Category Archives: Obits and ‘bobs

Quotable: Chris Hedges on crapaganda whoredom

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“The past week was a good one if you were a courtier. We were instructed by the high priests on television over the past few days to mourn a Sunday morning talk show host, who made $5 million a year … Continue reading →

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She didn’t set out to be an uppity woman…

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…but Mildred Loving, just by marrying her childhood sweetheart, broke a color barrier fifty years ago: Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history in 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to marry. The ruling struck down … Continue reading →

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It wasn’t the coroner, it was the kitteh

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I guess now we know who’s mightier than the NRA’s late shill. And frankly, a cute widdle orange tabby kitteh is more to be trusted with a firearm than any old racist far-right demento who ran away from a picture … Continue reading →

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Philip Agee has died

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And of course, since this happened in Cuba, we only get to hear about it after the fact… Former CIA agent Philip Agee, a critic of U.S. foreign policy who infuriated American intelligence officials by naming purported agency operatives in … Continue reading →

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And now, a moment of silence…

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

…for Marcel Marceau, who said so much without uttering a peep.

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Madeleine L’Engle has tessered

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A splendid 88-year wrinkle in time has, alas, come to an end. Author Madeleine L’Engle, whose novel “A Wrinkle in Time” has been enjoyed by generations of schoolchildren and adults since the 1960s, has died, her publicist said Friday. She … Continue reading →

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Addio, Luciano…

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Today, we have lost a Caruso.Nessun dorma.Arrivederci, maestro. Mille grazie.

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The Queen of Mean has left the scene

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Who mourns for thee, Mrs. Helmsley? Not me. US property tycoon Leona Helmsley, who was famously quoted as saying “only the little people pay taxes”, and was later jailed for tax evasion, has died at 87. Mrs Helmsley died of … Continue reading →

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