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Norman Geras

I struggle to find heroes, but there was one.

Etymology of the Spanish “plepa”

One for the RAE?

Why you’d have to be deranged to use an .es (or .cat) domain

Here. And they’re more expensive than .com.

Husband for hire

Spain’s crisis takes a new and disturbing twist.

How Artur Mas’ party embezzled (at least) 5 million without committing any known offence

A short and sweet summary from Salvador Sostres. Justice would probably take at least another decade, but even then UDI vs a slap on the wrist from state-level courts can’t be a hard choice for the kleptocrats.

Detail from St-Nicolas de Civray, Poitou - do visit and take your time!

Peckham, world city

Photos of its best shop signs.

InoReader is my replacement for Google Reader

At last I can go back to reading all the rubbish you publish.

Elephant in the room

Neither the economy nor the train crash is Spain’s main news.

Errar es umano

Herrar es de Vulcano & colegas.

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