The Tyranny of the Tale
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca a look at how narrative and storytelling can influence the way people think and even make them overlook facts. Click over to read the…
Fiesta of Futility
…the right fit for the job or not. And after a trial period, and as with other jobs, if they aren’t the right fit, they are asked to leave. Yet…
Back to Where, Exactly?
…be quite so enthusiastic about the journey. After the August break, it’s great t be back in a country I love and admire so much and also good to be…
Little Sailors on Leave
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca, a look at a piece of Spain that is in flux. Not-so-slight shifts in social contexts, yet some adherence to the norm. Click over…
Saint George in Rafah
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca, a rebranding of the global icon, the dragon slayer, with an eye on a population that desperately needs someone’s help, anyone’s help. Even a…
Render unto Caesar
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca a look at an endemic wrong. An ongoing robbery from the people that now looks like it’s only going to get worse. Click over…
Release the …Bees?!
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca a look at the agricultural protests that have been taking place across Spain and indeed Europe. Swayed by the siren song of the ultra…
Swift for President
…been strange had she just been a wallflower hanging off the arm of a popular sports personality. In fact, it would have seemed as stereotypically American as proms and cowboy…
Lest We Forget
…than forgetting though is when attempts are actively made to whitewash and even deny the horrors of the past. Holocaust deniers, white supremacists and fascist sympathizers are no longer a…
Useful Dupes
…what I was afraid of,” he quickly answered. “You need to get the hell out of there as soon as possible and return here to the capital, Sana’a. A war…