‘Tis the Season to…Deport
…edited until it no longer disturbs the powerful — and no longer consoles the uncomfortable. In other words, this is not a piece about “misreading.” It’s about custom reading. About…
Release the …Bees?!
…piece in Spanish in the HOY or read the English translation below. (PDF en castellano abajo) This wasn’t Mr. Burns from the Simpsons snickering and telling Smithers to release the…
Blog here, Blog there
Blogging here, blogging there, does it really matter? Just posted a piece about a ramble through the lovely UNESCO town of Segovia in Spain over on the Matador Travel Network….
Twenty Tweets
…A post on the Matador Travel network listed me on their 20 interesting expats to follow piece and suddenly my inbox was more popular than a girl wearing a white…
The Grammys’ Quietest Category: Songs for Repression
…in exclusion and reaction tend to generate only marches, slogans, and propaganda noise. You can read the full piece in Spanish here or read the English version below. The Grammys’…
The 4 part series comes to an end
…you can find all the info here. This piece focuses on the ins and outs of teaching in Asia, often the first-timer’s first glimpse at the horrors and honors of…
10 reasons…
…for “how to” articles is limited to the instructions on a piece of IKEA furniture – See through the inherent racism in statements like ,”not that laws mean anything in…
Remember the Applause for the Healthcare Workers?
…This week’s Camino a Ítaca looks at the dangerous slide towards privatizing a world class health system. Click over to read the original piece in Spanish in el HOY or…
Spain’s Streets Are Named After Immigrants
…threats to European identity. The piece in Counterpunch explores this historical contradiction through a mix of street-level observation, political context, and a touch of irony, looking at Spain’s current migration…
Riding the Rails Cheaply
…overview by the Man in Seat 61 who has written a short piece on how to ride the rails around Europe without losing too many of your Euros. All Aboard!…