Well here’s a slightly geeky yet totally awesome aside – Anthony Metivier has interviewed me for his podcast about memory techniques. Metivier is a well-known memory expert, originally from
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The Sexiest English Teachers in Spain Throw Down in this EFL Celebrity Deathmatch
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
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. Something I see in English language teaching all the time… It’s one of the mighty,
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
Against the horror which is colloquial English
Poetry, in some form or other, has been around for millennia, but we all know that some poems are better than others–some, in fact, are nothing more than
The Spanish Brand: Snuggle Up With Marca España
Is the Spanish brand suffering? Maybe… The Spanish government is trying to improve the Spanish brand these days, and ungramatically trying to attract foreign investment. That was 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
