Archive for the 'Anderswo' Category

Revolution der gesteigerten Erwartungen

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Revolution der gesteigerten Erwartungen “…we want men to be able to participate as fully in the reproductive process as possible. That’s why male pregnancy and lactation should be a goal of feminist genetic engineers. We don’t want merely to liberate ourselves from the reproductive process; we want to bring men into it as our equal […]

Oh yes.

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Oh yes. “I’ve always been quite a plain speaker and up for a good debate, without I hope any sense of aggression, but after so many years of university seminars, pub discussions, business meetings where I’ve managed to make people incredibly defensive and had to put-up with men and women telling me to “chill” or […]

In Ägypten…

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

In Ägypten… “Well, it can’t be that bad if at the demonstrations if all of you joke about the beatings that happen or are suppsoe to happen to us!” “No dude. It is that bad. The joking about horrifying things? That’s just an egyptian thing.” The Sandmonkey

Iranische Kleiderordnung 3

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

“Und bei all der Aufregung sollte nicht in Vergessenheit geraten, was von dem inkriminierten Gesetz unstrittig überliefert ist.” Und das ist nachzulesen bei Lizas Welt.

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Die gleiche Story von der neuen iranischen Kleiderordnung bei Harry’s Place, mit den angebrachten Zweifeln. I’ll wait for more confirmation ’til I believe it.

Gerüchte um eine neue iranische Kleiderordnung 1

Friday, May 19th, 2006

“Iranian expatriates living in Canada yesterday confirmed reports that the Iranian parliament, called the Islamic Majlis, passed a law this week setting a dress code for all Iranians, requiring them to wear almost identical “standard Islamic garments.” The law, which must still be approved by Iran’s “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenehi before being put into effect, […]

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

“Brennen hatte eh immer noch etwas vorsinnflutlich anti-digitales.”

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

“I’m glad I live in a world where everything can be turned into an impromptu scientific paper. I’d rather be a research subject than an undiscovered condition.” Annalee Newitz Allerdings bin ich mit der Dame an der Stelle gar nicht einig.

Out there somewhere, the reality

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Out there somewhere, the reality “I had lived in that neighbourhood for years, walking its streets, where men lurk outside of bodegas, on stoops and in doorways much of the day. As a woman, you couldn’t walk down those streets invisibly. You were an object of desire or at least semiprurient interest to the men […]

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Copyright konkret “Mit der Abschaffung der Bagatellklausel trennt sich die Große Koalition von einem jahrhundertealten europäischen Verständnis von Kultur – erinnert sei an die sakrale Kulturtechnik des Raubkopierens in den Klöstern. Seinerzeit beschäftigten sich Mönche mit dem “Brennen” von heiligen Warez, sogenannten Bibeln, auf Papier. … Ja, ich verstehe die Sorge um Umsatzeinbußen bei den […]