its … Continue reading →