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Why less democracy is better for Europe

Posted: March 3rd 2010 11:50. Last modified: March 3rd 2010 11:53

Peter Mandelson on how fortunate we are that the European Commission is unelected, remote, unaccountable, and a major bureaucracy.

Portrait of the artist as a jam-jar

Posted: January 19th 2010 08:05. Last modified: January 19th 2010 08:06

And of a great British pub landlord, Juan from Málaga.

Nice work if you can eat it

Posted: January 14th 2010 11:03.

Influence of fat content on palatability of roast beef.

La gran estafa de la Sal del Himalaya

Posted: December 24th 2009 19:12. Last modified: December 24th 2009 19:23

Las mentiras de empresas como Evicro, y como fabricar tu propia Sal del Himalaya casi gratis y de manera sostenible.

An unusual case of risus sardonicus

Posted: November 9th 2009 22:35. Last modified: November 10th 2009 11:34

Is Mr Barbecue Bunny’s sardonic grin pre- or post-mortem?

Still life or road-kill?

Posted: October 20th 2009 17:21. Last modified: October 20th 2009 17:23

There’s an oddly proportioned hare in one of this autumn’s auctions in Barcelona.

Pan di Spagna?

Posted: September 29th 2009 17:52. Last modified: September 29th 2009 17:55

A Sicilian says it ain’t.

Bites with denomination of origin

Posted: September 28th 2009 15:24. Last modified: September 28th 2009 15:26

Tracing that hot doggie.

Wok jock croc shock?

Posted: September 1st 2009 08:41.

Will my favourite herpetoid be safe from the war on the narco wild life?

Virgin and Child

Posted: May 22nd 2009 11:02. Last modified: May 22nd 2009 11:09

At Giseno, Lago di Como.

Lipoplasty loaf

Posted: April 27th 2009 01:14. Last modified: April 27th 2009 01:17

What happens when you forget dough during secondary fermentation and then bake it without beating it down.

Free tapas map of Andalusia

Posted: April 8th 2009 18:18.

Assuming RW’s liver survives the test.

Drunk and disorderly

Posted: April 6th 2009 17:02. Last modified: April 7th 2009 19:40

A British soldier’s hazy recollections of civil war in Portugal.

Belgian tourist turns suicidal after eating tapas at the Lizarran chain

Posted: March 25th 2009 19:40. Last modified: March 25th 2009 19:41

Carles Miró wonders why more people are not similarly affected.

Sausage sourcing as an index of international cultural and political orientation

Posted: March 19th 2009 19:14. Last modified: March 19th 2009 19:35

The cases of Spain and Holland.

Duck hunting in the nature reserve on the Llobregat

Posted: March 18th 2009 18:38. Last modified: March 18th 2009 18:46

It’s no longer a swinging safari now the nature-lovers have got guns too.

Crisisssss – 4 fuets for 5€

Posted: March 14th 2009 08:59. Last modified: March 14th 2009 09:59

Stallholders in Vilafranca del Penedès are slashing prices, but don’t let greed get the better of you.

What happens to bars that don’t win the lottery

Posted: February 9th 2009 13:20. Last modified: February 9th 2009 13:29

A special offer on meat balls with cuttlefish will have to do until the wheel of fortune creaks in their direction.

Ice cream van music from New York

Posted: January 31st 2009 18:03.

I kind of thought there’d be some Italian. How disappointing, but still good for killing baby rabbits to. This is an excellent resource, even if they seem to have some vague something against George W.

When the Japanese ruled Spain

Posted: January 26th 2009 10:43.

Linguistic evidence for Japanese domination, with several field reports of a more general nature.

My 5% bookstore - new stuff



Spanish history

Modern Spanish fiction

Spanish classics

On this day

Barcelona

  • March 22 1460 El príncipe de Viana alcanza por primera vez el perdon de su padre, y se viene de Mallorca á Barcelona.
  • March 22 1848 

    En obsequio del beato José Oriol, cuyo fiesta se celebra mañana en la parroquia de Ntra. Sra. del Pino, se cantan en la misma iglesia solemnes maitines á las 4 y media de la tarde de hoy.

Josep Pla, Palafrugell (1918-9)

  • 22 de març de 1919 Alta cultura. Les coses, és clar, haurien pogut ésser diferents… En acabar el batxillerat, la meva intenció no fou pas d’estudiar per advocat. M’hauria agradat més d’estudiar química, i per tal de servir el que jo creia que era la meva vocació, vaig matricular-me al preparatori de Ciències. Matricular-se! Prenguin nota de la parauleta! El [...]

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