Yesterday footage of Kossac militia in Sochi beating and actually whipping members of the now-infamous political punk group Pussy Riot while they were performing in […]
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Failed Sochi hijacker wore a knockoff Habs jersey
It’s not the kind of Olympic-related publicity the Montreal Canadiens were looking for, but it’s what they got. An as-of-yet unnamed Ukranian man tried to […]
Why Russia’s anti-gay ban is the world’s dilemma and why we are the solution
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin passed anti-gay legislation, the free world has responded with outrage. Organizations such as Pride House International have demanded boycotting the […]
A report from the Taksim Square uprising
The air in Taksim Square is practically on fire as pepper spray drifts through the humid Turkish breeze. It burns not only demonstrators but also […]
London Calling to the Faraway Clowns
With 204 nations taking part, nothing seems to bring the world together like the Summer Olympic Games. Nowhere was that symbolism better demonstrated than during the lighting of the Olympic cauldron last Friday night. During the parade of nations, each country had a child carry out with them a “petal” that was later attached to a branch of the cauldron. When the individual petals were lit, they lifted up and came together to form one. Truly breathtaking…