In honour of Mark’s “10 best movies of the fearsome decade.” Just keep in mind that I was not that great of a moviegoer this decade before you start pelting me with rotten food items. For what it’s worth, I tried to be somewhat objective, and did not include merely a clutch of my favouriteContinue reading “My own best movies of the 00’s”
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Monday Music: midnight oil, 4 a.m. oil, etc.
Because someone reminded me of De La Soul the other day… Me Myself And I – De La Soul That Fascinating Thing – Squirrel Nut Zippers Taking You Out – Eleni Mandell Tomber La Chemise – Zebda Drive My Car – the Beatles Parklife – Blur Sugar (Original Version) – Flo Rida feat. Wynter RiverContinue reading “Monday Music: midnight oil, 4 a.m. oil, etc.”
Way to go, Democrats
As Sarah Jaffe points out, Representative Bart Stupak (D-Michigan—yes, D, that’s not a typo)… doesn’t think that health insurance should provide abortion coverage. He thinks women should have to buy a separate rider that would cover abortion. Because, y’know, women like me totally plan on aborting lots of babies. The Stupak-Pitts amendment to the healthContinue reading “Way to go, Democrats”
Kyla Pasha and Ali Eteraz: two great writers on Pakistan and more
Kyla Pasha has written something amazing in reaction to today’s terror attacks. And I, as her editor, must plug it of course. But I also really do think it’s just amazing. I thought long and hard about things after publishing that piece. I think you might think long and hard after reading it. Whoever youContinue reading “Kyla Pasha and Ali Eteraz: two great writers on Pakistan and more”
Link round-up (Polanski, hijab, zombies, etc.) and a moment of truth
Anne Applebaum annoyed me with her clueless stereotyping of Russian women, but she downright freaked me out the other day when she went to bat for Roman Polanski. Her subsequent defense of her comments is even worse – Applebaum has the nerve to call the victim’s testimony “salacious.” I don’t even know what to sayContinue reading “Link round-up (Polanski, hijab, zombies, etc.) and a moment of truth”
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