As Ebola Virus Spreads, Madrid Prepares for the Zombie Apocalypse

The ebola virus has spread to Spain. Here’s an update… We all remember back in August when Miguel Pajares, a Spanish missionary, was brought from Africa to die in

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RIP Uncle Emilio (Don’t You Get Any Ideas, Buffett!)

Some people are rabid Steve Jobs fanboys. Some people fantasize about rubbing Ronaldo’s abs or sitting in a hot tub with Iker Casillas. But I, your gracious host–always a

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Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Give Me Money

Teaching English is, of course, a seasonal enterprise. It’s like clockwork: in early January, everybody in Spain decides that this will be the year. The year they finally

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Drugs, Prostitution, and the Spanish GDP – A Love Story

Gotta hand it to the European Union. They’ve always got some new scheme to keep what we call Europe afloat. This week it’s calculating the contribution that sex and

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The Austerity Chronicles: Police State

I remember years ago when a group of feminists staged a protest about El Oso y el Madroño in Puerta del Sol, which they claimed was actually a female bear–una

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The Brain Drain in Spain 3: Flight of the Party Girls

An article was making the rounds on Facebook the other day entitled Pues yo me voy de España. In it, an Italian journalist describes her reasons for leaving

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Buy me, I’m Spanish: Spain’s brand identity crisis on the world market

by Brian Murdock It was back in 1952 when a Spanish director Luis García Berlanga filmed his now legendary Bienvenido Mr. Marshall about a small town in central

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The Brain Drain in Spain (insert stupid rhyme here)

Recently there’s been a lot of brain drain in Spain. But it didn’t use to be this way. There was a time, back in those early days of

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Just another surreal night in Madrid

Yesterday was the 3rd General Strike of the current crisis. I went to work because honestly, I don’t want to go to protests, and staying home to watch

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Austerity Pro Tip #1: Get Enough Protein

If you find yourself staring hungrily at your neighbor’s dog, it’s a sign that you need more protein in your diet. Do not I repeat DO NOT give

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