tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:04:52 +0000obamaelection 2008montrealIraqWarpakistanshort storyhillaryjohn mccainIranbarackbill clintonpoliticsNewsislamrelationshipsIsraelPalestinebloghoustonmusharrafphotospresidenttexasunited statesvoteamericabhuttobushcnndemocratseconomyfictionfookpopgazageorge bushgirlsguilianijobskarachimitt romneymugabeno country for old menrepublicanssexthere will be bloodwomenzimbabwe1969AbdullahAquariusCiviliansCongressHuckabeeIJordanLebanonNew OrderPartition MapShiaStarbucksizationSunniTuvokVUafricaahmadinejadal qaedaanniversary postanswersappropriateaqsa parvezarabsattack adaxelrodbaldwinbbcbenazirbin ladenbinladenblackblack dotbollywoodbombingborn in the u.s.aboysbrockbruce springsteenbush legacycairocanadacensorshipchief justicecity of miseriesclintonclinton. hillaryclubbingcocainecomputer hopecomputersconcordianconservativecontrolcraigslistcrisisculturedancing in the darkdaniel day-lewisdatingdawndeathdebatedennysdictatorsdisco dancerdiscriminationdivorcedubyadumbeconomisteducationedwardsegyptelectionselections canadaemergencyethnicityetiquettefacebookfatahflightsforeign policyfred thompsongallerygaza israel rararagentrificationgooglegrindhouseguitarguyshamasharperhijabhijackership-hophipstershoneymoonidolindian girlindian guysintellectualisminternetiowajane eyrejay-zjesse jamesjesusjimmyjokejoseph smithkalakijijilabontelaptopliberallibrarylifelou reedlovelyricsm.i.a.marriagemaureen dowdmehmenmessengermichelleminoritiesmissed connectionsmississaugamolestersmonkeysmooksmoviesmsnmurdermusicmuslimsmyspaceneo-connetworkingnew yorknew hampshirenew yorknigga knownovellanovelsnycontariooscarpartypaul thomas andersonpeacepicspiratesplouffepolicepossumspowellpresident-electprivacyprivacy policyq aquebecquestionsracerantrape factionrecipesresultsreviewrihannaromanceron paulsaddamsarah palinsaudi arabiashirtsickosocialsocietysomaliaspeechspeedstocksstrokessummersurgesxswtargetteenteenage kicksterrorterrorismterroriststex-mexticketstimestoquevilletorontotransformerstremblaytrue faithu.s.a.umbrellaundertonesusus politicsusamautahvelvet undergroundvelvetsvideovieux-portwarningwebmessengerwestwhitewilliamsburgwindowswindows liveyuppieszodiacCovering the Middle East, Music & Misanthropy.http://fookpop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)Blogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2928611900629040157Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:13:00 +00002010-06-10T21:13:35.663-04:00Read full review of Nocturnal Submissions - ZEIGENBOCK KOPF on Boomkat.com ©=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2010/06/read-full-review-of-nocturnal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-6698051261555865863Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:34:00 +00002010-04-10T10:34:28.603-04:00nycView Larger Map=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2010/04/where-i-be-in-nyc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2761359649209712768Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +00002010-03-18T20:07:21.313-04:00Sorry I didn't post this yesterday as I it was my first night at SxSW and we got back at around 330 after a night of catching Duchess Says [http://www.myspace.com/duchesssays] and Acid Mothers Temple [http://www.myspace.com/acidmotherstemple]. For free no less.We left Houston yesterday at around 3 or so and after a quick and gluttonous brunch at Jack in the Box (known locally as Crack in the Box http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2010/03/texas-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-8143777277408976559Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:44:00 +00002010-03-17T02:26:42.934-04:00dennyshoustonpossumsrape factiontargettexasSo we saw a dead possum today. But that's for after.The day began late as usual but an hour earlier than planned (Mike hasn't updated his phone to central time yet). After indulging in Cap'n Crunch With Crunchberries (a delicacy foreign to Canada) we retired to our little bedroom studio. It rained today for the first time since we arrived, but it was a drizzly, half-hearted kind of rain.Let me http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2010/03/texas-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-4082910317630955208Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:09:00 +00002010-03-16T11:24:44.277-04:00houstontex-mextexasMexican food is a gift from God. No not the Taco Bell-Carlos & Pepe's-Three Amigos BULLSHIT you consume in Montreal. No, as I've been told countless times by the people who know, authentic proper Mexican food can only be enjoyed in Mexico. Or well south in America, in places like southern California and of course, Texas, which offers its own brand of 'Tex-Mex' food.This is what me Mike and http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2010/03/texas-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2642930904320285841Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:25:00 +00002010-03-15T02:41:00.748-04:00flightshoustonmontrealsxswtexasSo we left the house at 11AM and drove for about an hour and then about twenty minutes before the border Khalil realises he forgot his drivers' license back in Montreal. This kinda spoiled our plan to rent a car but no biggie. Mike's car was packed with 4 people, 2 guitars, a bass guitar, a keyboard, and a handful of suitcases backpacks and duffel bags. With this we approached our first hurdle, http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2010/03/texas-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-6705069445922338137Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:07:00 +00002009-06-04T17:12:43.137-04:00cairoegyptislammuslimsobamaspeech Text: Obama’s Speech in Cairo The following is a text of President Obama's prepared remarks to the Muslim world, delivered on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2009/06/speech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-8454237618789073846Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-03-09T12:19:02.346-04:00city of miseriesconcordianlabontemontrealranttremblayCity of MiseriesMontreal's Never-Ending Municipal Woes This past week our long-time mayor Gerald Tremblay announced a surprise budgetary deficit of $150 million for the city. The implications of his announcement are that numerous city boroughs and municipal agencies have to patch up the difference. Bottom line: higher taxes for reduced services.I don't about the rest of you, but I'm fed up http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2009/03/city-of-miseries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-5200844599955591184Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:49:00 +00002009-01-13T19:12:23.936-05:00gaza israel rararaThe first in a number of annoying columns about the situation in the Middle East:Just to be clear from the start, what's happening over in Gaza is not a 'war' nor a 'conflict'; it is a massacre.Let's do away with the analogies and reasoning. If there is one clear rule in war anymore, it is to not target civilians. What did Israel think was going to happen when they started dropping thousands of http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2009/01/gazagazaisrael.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-6526640020228722756Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:01:00 +00002009-01-13T19:10:10.673-05:00hijackerspiratessaudi arabiasomaliawestArr! Pirates off the port bow!News of a supertanker getting hijacked by pirates off the coast of East Africa has dominated international headlines this week. Pirates? If you haven't been paying attention, you can be forgiven for thinking that bearded men with wooden legs were terrorizing the high seas.Last week, pirates succeeded in hijacking the Sirius Star, an enormous oil tanker carrying two http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/11/pirates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-8421997205254189533Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:52:00 +00002008-11-26T12:53:32.179-05:00barackcrisiseconomyhoneymoonpresident-electThe easy part is over. Barack Obama succeeded in transforming his mantra from "Yes We Can" into "Yes We Did." After an endless campaign, in one giant sigh of relief, Americans made history. Yes, that sense of emptiness you're feeling is called election withdrawal. Now comes the hard part.Let's set aside Obama's campaign promises for a while. For now, there are crises that need to be dealt with. http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-time-for-honeymoon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2244074232054006025Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:55:00 +00002009-01-13T19:01:01.492-05:00bush legacydubyageorge bushpresident"Barack Obama! Change! Wooooo!" A recent episode of South Park featured Randy, Stan Marsh's irrepressible dad, celebrating Barack Obama's electoral victory by drinking himself into a stupor. The episode highlighted a certain trend lately of people blindly supporting the first black President. The flip-side to this, of course, is a massive chorus of scorn for the still-current president George W. http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/11/why-george-w-bush-might-go-to-heaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-3214856452622692652Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-11-16T19:14:04.825-05:00barack=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/11/president-elect-barack-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-9094242280237769117Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:54:00 +00002008-11-04T23:00:38.564-05:00election 2008john mccainresultsMcCain to concede around 11pm ESThttp://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/4/185520/135/920/653021It's 10:59 PM EST, FoxNews has it live on their channel that Obama has 297 electoral votes.It's over.=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/11/mccain-concedes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-6665545486256530186Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:52:00 +00002008-10-19T12:54:16.522-04:00Iraqislamjohn mccainobamapowellColin Powell delivers his endorsement of Barack Obama with such eloquence, it almost makes up for the fact that he helped to start the war in Iraq. Almost. BONUS: He defends Islam too!!!=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/10/powell-on-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-5144751866406373170Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-10-14T11:31:55.661-04:00conservativeelection 2008elections canadaliberalvoteOr I Will Beat You.=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/10/by-way-go-vote-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-3697468784725709855Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-10-14T16:28:42.954-04:00Aquariusattack adbarackelection 2008john mccainTuvokvideoYou'd think with just three weeks to go till THE BIG DAY I'd have a lot more posts. Well, I'm a bastard. Anyway, I haven't been entirely silent; check out some unabashedly partisan and hit-baiting posts over on DailyKos:http://turnquest.dailykos.com/and look at this photo:and watch this video:=//Turnquesthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-8879081358203446288Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:37:00 +00002008-09-12T02:48:36.925-04:00democratselection 2008john mccainobamarepublicanssarah palinSen. Barack Obama & Sen. John McCain hug following a National Service conference at Columbia University in New York City, Sept. 11, 2008.No reason to 'fret.' This kind of American-made cesspool politics always rears its head as we get closer to the big day (less than two months...) The key statements are by David Plouffe and David Axelrod, Obama's mastermind campaign managers who sound as http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/09/sharper-tone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2396014910958380363Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:16:00 +00002008-09-06T23:20:52.579-04:00Right, no posts in a month, no excuse right right.And even this isn't much of a real post, but fuck it, *I* find it fascinating. ::::It's a giant list of clippings I collected from 2003 to 2005 from all manners of internet sources. It's mostly news/politics oriented and totally random. Some of the entries are single words (Ashkelon), others are longer and more easily traceable. Overall, it's an http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/09/clippings-2003-2005.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-6924527551677526071Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:24:00 +00002008-08-04T01:16:36.874-04:00election 2008hillaryjohn mccainobamapoliticsunited statesIt's always the same with our culture. Some fad or person or cultural artifact becomes disgustingly popular way too fast. He or she or it is on everyone's tongues, their name is repeated relentlessly on television until it's drilled in to our heads. Inevitably, this mass popularity translates into profit and consumerism, either by way of a tell-all book, a made-for-TV movie or of course, the http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/08/obamas-last-hundred-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2365008097363275664Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:18:00 +00002008-07-31T19:43:16.371-04:00IranIsraelWarFor what seems like the ten-thousandth time, the sovereign nation of Israel has threatened the Islamic Republic of Iran with military action. Israel over the past few years has made repeated threats of attack against Iran for reasons it states as Iran's covert program to construct an arsenal of nuclear warheads. The llatest round of sabre-rattling has stirred up new fears of a widespread conflicthttp://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/07/folly-of-lunatic-state.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-7268926621711848451Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:29:00 +00002008-07-06T21:33:04.925-04:00divorcemarriagemaureen dowdwomenHave I expressed my undying eternal admiration of the Times' own Irish-Catholic post-feminist rebel Maureen Dowd? Here's a taste of this foxy columnist's incomparable work:Excerepted fromhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/opinion/06dowd.html An Ideal Husband function getSharePasskey() { return 'ex=1373083200&en=fbf7febd9931c3f7&ei=5124';} function getShareURL() { return encodeURIComponent('http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/07/modo-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-2159461543254047270Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:29:00 +00002008-06-23T22:33:43.526-04:00An interesting excerpt from Marry Him! by Lori Gottlieb, accessible here:http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/single-marryOf course we'd be loath to admit it in this day and age, but ask any soul-baring 40-year-old single heterosexual woman what she most longs for in life and she probably won't tell you it's a better career or a smaller waistline or a bigger apartment. Most likely, she'll say http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-does-40-year-old-single-woman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-4164881408674048822Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:03:00 +00002008-06-23T22:24:35.931-04:00black dotgentrificationmontrealpoliceStarbucksizationyuppiesThis is gonna be a 3-piece, uh, piece written over three days. Being truly a native son of this beloved city, having both been born here and living most of my life here, including all of my formative coming-of-age years, Montreal a fairly personal subject. So prepare for long-winded, full-of-digression prose (including long-winded introductions and amusing anecdotes). But hey, if you read this http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/06/starbucksization-of-montreal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21283376.post-31959584464495347Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:09:00 +00002008-06-13T01:17:52.994-04:00axelrodeconomistelection 2008obamaplouffeThe Economist ran a good story briefly bioing (newword) all the various bigshots in President-Elect Obama's master campaign. The key figures seem to be a Mr. David Axelrod, strategist and Mr. David Plouffe, campaign manager who have overseen a stunning victory over the practically-anointed Mrs. Clinton, as well as the masterminding of a movement that rose from nothing and has become quite http://fookpop.blogspot.com/2008/06/excerpt-from-economist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Turnquest)0