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The green of the louse/Lo verde del piojo

Posted: May 21st 2009 11:46. Last modified: May 21st 2009 11:48

An etymological hop from kite-flying with Juan Marsé back to Concha Piquer’s greatest hit.

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Categories: Acute diseases, Cities, Fields, landmarks, land measures, Les bourgeois, Liberals & locals, Music, Poets

Barcelona council, digging residents into a hole

Posted: December 13th 2008 18:03. Last modified: December 13th 2008 18:05

Check out this piece by Nicholas Mead on the thorough screwing the impoverished Carmel district of Barcelona is receiving from the socialist council in alliance with developers. It’s ironic that many of the same socialists jumped up and down with glee when local lad Juan Marsé won some writing prize or other. One can safely [...]

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Categories: Cities, Les bourgeois, Poets, Splog

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  • 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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