Anachronisms
“Aren’t the ‘colonies’ curious my dear?” In this week’s Camino a Ítaca, a less jubliant Royal Jubilee. Click over to read the original piece in Spanish in el HOY or…
When Woke Went Weird
…there. Time to reset the word and bring it back to its original specs. Click over to read the original piece in Spanish in El Hoy or read the English…
The Week Pedro Sánchez Broke the Geopolitical Operating System
…writing a piece about Pedro Sánchez, Donald Trump, the American empire, international law, and Don Quixote. The result is “He Said No: Pedro Sánchez, the Knight of the Sad Countenance.”…
Foreskins for Freedom: Danielle Smith’s Family-Friendly Apocalypse
…mutilated genitals, mass rape, and murder are considered moral education, while contemporary literature is treated like radioactive waste? I dig into the grotesque, hilarious hypocrisy in my latest piece: https://troynahumko.substack.com/p/foreskins-for-freedom…
Stale Bread Before its Time
…shaped pieces of art that, when opened, reveal uneven cavities made to order to clean your dish. And in true French style, this tradition has even been enshrined by law. …
The Coming Cultural Revolution of Extremadura (No, Not That Kind)
…is the subject of the piece below. Original Spanish column (HOY) here and English translation follow. —————————- I’ve always had a secret fetish. No, nothing scandalous — nothing you’d need…
Se Hace Camino al Andar
…way down to the Trasierra and the Tierras de Granadilla. The fouth in my series of six travel pieces through the province of Caceres for the Spanish newspaper, el HOY….
La Tradicíon de lo Nuevo
…Cáceres publicada para el HOY. A trip through the Sierra de Gata, Las Hurdes and the Valle del Alagon in the second of my six-part series of travel pieces for…
The “Right Side of History” Has Never Been the Right
…to the Right. 👉 Read the full piece here. If you’ve ever wondered why reactionary politics so often dresses itself in moral language while perpetuating injustice, this one’s for you….
Christmas Light
…recently illuminated sky while the sellers of nativity scene pieces wonder why the man in Rome has decided against the donkey and ox. Civil servants check their accounts now and…