Do Natalia Estemirova’s killers feel like big, strong men? And on other murdered women: Questioning Transphobia on the murder of Kamilla (Lisa quoted me, so this could see like more shameless self-promotion, and for that, I apologize). Muslimah Media Watch on the murder of Marwa el-Sherbini, stabbed to death in a German courtroom because sheContinue reading “Me on Natalia Estemirova’s murder, others on more of the same”
Category Archives: Friends & Neighbours
Dew-covered chocolate on Trukhanov Island
I think that every person, every once in a while, must greet the sunrise in a strange place, preferably a beautifully strange place, and perhaps with a breakfast of last night’s champagne leftovers and a bit of dew-splashed chocolate. In the case of Sasha and I, we also had the apricots that some guy droppedContinue reading “Dew-covered chocolate on Trukhanov Island”
Rant: Clothes, beaches and how I’m apparently “the nerdy version of Paris Hilton”
Recently, I was talking to a friend about feminism when she said something that made me feel sad. We were talking about clothes and make-up and she mentioned how the tension surrounding these subjects is probably not going to go away any time soon. I forget what my reply was, if any, but I didContinue reading “Rant: Clothes, beaches and how I’m apparently “the nerdy version of Paris Hilton””
King’s Way: A bit of internal tourism through Jordan, complete with overblown simile
So this past weekend, as previously mentioned, Boyfriend and I decided to show my brother more of Jordan. Besides the already familiar sites that are Petra & Aqaba (we actually stayed at the Radisson at Tala Bay – which is pretty sweet – but drove into Aqaba for the evening), we wanted to drive downContinue reading “King’s Way: A bit of internal tourism through Jordan, complete with overblown simile”
Quote of the freaking decade, part deux
…No wonder so many people are caught in miserable and destructive affairs of the heart: it’s taken for granted that it must be better than lying on the sofa with a film or a good book and a nice sparkling Rheinhessen. People are idiots. – Squa Indeed.
Natalia A. 