Global warming is a reality in Gràcia, Barcelona, where the guy at Bar Musical Zimbabwe has included a sun setting behind a desert island (I always thought Zimbabwe was land-locked) on his storefront sign. Despite claims to the contrary, Zimbabwean “traditional” music styles are just as un-proto-democratic as is the Ampurdan dance, the sardana. However, [...]

Most of the Spanish press screw up and write that today’s referendum is the first in Holland’s history. Not true: constitutional referenda were held in 1796, 1798 and 1801, while Holland was occupied by … the French. Symbolic local referenda were also held in 1952 over a European constitution whose progress was blocked by the [...]

I must admit I always thought Deep Throat would look like this.

Speaking as a trombonist, I wonder whether the lack of anchovies in the Bay of Biscay, noted by Nick Lloyd, isn’t almost entirely due to alterations in sea temperature. I don’t think other variables altered greatly and this winter was the coldest for a long time, so maybe they just went some place warmer, like [...]

As southern powers figure whether they’re going to end up fighting each other over energy resources, the Guardian is doing its bit this morning for Geldof’s save-the-world PR machine. Shame they didn’t get round to covering oil giant Repsol, which, hand in hand with the Spanish socialists, is diversifying away from its Spanish and [...]

It seems that guay is autoantonymous.

They’re falling like things that fall: today it’s Bitneriàceo, which was both frustrating and enjoyable.