* – I mostly just threw in that last bit for the hysterical Google search terms that will show up in my stats. Maybe. I have no idea who Lisa Taddeo is, first of all. The fact that I’m even blogging about her just shows you how derivative the Internet is. A friend sends aContinue reading “Lisa Taddeo, cheating, power and sexy ladies!*”
Monthly Archives: March 2012
In better news
We took Lyovka to the pool for the first time.
Alexei Kozlov found guilty yesterday
My article on this outrageous case in today’s edition of The Moscow News. I was able to attend the court proceedings on Tuesday – and our correspondent, Yulia Ponomareva, was there for the verdict yesterday – and I can tell you that this case is as nightmarish as it seems. It goes beyond the personalitiesContinue reading “Alexei Kozlov found guilty yesterday”
And the American criminal justice system is broken too
In what kind of a sick, twisted society can a mother be convicted of “stealing education” by sending her son to the wrong school district? I mean, I’ve known for a while that the whole “war on drugs” thing was just another tool of the class war in disguise (and you know what, Tupac hasContinue reading “And the American criminal justice system is broken too”
The story of Alexei Kozlov breaks my heart
I know I recently wrote that his wife is someone we should celebrate – and I stand by that – but his overall situation fills me with dread. It’s the story of a man with every piece of evidence on his side – and yet he was in prison and is most likely going backContinue reading “The story of Alexei Kozlov breaks my heart”