A rare cross posting from Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth. There is clearly a debate as to whether all publicity is good publicity. We won’t get into that here, but I lean on the side of usually, with exceptions. “Silence is Not Golden”. As I’ve written about the situation …
To Soporific Feasts and Good Gin
Running for the Congo Women early in the morning, spending the rest of the day cleaning. The nocuous living conditions here must end. The place has fallen to ruin, undeterred by the Easter break I’ve been on since Thursday. I haven’t done a thing around here, and surprisingly neither have …
A Fucking Hero?
My “observation and report” on the Jody Hill directed, Seth Rogen starring, venal film of the same name, made at Legendary Pictures, and distributed by Warner Bros. SETH ROGEN: when we’re having sex and she’s unconscious like you can literally feel the audience thinking, like, how the fuck are they …
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, RAWA
According to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, the legislation recently passed in Afghanistan “says that Afghan Shi’ite women will not have the right to leave their homes except for “legitimate” purposes, and forbids women from working or receiving education without their husbands’ express permission. The legislation explicitly …
Women’s Week Ends with Arundhati Roy
To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is …
Women’s Week in Wonderland Continues – Zainab Salbi
Continuing my “week of women” postings I reintroduce you to Zainab Salbi. Who better to feature during the prelude to International Women’s Week? Only 11 years old when her father was chosen to serve as Saddam Hussein’s personal pilot, Zainab and her family were often forced to spend weekends with …
