God, the angels and the orders of the faithful – Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder

I am the way, but which way?

“To the old rugged cross I will ever be true; / Its shame and reproach gladly bear; / Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away, / Where His glory forever I’ll share.” Yes, but wouldn’t it be helpful if more wayside crosses, like this one, somewhere near Le Malzieu, indicated the…

Revealed, the identity of the horny apparition in the story of St Benedict, the blackbird, and the nettles

A 19th century Roman historian says she’s from the Roman Merula (blackbird) clan.

Detail of Nicolò di Pietro, The temptation of Saint Benedict.

The doggone girl is mine

Village Virgin wars.

How many La Vanguardia journalists does it take to screw up a poll?

Please answer yes/no/don’t know.

Paradise and town-planning

The Turks and Jews of Istanbul demonstrate that co-existence is not impossible.

Why they didn’t find Lorca

Bishop Gibson of Granada understands beatific bureaucracy but not tradition. Featuring a bad Vietnamese flamenco clip.

The universality of bu/bo/boo

The strange shrieks of theatrical monsters often don’t require translation.

Obscure Spanish footie team told to get rid of Cross of St George on alternative kit

Apparently it might incite violence. Particularly, one suspects, if the directors of the taxpayer-funded Permanent Seminar on International Migration and Foreigners (“an open space for Interculturality and Human Rights“) in Aragon attend home matches of SD Huesca, whose major achievement to date was fifth place in the Second Division in the 1950-1 season. Via Miguel…