This is an ad starring Hillary’s mom and is approved by the campaign. Doesn’t she deserve to be voted in because she knows how to feel bad for people? That was sarcasm, in case you didn’t get it. I am not bashing Hillary here (though I am in plenty of other places), it’s just that I’d [...]
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December 13th, 2007 at 12:38 pm by Ari Shohat
Hillary Clinton Knows How to “Feel Bad” for People
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From the lyrics of “Its A Rainy Day” by Ice MC back in the 90s:
Yes da bad times in life is like a telephone
You never know when it ago ring
But when it ring
Just pick it up an receive
When you finish
Put down the receiver and carry on
‘Cause the sun will always shine
Not that I am going through [...]
November 11th, 2007 at 12:09 pm by Ari Shohat
Just Had a Baby – Brief Blogging Break!
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Apologies for not blogging in the past few days, but there’s a great reason for it. My wife Anna delivered our second son into the world on late Wednesday afternoon, Nov 7th. So the Shohat family just got bigger, with the addition of the little Jonathan Gabriel Shohat.
Needless to say we’re busy welcoming him, so [...]
November 1st, 2007 at 10:25 am by Ari Shohat
Russia tries to ban Halloween in Moscow schools
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From this Reuters story:
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow schools have been ordered to ban students from celebrating the cult of the dead, better known as Halloween, despite the widespread popularity of the imported festival to Russia…
“This is destructive for the minds and the spiritual and moral health of pupils,” said Gavrilov, saying the ban had been recommended [...]
It was April 26, 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident occured in Ukraine under the Soviet rule. The photo above is what the town looked like before this tragedy happened.
A woman named Elena goes on a motor bike tour towards the dead zone, about 20 years later. She is taking photos, taking measurements, and describing haunting events…
