Tonight is November 5th and in Britain that means it’s “bonfire night”, or “fireworks night”, or, perhaps more properly, “Guy Fawkes Night”. Fireworks are exploding all around me as I write, and… more →
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wrote 9 months ago: Atop a rail of Metro Banco de España I’m incredibly blessed to work in 3 cities around the world, tr … more →
wrote 9 months ago: By Rick Salutin July 23, 2012 I went to Spain last fall hoping to find vigorous remnants of its bold … more →
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wrote 10 months ago: Natalia, Tomas and Mabel, a family from Madrid, are among those who will be most affected by the lat … more →
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wrote 10 months ago: German vultures seem to be circling ever closer to a battered albeit defiant Spain. As I write los I … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Madrid has changed a lot in a year. Last summer I was privileged enough to witness the beginning of … more →
wrote 11 months ago: As the Euro crisis goes from bad to worse, the notion that running a nation is comparable to how a B … more →
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wrote 12 months ago: Last week saw the return of Los Indignados to the streets of Spain to restate their anger at the fai … more →
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