die tageszeitung compares Spanish regional nationalists to Franco

The taz has been obligatory reading for the thoughtful German green-left for the last 30 years. It has no particular sympathy for airline companies or Joachim Hunold. Highlights from a piece published June 14 (via MM): It is true [actually it isn’t–but Tobias Büscher isn’t the only one to make this error]: Franco prohibited regional…

Paper roll punching

I’ve been genuinely surprised by how many people are still using paper rolls to control their organs, and how many organs are still being produced for this technology. The means used to bridge the gap between electronic composition and paper device control are interesting–they remind me of what I think happened in (Italian?) textiles in…

Big top Barbarellas

Dolce vita pin-ups and spaghetti circus over at Raffaele De Ritis’ Novelties and Wonders.