July 29th, 2010 by julia | 1 Comment
Catalonia has banned bullfighting, huzzah! But when Lee and I visited Barcelona a year ago, our tour guide gave a brief defense of the sport. I share that defense with you and then pick it apart. Plus, I make a cute Ferdinand reference.
July 18th, 2010 by julia | 4 Comments
A post that is part craft tutorial, part history lesson.
August 28th, 2007 by julia | 2 Comments
You’re all in for a treat: I can now embed video! (At least video from a Web site, not from my own files.) Today’s film will be a lovely Cold War-era short titled “Duck and Cover,” starring Burt the Turtle. I had my history class today; we were shown “Red Nightmare,” “How To Spot a [...]