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RNC Backstage Pass: Farewell St. Paul Similar
An attendee of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul sports a decorative button. Rolando Arrieta, NPR It was a long night and an early morning, and we're trying to get ourselves packed and ready to go. But before we go ... Thanks so much to Deborah Amos for sitting in the chair and holding it down while we were in St. Paul. I think she did a great job, don't you? And thanks again to Cheryl Corley, who guest hosted the week before ... and Lynn Neary the week before that. Taking a step back and looking at John McCain's speech: Was it too long on biography and too short on policy?...Feed: NPR Blogs: Tell Me More
Guest post on Jean Charles de Menezes campaign Similar
Charlie went to the campaign meeting and has kindly sent me these notes on how it went : AFTER commemorating the third anniversary of the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes with a wreath ceremony outside Parliament, family and friends of the Brazilian electrician have heard there's to be be an inquest, opening on September 22, at the Oval. They are delighted that the case is being examined, but worried the limitations on this inquiry may obstruct their search for the whole truth, and for justice to be done. At a meeting on Thursday evening, Yasmin Khan of the Justice4Jean campaign reminded us ...Feed: stroppyblog
Big Girls in Art: France’s “Colorful Transgressors” Similar
Thank you to our internet friend “T” for bringing to our attention this fascinating photo exhibition at the Rencontres d’Arles. In France today, the women known as Les Insoumises are feisty feminists who will not take any affront to their dignity lying down. During the Second Empire (1852-70), lying down was just what Les Insoumises excelled at, and dignity had nothing to do with it. They were courtesans whose nickname “insoumises,” meaning insubordinate, came from the fact that, unlike common prostitutes, they refused to submit to police licensing or conventional morals. They were g...Feed: Swimwear
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