Tag Archives: Free Speech

New January(-ish) Issue Out Now

Posted on February 4, 2014 by The Mariner

Posted in New Issue | Tagged Beer, Budget, chimpanzee, chimpanzee in rut, Dave, Dave Finkbrau, DGSE, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, DSK, France, Free, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Mariner, Mirail, New Issue, One Billion Rising, Rights, The Mariner, Toulouse | Leave a comment

Happy Holidays from The Mariner

Posted on December 23, 2013 by The Mariner

Posted in New Issue | Tagged Beer, France, Free Speech, French, Mariner, Mirail, New Issue, The Mariner, Toulouse | Leave a comment

The DGSE – France’s Own Peeping Tom

Posted on October 13, 2013 by The Mariner

While revelations of the unchecked authority of the NSA are blowing through international media, one group of tech-savvy cowboys are ducking their heads below the table and holding their breath. The DGSE, or Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure*, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged DGSE, France, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, NSA, political monsters, Privacy, Rights, Snowden | 1 Comment

A Letter from the Editors

Posted on October 4, 2013 by The Mariner

Thank you for all your help and support for the first ever Beach Party. We saw it as a great success. As for the poster, many of you saw the image as obvious bad taste in a good way, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Mirail | Leave a comment

Mariner Beach Party!

Posted on September 21, 2013 by The Mariner

Posted in Free Shit, Uncategorized | Tagged Beer, Free Speech, Mariner, Mirail, Music, Party, The Mariner, Toulouse | Leave a comment

France Strangling Free Speech (and Itself)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by The Mariner

In the autumn of 2012, French Twitter erupted in a battle of racist jokes and insults. Our judicial system, in its response, has shown itself incompetent, irrelevant, and, moreover, racist. This is why you should be alarmed: The Courts Are … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged British nonsense, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, French, racist jokes, Super-injunction, The Mariner, tweets, Twitter | 1 Comment

Mariner Celebrates 2 Years With Kick-Ass Issue

Posted on April 15, 2013 by The Mariner

Posted in New Issue, Uncategorized | Tagged Beer, France, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Mariner, Mirail, New Issue, political monsters, The Mariner, Toulouse, Twitter | Leave a comment

The Free Revolution Part 2 – How to Screw Your Old Mobile Operator

Posted on March 24, 2012 by The Mariner

It felt so good to say ‘Shove it!’ to SFR and run over to Free – I now pay two euros a month and will never again worry about my credit expiring on this date or that. But the battle … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boat, Free, Free Mobile, Free Speech, Mariner, reimburse credit, SFR, The Mariner, www.remboursezvotreforfait.com | 1 Comment

The Cops Have No Balls: 32 People Arrested for Singing to Protest Arrest of Man Arrested for Singing

Posted on June 18, 2011 by The Mariner

As oldhands at the reporting game, we here at The Mariner like to think we’ve seen it all. We thought we had seen it all the other week when this headline came across our desks: CONVICTED FOR SINGING BRASSENS It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brassens, Canaille du Midi, France, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, George Brassens, Hécatombe, Mariner, Rennes, Rights, singing, The Mariner, Toulouse | Leave a comment

From Tahrir to Finistère

Posted on June 3, 2011 by The Mariner

“No fewer than 10 bloggers sit in Syrian prisons, while Egypt has detained 31 over the years. Morocco has arrested at least six…” Jillian C. York of Al Jazeera, The nations of the Middle East are notorious for stifling dissent … Continue reading →