Category Archives: Morticia! You Spoke French!

Quotable: René Magritte on art

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Ceci n’est pas René Magritte. (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)

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Your morning smile

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

“Did you know that some parts of New York have been without wi-fi for over 48 hours? Do you have the same problems here?” PS: On a less jokey note, look who’s helping Haiti! Petrocasas, tout le monde!

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Henri is haunted!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Sabina Becker

C’est affreux, ce qui passe à ce pauvre minouche aujourd’hui. Henri, je t’adore pour dire la vérité!

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Yeah, yeah, Slutever. Now fuck off.

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Urgh. What have we here? Bad sex advice on an ostensibly feminist news site? Oh Jezebel, what have you sunk to? People — women in particular — really need to get over the “is this degrading?” thing. If you have … Continue reading →

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Le Fou, et la folie anglaise

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This is the guy who tried to gun down Québec’s new premier, Pauline Marois, last night. He has been identified as Richard Henry Bain, 62, a businessman from Mont-Tremblant. He didn’t hit her, but he did manage to shoot two … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Aló Presidente turns 13!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A brief look back at the first episode of Chavecito’s call-in TV/radio show, Aló Presidente. On Venezuelanalysis, Mexican philosopher Fernando Buen Abad tells us why this show is so significant, and why it needs to go further: Perhaps one of … Continue reading →

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Austerity overwhelmingly rejected in France, Greece

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Tabernac de merde! The IMF just got two more black eyes today. First, in France: Socialist Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election on Sunday in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could … Continue reading →

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Un chat existentiel

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Poor Henri. The indignities of daily existence! How he bears them with fortitude and a certain je ne sais quoi. (Including a human who can’t really speak French all that well, but who still succeeds remarkably in articulating what Henri … Continue reading →

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Dear Harper Government™: Fuck You. Love, Quebec.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

And thanks so much for forgetting the Montréal Massacre, too. It only took you bastards 23 years to set us collectively back half a century. Bray-fucking-vo. Meanwhile, les Québécois(es) se souviennent: On a day the government fulfilled a long-standing goal … Continue reading →

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A pole-dancer, you say? Blimey!

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Most middle-aged Brits keep fit by doing pint curls in the local pub. But this one‘s found another, and arguably healthier, exercise…which, coincidentally, is also done in a lot of bars: A father of two has found a clever way … Continue reading →