By Tamara Enz A few weeks ago in a random historic-site parking lot in far-flung western Colorado I met a 60-something woman from Atlanta. “You’re traveling alone? Well good for you. I […]
Tempeh sausages with pepper spray on the side
Erm, hi, England here. I get it. I’m sorry.
I’ve been the problem all along This is really awkward for me, what with being a country and all. I don’t usually speak, and I certainly never imagined I’d speak from a […]
Scotland votes, and however it goes, expect bitterness to follow
Scottish voters, as the whole world probably knows by now, will be voting on their potential independence from the United Kingdom on Thursday. Actually, that’s not what they were initially going to […]
Donald Trump threatens Scotland; Scotland yawns
You know The Donald™. He likes to be, well, public. So when he wanted to build a fancy new golf course and super-duper resort in Scotland a couple of years ago, he […]
Will Scotland leave the UK?
There has been much discussion of this very question this past week, since suddenly it looks as if there will be a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence in Scotland in […]
Nota Bene #100: Il Planetario di Figaro
Wow, 100 issues of Nota Bene! Props to Russ for helping me for a while with this nifty little S&R feature. Never mind all that now, let’s get on with this issue. […]
Nota Bene #95: STFU
Gonna try something different
Happy Birthday to The Commonwealth: could this be Britain's future?
I was surprised to learn that 2009 is the 60th anniversary of The Commonwealth—the association of former British colonies that still, amazingly, continue to work with each and talk to each other […]
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