Day: October 3, 2003

vulture cultures

The Barcelona-based European Institute of the Mediterranean, IEMed, reports that at the second North Africa Business and Development Forum (NABDF) in Barcelona, “government representatives, business people, economic actors and experts” expressed the view that “the countries of the Maghreb need more direct investment to guarantee their growth and stability.” Of course they do, but as…

Jo també sóc imbècil

Rafael Ramos, periodista d’aspecte mandrós, estúpid, i plagiari, ho fa altra vegada. No, senyor Ramos, Kennedy va dir “Ich bin ein Berliner.” I el defensor del lector, Josep Maria Casasús? Sembla que encara no ha acabat la seva “investigació”…

Flashmob

Programa: 18.00: aanwezig zijn bij het standbeeld van Columbus 18.03: wijs met je vinger in dezelfde richting als Columbus 18.05: loop twee keer om het monument heen in indianenpas 18.07: roep “¡Que vienen los indios!” (“De Indianen komen!”) en wegwezen.

In the year 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue

When Fats Waller sang “Mr Christopher Columbus/Sailed the sea without a compass” he probably didn’t know that the great admiral had acquired his navigational skills at a driving school in Sants, Barcelona (Colón = Columbus). Lyricist Andy Razaf may well have despaired of Mr Waller, who seems more or less to have improvised his version…