“Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called on workers in the public and private sector to stop wearing ties, as an energy saving measure in the heat.
Mr Sanchez said his government will adopt ‘urgent’ energy-saving measures on Monday as European countries strive to become less dependent on Russian gas in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
On Friday, temperatures reached 36C (96.8 F) in Madrid and 39C [102.2 F ] in Seville.”
— “Spain heatwave: PM tells workers to stop wearing ties to save energy,” Malu Cursino, BBC News
Logically, you’d think that neckties should be compulsory in winter to save heating, but they’re bad for your brain. Throw the damn things out and wear a muffler this December.
If you have a date with a charging 1,300-pound-bull, wearing flip-flops and cargo shorts won’t do. You need a custom-made traje de luces, a suit of lights. Antonio Lopez Fuentes of Madrid’s Fermin Tailor Shop explains. His family has been outfitting matadors for 55 years.
“No habrá nadie en el mundo (There will be no one in this world),” written by Javier Limón, performed by Buika. The composer is the guitarist. Concha Buika grew up on the Spanish island of Majorca, and lives in Miami when not on tour. Her parents are from Equatorial Guinea.
“There will be no one in this world able to cure
the wound left by your pride.
I can’t understand how you hurt me now
after having given me so much love.”
“Scientists at Binghamton University have analyzed fatal wounds on a 430,000-year-old skull, and believe that they have uncovered one of the oldest murder cases known to man. The skeletal remains in question were found at an archaeological site in Spain, where at least 28 other skeletons were also discovered.”
–“Wanted: 430,000-Year-Old Murder Suspect,” Dustin Petzold, Big Think
Financial institutions across Andalusia are under percussive attack from Flamenco Flash Mobs. Guerilla performances of these indignados flamencos are political demonstrations, expressions of anger and frustration at the Spanish economic crisis.Like this performance in a branch of Bankia, they’re choreographed by the anti-capitalist group Flo6x8.
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“Los “indignados flamencos” Flo6x8 arrasan en Internet con su bulería contra Bankia,” Vertele.com
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Spain bested Netherlands in an overtime World Cup match. The Dutch team had been undefeated in 25 previous contests. Perhaps this was payback for Holland’s defeat of Spain in the Dutch War of Independence (1648).
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The final match of the 2010 World Cup will be played shortly. The competitors, The Netherlands and Spain, have a history. Lots of history, chiefly the overtime contest called The Eighty Years War or Tachtigjarige Oorlog (1568–1648).
The war began under the leadership of coaches William of Orange on the Dutch side, with Philip II coaching Spain. The outcome? Hint: the struggle is also called the Dutch War of Independence.
Back to today’s match: neither side has won the World Cup in the entire history of FIFA competition. How long is that? Eighty years.
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