It’s cold. Last autumn, September was milder, but the government countered that by refusing to turn on the heat until we were well past the point of no return as far as the approaching winter was concerned. As usual, the heat in this particular building was only turned on after enough people called the mayor’sContinue reading “A Cryin’ the Dreadful Wind and Rain”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Sarah Palin eager to bomb my Russian relatives
*yawn* This one was pretty much a given. You know who she reminds me of? The country club mothers who’d guffaw “you’re lucky you don’t glow!” having discovered that I was near Chernobyl when the catastrophe occurred. And no, these weren’t pals of mine who knew me well and could get away with a littleContinue reading “Sarah Palin eager to bomb my Russian relatives”
Women Against Sarah Palin
Beam me up, Scotty, ’cause I am there. Now, I find Sarah Palin interesting. I find her daring. I find her beautiful (almost as beautiful as Barack Obama, and, for a connoisseur such as myself, that’s saying a lot). But I am not going to vote for someone who wants to bring back back-alley abortionsContinue reading “Women Against Sarah Palin”
On “Vesti”: September 11th
I rarely watch Russian news, but I’m home today and did just that: The September 11th coverage is spare, but great. They had a montage with some of the most famous pictures from that day, accompanied by “Lux Aeterna,” and it had me frozen to the spot. There’s something very simple and even predictable aboutContinue reading “On “Vesti”: September 11th”
Sweet Jesus! WHAT ABOUT THE MEN???
I just love it when, in the comments to an essay about a brutally subjugated group, some guy shows up and starts screeching “halp! Halp! I’m being oppressed!” Not only that, but he feels the need to point out that he and those like him are, in fact, being oppressed more. Their oppression is biggerContinue reading “Sweet Jesus! WHAT ABOUT THE MEN???”
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