Cultural Sensitivity
You're either with us or against us. Like it or not, Canadian baseball fans will be hearing God Bless America...
Posted Sunday March 30, 2003 at 2:00 PM | Full Post
His is not a house of mirth
The title of this post, along with "We can't hear your car alarms / from our renovated barn" are some...
Posted Saturday March 29, 2003 at 12:48 AM | Full Post
Intermittent posting
I won't be posting much for a few days. Mom arrived today for a visit, and we're busy having fun....
Posted Thursday March 27, 2003 at 12:16 AM | Full Post
The Onion - Special War Edition
"Baghdad resident Taha Sabri, killed Monday in a U.S. air strike on his city, would have loved the eventual liberation...
Posted Tuesday March 25, 2003 at 6:16 PM | Full Post
Boycotting America
Boycott of American Goods Over Iraq War Gains. See also Boycott Brand America and Consumers Against War....
Posted Tuesday March 25, 2003 at 3:15 PM | Full Post
Paris Commune
This should be fabulous. We went to a preview reception, with a few of the songs and one of the...
Posted Monday March 24, 2003 at 11:25 AM | Full Post
Free Miss Kittin mix
Go here to get a 78 minute MP3 (about 108MB) of a mix by Miss Kittin. I just burned a...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 11:54 PM | Full Post
No more war posts for a bit
OK. I need to take a break on war stuff for a bit. Here are links to my favorite news...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 8:55 PM | Full Post
Kottke photos
Kottke has great photos from yesterday's march....
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 2:32 PM | Full Post
Tom Duane
I love my State Senator, Tom Duane....
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 2:07 PM | Full Post
Report from Bill Dobbs
The AP has a story quoting Bill Dobbs from United for Peace and Justice about what happpened at the end...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 1:49 PM | Full Post
Boondocks / reality
While reading some of the blogs linked to in my general links I'm reminded of this Boondocks. I think you...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 12:41 PM | Full Post
Reichstag / WTC
I didn't see this one, but as agitprop (and painting) it's pretty good. Photo courtesy of Tom Moody. Go read...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 12:37 PM | Full Post
Riot Gear
I got an email from Jesse of pith.org fame -- go read his beautifully written post from early this morning...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 11:43 AM | Full Post
Call me paranoid
There are currently ten stories on the NY1 home page. Nine of them have video. One does not: the one...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 11:18 AM | Full Post
Get Your War On
Hey -- do the Iraqis own their own oil fields yet? They're all gonna be rich over there now, right?...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 1:55 AM | Full Post
Lord and Taylor on war
The Lord and Taylor on why people go to war...
Posted Sunday March 23, 2003 at 1:25 AM | Full Post
Fascism: see NYC/NYPD
Jimmie Breslin is right. Maybe it is time for some NYPD layoffs. ... A young woman began banging her paint...
Posted Saturday March 22, 2003 at 6:35 PM | Full Post
March 22, 2003 Anti-War March
I got back a little while ago from the big march from Times Square to Washington Square Park. It took...
Posted Saturday March 22, 2003 at 6:20 PM | Full Post
Feels good
Minutes before the speech, an internal television monitor at the White House showed the President pumping his fist. "Feels good,"...
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 5:26 PM | Full Post
Fascism
From Britannica Concise: fascism: Philosophy of government that stresses the primacy and glory of the state, unquestioning obedience to its...
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 4:14 PM | Full Post
Moscow Bombing, July 1941
Moscow Bombing, July 1941 by Margaret Bourke-White, via gmtPlus9....
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 3:49 PM | Full Post
Digby on why protest matters
Go read Digby on why protests are important....
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 12:57 PM | Full Post
Under cover of war
While Americans were watching footage of missiles and files on CNN, the House passed (215-212) the Bush budget which includes...
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 12:45 PM | Full Post
One Nation over God
This is nice. We've started an unprovoked war that looks to much of the world like a crusade against Muslims....
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 12:36 PM | Full Post
Iraq snapshots
Casual snapshots of Iraqi people....
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 11:17 AM | Full Post
Jewelry for peace
Some celebrities are going to demonstrate their commitment to peace at the Oscars by wearing expensive jewelry with diamonds....
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 1:23 AM | Full Post
I surved El Niño
I went to see John Adams's El Niño at BAM tonight. Ugh. I think living in California has ruined his...
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 1:05 AM | Full Post
We're not worthy of Kiki and Herb
Speaking of queer culture, while getting the demo photos from my camera, I realized I had two good photos of...
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 12:43 AM | Full Post
Anti-war protest March 21, 2003
The heavy rain made it depressing and wet, and the NYPD were pretty incompetent. They spent most of their time...
Posted Friday March 21, 2003 at 12:34 AM | Full Post
Israel attacks Rachel Corrie's funeral
From The Guardian: Israeli forces fired teargas and stun grenades yesterday in an attempt to break up a memorial service...
Posted Thursday March 20, 2003 at 3:02 PM | Full Post
3,000 students demonstrate in Vienna
more...
Posted Thursday March 20, 2003 at 1:18 PM | Full Post
It has started
I will be at the demo at Times Square tomorrow at 5pm. Call or email me if you want to...
Posted Thursday March 20, 2003 at 12:14 AM | Full Post
Is satire possible anymore?
At yesterday's meeting we talked about using satire for anti-war purposes. I'm not sure that's possible when a Supreme Court...
Posted Wednesday March 19, 2003 at 1:21 PM | Full Post
Menschy
Word of the day: menschy...
Posted Wednesday March 19, 2003 at 12:35 PM | Full Post
BYOQS [bring your own queer sign]
James and I spent a couple of hours with some smart queer activists talking about anti-war activism that doesn't involve...
Posted Wednesday March 19, 2003 at 12:21 PM | Full Post
Only American companies will rebuild Iraq
Go read Matt Stoller on the Administration's 'audacious' plan to rebuild Iraq using private American construction companies rather than multilateral...
Posted Wednesday March 19, 2003 at 10:38 AM | Full Post
Palestinians believe in the American ideal
... just not our current regime. From Ha'aretz: GAZA - Palestinians held a symbolic funeral yesterday for U.S. student Rachel...
Posted Wednesday March 19, 2003 at 12:06 AM | Full Post
This is sick
No wonder we have almost no allies left. So the 48 hours to leave thing was just a joke? From...
Posted Tuesday March 18, 2003 at 4:23 PM | Full Post
System of a Down Video
Michael Moore's web site has the new anti-war video he directed for System of a Down. Make sure you watch...
Posted Tuesday March 18, 2003 at 4:14 PM | Full Post
Regime change
Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Their refusal to do so will result in military...
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 10:18 PM | Full Post
Robin Cook resigns
Robin Cook, leader of the House of Commons, resigns from Blair's cabinet. -- Update: He receives a standing ovation from...
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 6:20 PM | Full Post
Bush vs. Tic-Tacs
Bush vs. Tic-Tacs. You decide....
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 6:12 PM | Full Post
Holi festival
Yahoo has a nice photo of colored powders, ready for the Holi festival. Stephen Dean had a beautiful video...
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 6:08 PM | Full Post
Israel's army and civilians
Ha'aretz has a good column by an Israeli on the deaths of civilians at the hands of the Israeli Army....
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 5:33 PM | Full Post
Protesters halt London oil trade
Protesters halt London oil trade....
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 3:09 PM | Full Post
Return of Bazima
Server problems solved, Bazima returns with a post about her trip to Florida....
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 2:46 PM | Full Post
Bush already guilty
A University of Washington law professor says Bush may already be guilty of international law because of our treatment of...
Posted Monday March 17, 2003 at 10:22 AM | Full Post
American peace activist killed by Israeli Army
I am so angry my hands are shaking. I do not want one more American dollar going to Israel. It...
Posted Sunday March 16, 2003 at 10:01 PM | Full Post
Global Vigil for Peace
I'll be at Union Square around 7pm for the Global Candlelight Vigil for Peace. Also, the March 22 protest march...
Posted Sunday March 16, 2003 at 5:53 PM | Full Post
Head of Pacific Stock Exchange: anti-war protester
The former head of the Pacific Stock Exchange was arrested in San Francisco blocking traffic in the financial district to...
Posted Sunday March 16, 2003 at 3:05 PM | Full Post
American protester killed in Gaza
An American peace protester, Rachel Corrie aged 23, was killed by an IDF bulldozer in Gaza. Update: CNN article....
Posted Sunday March 16, 2003 at 2:19 PM | Full Post
Naples
I love Naples. A scuffle broke out in front of the Naples Cathedral between supporters of the Bourbon and Savoy...
Posted Sunday March 16, 2003 at 2:15 PM | Full Post
Eileen Myles
I didn't realize she had a web page. Fabulous! Thanks to Mr. Trinity for letting me know. I first met...
Posted Sunday March 16, 2003 at 12:59 AM | Full Post
New flu
Something else to worry about? A new deadly flu appears in Asia....
Posted Saturday March 15, 2003 at 2:46 PM | Full Post
Reporters or whores
At some point reporters have to decide whether they are journalists or whores....
Posted Saturday March 15, 2003 at 12:04 AM | Full Post
Ugly Americans
Those are just the sort of people that make me cringe while traveling in Europe....
Posted Friday March 14, 2003 at 5:34 PM | Full Post
Ugliness in my home state
ACLU Warns Arkansas School to Stop Persecuting Gay Student: JACKSONVILLE, AR -- The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging officials...
Posted Friday March 14, 2003 at 5:20 PM | Full Post
Back to Iraq 2.0
After seeing an article in Wired, I added Back to Iraq 2.0 to my blog links. Sporting a cameraman's vest...
Posted Friday March 14, 2003 at 1:07 PM | Full Post
Funny homeland security
Who says Homeland Security can't be funny?...
Posted Friday March 14, 2003 at 11:28 AM | Full Post
Perle & Seymour Hersh
If he's so pro-American and anti-international law, why is Richard Perle suing the New Yorker's Seymour Hersh for libel in...
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 7:06 PM | Full Post
NY Press Daily Billboard
They certainly seem to be better with the new editors/owners. People such as David Ehrenstein and Atrios/Eschaton are contributing to...
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 3:24 PM | Full Post
Sofitel / flag
Sofitel removes French flags from hotels....
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 3:05 PM | Full Post
Halliburton dirty bomb
Remember the story about Iraq possibly getting material for a dirty bomb from Nigeria? Which company "lost" the material in...
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 2:33 PM | Full Post
Mardi Gras/Carnival is a bit more political in Germany
A carnival float shows paper mache figure of German conservative opposition leader Angela Merkel emerging from the buttocks of...
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 2:23 PM | Full Post
Govt now siezing mail without warrants
Government agencies opened a package mailed between two Associated Press reporters last September and seized a copy of an eight-year-old...
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 2:20 PM | Full Post
French Toast
It's probably American -- possibly named after an Albany chef named Joseph French....
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 2:12 PM | Full Post
ACT UP / Roche
ACT UP has photos and a statement from its protest of Roche's new drug Fuzeon's cost: $25,000 per year. A...
Posted Thursday March 13, 2003 at 1:48 PM | Full Post
I love the French
From the French Embassy: The French Embassy in Washington said French fries actually come from Belgium. "We are at a...
Posted Wednesday March 12, 2003 at 11:39 AM | Full Post
GYWO #21
Get Your War On 21 has arrived....
Posted Wednesday March 12, 2003 at 10:35 AM | Full Post
Oh yeah, I'm cool
The newspapers won't even print the title, but Suzan-Lori Parks' new play Fucking A, is the hottest ticket in New...
Posted Wednesday March 12, 2003 at 12:21 AM | Full Post
A cleaner Times Square
I suspect most tourists would rather ignore a porn shop than risk getting shot. Eight people were shot and two...
Posted Monday March 10, 2003 at 10:27 PM | Full Post
Kidnapping children
The U.S. and Pakistan are now involved in kidnapping and interrogating children....
Posted Monday March 10, 2003 at 6:33 PM | Full Post
Americans turning to foreign news
British news sites are seeing unprecedented traffic from US readers as Americans turn to Old Europe for Real News. [via...
Posted Monday March 10, 2003 at 11:41 AM | Full Post
Bush had decided by last summer
Buried in a NY Times article, I found this (Abdullah is King of Jordan): Jordanian officials say that Abdullah, told...
Posted Monday March 10, 2003 at 11:13 AM | Full Post
Alec Soth at ArtKrush
Go look at Alec Soth's photos on ArtKrush....
Posted Sunday March 9, 2003 at 7:23 PM | Full Post
Drawn In
This is one of my favorite artists' anti-war things I've heard about -- Drawn In -- which happened on March...
Posted Sunday March 9, 2003 at 2:07 AM | Full Post
Medicated
The Washington Post's "Style Columnist" wonders whether Bush was a bit medicated for his pseudo-press conference....
Posted Friday March 7, 2003 at 4:06 PM | Full Post
Worshipping Mark Morford
Go sign up to get his regular emails, so you don't miss things like this: I get this a lot:...
Posted Friday March 7, 2003 at 2:47 PM | Full Post
Afghanistan homicides
Two prisoners who died while being held for interrogation at the US military base in Afghanistan had apparently been beaten,...
Posted Friday March 7, 2003 at 11:59 AM | Full Post
Art Art Art
Busy art weekend! If I'm not too feverish -- still have my cold -- I will be at the Friday...
Posted Friday March 7, 2003 at 1:34 AM | Full Post
Britain's dirty secret in Iraq
From the Guardian: A chemical plant which the US says is a key component in Iraq's chemical warfare arsenal was...
Posted Thursday March 6, 2003 at 7:28 PM | Full Post
FT: lunacy from Bush
The Financial Times says Bush's economic policy is lunacy....
Posted Thursday March 6, 2003 at 7:25 PM | Full Post
Nuns prepare for trial
Our SCLM (so-called liberal media) sucks. I just heard about this. February 22, 2003 Carol Gilbert, 55, Jackie Hudson, 68,...
Posted Thursday March 6, 2003 at 12:24 AM | Full Post
Colin de Land
Colin de Land, gallerist/art lover extraordinaire, has died....
Posted Wednesday March 5, 2003 at 6:38 PM | Full Post
Arrested for a t-shirt
A man was arrested at an Albany-area mall for wearing a "Give Peace a Chance" t-shirt....
Posted Wednesday March 5, 2003 at 12:22 AM | Full Post
Janet Rehnquist
More immoral Republicans: Janet Rehnquist, daughter of U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, is stepping down as inspector general of the...
Posted Tuesday March 4, 2003 at 7:57 PM | Full Post
Get Your Sad On
Get Your Sad On: A tribute to Mr. Rogers....
Posted Monday March 3, 2003 at 3:15 PM | Full Post
On a lighter note...
I'm going to the 7:30 show of Kiki and Herb at Knitting Factory tonight. I note that Knitting Factory Hollywood...
Posted Monday March 3, 2003 at 1:52 PM | Full Post
Refuting Kenneth Pollack
No War Blog has links to two good refutations of Kenneth Pollack's arguments for attacking Iraq....
Posted Monday March 3, 2003 at 1:11 PM | Full Post
A night in Williamsburg
Williamsburg galleries will be open until midnight this Saturday, March 8 -- followed by an afterparty at northsideBank. More details...
Posted Monday March 3, 2003 at 12:29 PM | Full Post
Tom Friedman: Idiot, part II
I now feel completely justified in my opinion of Thomas Friedman. Go read Digby on Sunday's column: This wishful thinking...
Posted Monday March 3, 2003 at 12:43 AM | Full Post
Don't tell me we're going to help Iraq
This is the result of our "liberation" of Afghanistan. Malnutrition rates have doubled since 2001. We bombed the country from...
Posted Sunday March 2, 2003 at 3:14 PM | Full Post
Photographer attacked by NYPD
The Village Voice has photographs of New York Daily News photographer Susan Watts getting knocked down at the intersection of...
Posted Saturday March 1, 2003 at 4:19 PM | Full Post
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