Forgive me for being just a tad suspicious in the wake of this death. Deborah Palfrey, the famous D.C. madam, probably knew a lot of secrets. Her continued existence was inconvenient and irritating to many people. She could have easily written the sort of bestselling memoir that could make publishers weep at her feet (thoughContinue reading “D.C. Madam commits suicide, pigs sprout wings, and the aliens bring back Elvis”
Category Archives: Dirty Politics
Ukrainian women react against Yushchenko’s sexist and silly 8th of March speech
Signatures are no longer being collected, but if you can read Ukrainian, this open letter to the President is useful to browse nonetheless. Basically, people are outraged that on the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, the President launched into a saccharine speech about how the ladiez are so lovely and admired by men… inContinue reading “Ukrainian women react against Yushchenko’s sexist and silly 8th of March speech”
Pride, Prejudice and Ukraine, the Beloved Country
I get accused of hating my roots nearly as much as I get accused of being a nationalistic Ukrainian. It’s like walking a tight-rope while balancing a stack of Wedgwood plates on my head. Consider, for example, the extent of anti-Jewish sentiment in Ukraine. There are members of my extended family who are Jewish, andContinue reading “Pride, Prejudice and Ukraine, the Beloved Country”
Yeah, whatever
And Mr. Wingfield’s superiority complex isn’t on display at all, or anything, in this piece. God, I’d rather read Exile at this point, and that’s saying a lot, coming from me. P.S. I haven’t forgotten this post and the questions it raises. I’ve just been busy. But I will have a breather soon.
I like to think I’m not easily flustered, BUT
Jill’s re-naming of Russia’s “National Conception Day” as “National Russians Fuck Like Cold, Pale Rabbits In Furry Hats Day” was pretty damn silly. Maybe I’m still smarting over the “when you all die out” comment – but I thought that “Blades of Glory” did a much better job with an former-Soviet-bloc ethnic joke, wherein theContinue reading “I like to think I’m not easily flustered, BUT”
Natalia A. 