It’s a debate that’s lighting up online forums all over Iberia. No, it’s not the referendum for Catalonian independence (although I guess that’s important, too). And no, it’s not
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As Baby Boomers Near Death, Inane Blathering about Millennials Increases
On a recent morning in Minneapolis, Tom Dickington was approached by one of his young employees. Dickington, 63, who manages a local Foot Locker, says, “The kid said he
Cercedilla Article on Vaya Madrid, and Quotes for Hemingway’s Birthday
Well folks, I have a new article on Vaya Madrid these days. It’s about Cercedilla, a lovely town up north in the mountains. The title is Escape the
Breaking: The Huffington Post is Lame
Oh man, has my facebook page been abuzz of late with some lameness from our friends at the Huffpo! And it’s not even the usual liberal whining they’re famous
Big Publishing, Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (Part 2)
Big publishing is on the way out. Or at least I hope so. Here’s something I see in English language teaching all the time… It’s one of the
The Effective Abolition of the Germanic Lexicon
It is endlessly amusing, to me, how worked up perfectly sane people will get over certain monosyllables. Why should a certain combination of sounds be considered offensive? The
Five Fun Italian Proverbs
Ready for some Italian proverbs? ‘Cause I spent this Christmas and New Year’s in Italy. Everybody seems to be impressed by this fact except me. Actually, as far
How to Make Money as a Language School Owner: Pimping for Fun and Profit
What do an escort service and a language school have in common? More than you might imagine. For one thing, they both semi- or illegally employ a lot
Street English: a selection of pickup lines in English and Spanish
A friend of mine has an enormous collection of English textbooks and phrasebooks at home, and when I flip through them, I’m struck with how perfectly useless most
Top 3 ways that teaching English abroad inflates your ego
Ah, the life of an expat English teacher. If you’ve been here a while, you’ve already realized that teaching English in Spain isn’t going to make you a
