Tag archive for moles (RSS)

·

Mole models in Cervantes

Posted: April 9th 2009 17:43. Last modified: August 31st 2009 10:23

From saviour to saved to savoury: the de-/remystification of bodily imperfection.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Categories: (Pre-)Roman, Early Middle, Empire, Flocks and work animals, Heathen gods, Liberals & locals, Pagans

David Icke-like view of the relationship between pigeons and statues

Posted: February 23rd 2009 13:11. Last modified: April 9th 2009 15:51

Statues are designed to be bird-friendly on the orders of a mysterious avian deity, which may have held sway over Luis Buñuel.

Tags: , , ,
Categories: Birds, Heathen gods, Liberals & locals, Theatre

Whack-a-mole/guacamole

Posted: April 16th 2008 09:40. Last modified: April 9th 2009 15:51

Is one of the all-time greats of popular Spanglish linguistics, so it is very much to be hoped that the NYT will again use the former after the next pirate raid off Barbary or in the Caribbean. There’s probably similar wordfun to be had in the South China Sea, but we don’t go there.

Tags: , , ,
Categories: Languages, Les bourgeois, The sea

·

My 5% bookstore - new stuff



Spanish history

Modern Spanish fiction

Spanish classics

On this day

Barcelona

  • March 22 1460 El prĂ­ncipe 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, Ă©s clar, haurien pogut Ă©sser diferents… En acabar el batxillerat, la meva intenciĂł no fou pas d’estudiar per advocat. M’hauria agradat mĂ©s d’estudiar quĂ­mica, i per tal de servir el que jo creia que era la meva vocaciĂł, vaig matricular-me al preparatori de Ciències. Matricular-se! Prenguin nota de la parauleta! El [...]

The peepul's choice

Back to top