There’s a lot of coverage in both the Spanish and the English press of the tragic death of 19-year old Adán Sánchez. LaMesera.com has a short tribute, along with audio and QT footage of the man and many other fine artists. You won’t believe me, but I originally got into this stuff while wearing a…
Mr Chappell has been rude about us again, but I figure I can take insults from a man who comes from a region where they marry their infant cousins because the ovens aren’t big enough to cook them. This is what he says: They banned smoking in pubs in Ireland. That’ll go over great there.…
Thierry kindly informs me – thank you, but why? – that Edward Saïd (1935-2003) is scheduled to make a surprise appearance at Voix de la Résistance, a fest being organised to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Le Monde Diplomatique. Even more remarkable in some ways is the slot scheduled for Jacques Derrida, who is not…
Here‘s something even idiots like me can understand: Branko Milanovic, World Bank economist and Carnegie bobo, explaining with reference to football why unfettered global markets will inevitably increase quality and increase and entrench inequality. The solution: regulation, with the UN as FIFA writ large. Hmm… Thank you, Geoffrey!
Naive do-gooders like me were cheered immensely by the news that the Arab League summit in Tunis was apparently cancelled because al-Bush said the following to his Tunisian counterpart: I appreciate the fact that you’ve got an education system that is modern and viable; that women in your country are given equal rights. I look…
Doesn’t look like George Soros is too worried about the new green/red-tinged regional government: US billionaire investor George Soros plans to invest 110 million euros (133.2 million dollars) in Spanish tourism property, according to [Expansión]. Soros will invest an additional 110 million euros through his holding MedGroup, in which he owns 90% of the capital…
You’re standing there watching a gang of hardnuts running a find-the-lady game. Your wallet’s safely in your pocket with your hand on it, and you know better than to get involved in this type of scam. What you may not know is that this is a new version in which the game is nothing more…
“Spring is here, spring is here, Life is skittles and life is beer,” sang Mr Lehrer, but first it’s time to park that old Ebro or Simca under an old olive tree (or a holly oak, or whatever takes the wrecker’s fancy): You can see these two rustbuckets (as well as a genuine iron mine)…