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...Last month, young Catalan nationalists publicly set fire to photos of the visiting monarchs in Girona. The perpetrators were arrested, but they inspired a string of royal photo burnings in other parts of the region. In otherwise democratic Spain, an "attack on the dignity of the monarchy" is still a crime and the burnings, along with a few other anti-monarchical incidents, have sparked something of a crisis. Is this the beginning of the end for Spanish royal reverence...
...unilateral declaration of independence depends on the willingness of other countries to recognize the new nation. In Kosovo's case, the U.S. has already indicated its intention to do so. But the E.U. is divided: Greece, Slovakia and Spain have said they oppose self-declared independence, largely on the grounds that it would encourage separatism among ethnic minorities in their own countries. Differences within the E.U. not only undermine the unity the West has been keen to uphold, but also could complicate the E.U.'s appointed task of helping to administer an independent Kosovo. "It is Europe that would...
Weight in tons of a Guinness-record-breaking vegetable salad made in Pulpí, Spain; the previous record was a 3.6-ton potato salad made in Latvia...
...average can of Coca-Cola (or at least the one in my fridge at home) contains 355 ml of soda. Cans in Spain (or at least the ones in my fridge here) hold only 200 ml. At home, Cold Stone Creamery’s “small” portions of ice cream are five ounces. In Spanish gelato shops, a 2.5 ounce scoop is the norm. By American standards, European food portions are tiny, but living abroad, I’ve come to see things in a different light. In reality, American portion sizes are huge...
Justine R. Lescroart ’09 is an English and American literature and language concentrator in Quincy House, and is currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Her column appears on alternate Wednesdays...