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A nation that tortures animals for fun has thoughts about American foreign policy. How delightful.
Last Friday evening in Málaga, a bull named nobody-bothered-to-ask gored retired matador Ricardo Ortiz to death while he was preparing the annual Corrida Picassiana — a bullfight themed around Pablo Picasso, because nothing honors a great artist quite like watching terrified animals bleed out in the afternoon sun.
This is Spain, where the killing of bulls is not merely tolerated but curated — wrapped in pageantry, dipped in art history, and occasionally accessorized with Picasso references for that extra cultural sheen.
By Pimm FoxA nation that tortures animals for fun has thoughts about American foreign policy. How delightful.
Last Friday evening in Málaga, a bull named nobody-bothered-to-ask gored retired matador Ricardo Ortiz to death while he was preparing the annual Corrida Picassiana — a bullfight themed around Pablo Picasso, because nothing honors a great artist quite like watching terrified animals bleed out in the afternoon sun.
This is Spain, where the killing of bulls is not merely tolerated but curated — wrapped in pageantry, dipped in art history, and occasionally accessorized with Picasso references for that extra cultural sheen.