Category Archives: The Nausea

Exactly what was Eliot Spitzer paying for, anyway?

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Sabina Becker

My guess is, it was the slick advertising. I mean, have you ever seen so much horseshit as this? Golly gee, oh gosh wow…you’d almost dare swear it wasn’t really about sex for pay, eh? Sadly, it is. And here’s … Continue reading →

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Taking the wind out of an overblown pop star

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Heh, heh, heh. Didn’t see this coming, did anyone now? Hugo Chavez says Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz is welcome to perform at his presidential palace and denied Thursday that his government retaliated against the Latin Grammy winner because of critical … Continue reading →

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Mad Mel and his thirty shekels

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Sheesh. What IS it with these religiocrazies? First they make a suspiciously overtoned movie glorifying the torture-death of Jesus (and a whole slew of horrible, sadistic commercial kitsch to go with it), and now this… Actor and director Mel Gibson … Continue reading →

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So that’s why Sarko got divorced…

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Zut alors. He’s just proposed to Mick Jagger’s old mistress (and Eric Clapton’s sloppy seconds). Nicolas Sarkozy will marry his supermodel lover Carla Bruni next month – in time for the two to enjoy a state visit to Britain.The wedding … Continue reading →

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The face of fucking craziness

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’m sorry to inflict this on y’all, but…

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Omar Sharif regrets

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

In a celebrity culture replete with vapid idiots like Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, et al, it’s easy to get cynical about celebs in general. The antics of the young, rich and stupid often make us forget that their … Continue reading →

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So much for sensationalism

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Generally, it’s a good idea not to gawk when you pass a car wreck. Especially if you’re the kind of person who is easily upset by blood and fire and twisted metal, because you’ll only stagger off and barf in … Continue reading →

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The Warning

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails fame) has created a powerful video that rings all the right alarm bells. Crank your speakers.

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What part of “No Anorexia” don’t they understand?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

All of it, apparently. Italy’s advertising watchdog has banned an ad campaign for a fashion label showing a naked anorexic woman, saying it breached its code of conduct. The image “commercially exploited” the illness, the advertising body said. The image, … Continue reading →

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Mad Mel on the Mosquito Coast

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

“Now I’m hiding in Honduras; I’m a desperate man…” –Warren Zevon, “Lawyers, Guns and Money” Don’t you just love this latest installment of Theocrats Gone Wild? Hollywood star Mel Gibson has ignored safety warnings from the U.S. government and is … Continue reading →

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