Archive for January, 2009
Children Testify Their War Experiences
14 Jan 2009The following clip is from AlJazeera, one of the only news outlets that have managed to remain in Gaza despite the ban on journalists by Israel. Two children testify to their war experiences.
Salma’s Baby Daddy Might Have Another Baby
11:52 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Chismes|france|Politics|World · Comments Off
14 Jan 2009
And a very high-profile one at that. French Minister of Justice, Rachida Dati, has been keeping the identity of her baby daddy secret ever since she started showing, and since then rumors have been flying left and right as to who the papi is. The tabloid press swore that it was none other than French president Sarkozy, while others claimed it was Spanish president José María Aznar, as Dati remained tight-lipped. But now the press seems to believe they’ve solved the puzzle: the dad is Salma Hayek’s ex, Francois-Henri Pinault. Wowza!
Even though there had been little linking the pair, she confided: “I’m fed up with the rumours – during the whole summer they said that I was with Francois-Henri Pinault.”A fortnight later, during a lunch between female government ministers organised by Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, she added: “The father travels a lot.”
At the time, Mr Pinault was flying regularly from Paris to the States to see baby daughter Valentina, who lives with Hollywood star mum Salma.
OK, that sounds like a lame piece of proof. But this is a bit more juicy:
Brazillian Soccer Team to Go on Viagra
10:40 am By Maegan La Mala · Bizarro|Brazil|Drugs|Sports · Comments Off
14 Jan 2009You’ve heard of athletes using steroids to soup up their game, but what about Viagra? Well one Brazilian soccer team is about to get a prescription for the wonder drug, allegedly to help them fight the effects of altitude sickness. Yeah…
The possibility was admitted by the club’s doctor in the city of Porto Alegre, Alarico Endres, who has been studying if the blue pill might help oxygenization of the blood in athletes and help reduce the effects of altitude.According to Endres, some specialists believe that the remedy used by men with erectile problems can benefit athleses who need better blood oxygenization in adverse conditions.
“Based on assumptions we won’t do anything, but if research shows scientifically that Viagra improves performance in [high] altitude, we can offer it to players,” said Endres.
I don’t want to think about the atmosphere in the locker room after one of these “altitude” treatments. Look what happens in the commercial when only ONE person is on the stuff!
Via / 20 Minutos
Evo Morales and Oliver Stone Share Some Coca
10:35 am By Maegan La Mala · Bolivia|Movies|Venezuela · Comments Off
14 Jan 2009
Why was Bolivia’s President Evo Morales doing chewing coca leaves and kicking a futbol around with U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone? Talking about their bff Hugo Chavez.
Stone is working on a film about the Venezuelan president and was interviewing Morales.
Also, it just came through the Twittersphere that Morales is cutting diplomatic relations with Israel over what is happening in Gaza. More details as they come in.
Via / The Huffington Post
Johannes Mehserle, the BART Officer who shot and killed unarmed Oscar Grant on New Year’s day on a platform in Oakland, was arrested yesterday in Nevada on suspicion of murder.
Claro this is important because it is rare that a law enforcement officer is arrested for killing a person of color. Pero, a arrest does not justice make. We have to be cautious and not allow BART, officials, and the media to play the one bad apple song, that Mehserle wasn’t part of a system that devalues the lives of people of color. That this was an isolated incident. That it won’t happen again.
We cannot expect for the same system that imprisons our community in disproportionate numbers to be the source of justice for Oscar Grant.
There will be a rally and march this afternoon in Oakland. Information after the jump.
Israel : What is the Purpose…..
9:49 pm By Maegan La Mala · israel|Palestine · 6 Comments
13 Jan 2009…in bombing a neonatal clinic? So that Palestinian babies who need medical care can’t get it. So that will die and not tell the story of you are doing?
The charity Christian Aid says a clinic for mothers and babies in Gaza, which it funds along with the EU, has been destroyed in an Israeli air strike.
The clinic, which was run by the Near East Council of Churches, was struck by a missile after a 15-minute warning was sent to the building’s owners.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of medical equipment was destroyed by the strike, which happened on Saturday.
Christian Aid said the destroyed clinic, which was located in a two-storey building in the Shujaiya district of Gaza City, provided free primary healthcare to the local community, including mother and child clinics, neo-natal care, family planning.
The family living in the apartment on the floor above the clinic managed to get out just before a warning shot was fired by an Israeli air force jet, it added.
Moments later, the building – which the charity said was clearly marked with the insignia of the Red Cross and had ambulances parked outside – was struck by a missile fired by the aircraft.
The clinic was completely destroyed in the attack, along with valuable medical equipment, including ultrasound machines, laboratory apparatus, and computers, which are not freely available in Gaza.
Constantine Dabbagh, executive director of the NECC in Gaza, said another of its clinics had been closed for two weeks because the owners of a neighbouring building had received repeated warnings from the Israeli military that it was about to be bombed.
Via / The Philistine
They’re wiping out entire families
13 Jan 2009
The horrors in Gaza continue unabated. The following is a segment from an interview a Palestinian professor who is living in Gaza right now gave:
I STRONGLY believe the United Nations, the European Union, the Arab League–really, the international community at large–have failed the Palestinian people.
I think the example of the United Nations Security Council resolution issued yesterday, that called for a durable and respected cease-fire, is a good example. It treats the whole issue as if there are two sides–as if you have two equal armies at war.
Israel has killed more than 830 people and injured more than 3,000 people so far. Israel is a colonizing power. It is based on deep-rooted racism, and it has reoccupied parts of the Gaza Strip. And the Security Council acts as if there are two equal parties that have to declare a cease-fire.
That is why I strongly believe we can’t count on the international community any longer. I think the UN Security Council and the international community in general reflect the balance of power, and that balance of power is still in favor of the U.S. and Israel.
I can’t separate the United States and American imperialism from Israel and Zionism. And that’s why I see the war conducted against us now as part of the Bush Doctrine. This is part of what Condoleezza Rice called “the birth pangs of a Middle East” out of what she called “creative destruction.” I think that’s exactly what is happening right now.
Read the whole thing here
Will Smith Gets Spanish
4:05 pm By Maegan La Mala · Bizarro|Celebrities|Entertainment|Movies|Spain|World · Comments Off
13 Jan 2009Actor Will Smith was in Spain and stopped by a ridiculous show called El Hormiguero to promote his new movie, which I have no idea what it’s called in English, but is apparently titled “7 Almas” in Spanish. In the video above you’ll see Smith follow the conversation of the host via simultaneous translation, answer a couple questions in Spanish, cry about the Obama victory, and sing a flamenco song en español. Too much weird content for me here folks! I have to admit I pretty much despise him in his natural state, but since he’s so good-natured in Spanish he seems almost…ALMOST palatable.
Via / TV y Espectaculos
Michelle Obama has an interesting body
3:45 pm By la Macha · Politics|society|US Presidential Race 2008|Women · Comments Off
13 Jan 2009Michelle Obama’s body has been the subject of dicussions all over the web since her husband became the Democrat’s nomination for president. Is her booty too big, does she cover it up, is she too black, does she wear her blackness well, etc etc.
The following video is a follow up video to this essay which leads off with the opening sentence, “The first time I saw Michelle Obama in the flesh, I almost took her for white.”
Now besides the fact that I have a problem with the way the men open this segment, stumbling around a way to talk about Michelle’s ass in a non-piggy way and I’m getting rather sick of Michelle’s body being subject for discussion as if her body doesn’t deserve a little damn privacy every once in a while, I think that the post and the video are both interesting–they actually discuss class as it interacts with blackness.
An interesting line from the essay:
When I saw Obama in Chicago and took her for white, it was not because of her cadences, mannerisms, or dress, but because of the radical proposition she put forth—a black community fully vested, no DuBoisian veil, in the country at large. A buddy of mine once remarked that Michelle “makes Barack black.” But that understates things. She doesn’t simply make Barack black—she makes him American.
It’s an interesting idea–the idea that how Michelle carries herself makes Barack–but one that however interesting it is, I still rebell at.
Can a woman’s body really make a man what he is? And if it does-should it?
Gael Has a Son!
3:32 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Chismes · Comments Off
13 Jan 2009
After much speculation, the rumor ended up being true. Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal and his consort (girlfriend? no sé…) Dolores Fonzi actually were expecting a child and it’s finally been born:
…Gael García Bernal and his partner, Argentinian actress Dolores Fonzi, became the parents of a boy last Thursday, and according to a statement released by the couple, they’ve named him Lázado. “The three are very happy and tired, and in great health. We appreciate the attention and the respect that has been shown in the welcome given to this new member of planet Earth,” said Icunacury Acosta, the actor’s representative.
Little Lázaro was born in a hospital in Madrid, delivered 20 days late by C-Section.
Via / Hola!
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