Alberto Bruzos
@abruzos.bsky.social
Applied Linguist, Director of the Spanish Language Program at Princeton University. https://abruzos2023.scholar.princeton.edu/
Leaving aside hipster barbershops for a moment, I am even more fascinated by the retro aesthetic of these two hairdressing salons in Tetuán district.
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Leaving aside hipster barbershops for a moment, I am even more fascinated by the retro aesthetic of these two hairdressing salons in Tetuán district.
Another barbería in the Tetuán neighborhood, Madrid Shaving Club. In addition to the name, we see English in "lounge", "open" instead of "abierto", and the bilingual "book your appointment". Spanish is less prominent. No pictures of beards.
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Another barbería in the Tetuán neighborhood, Madrid Shaving Club. In addition to the name, we see English in "lounge", "open" instead of "abierto", and the bilingual "book your appointment". Spanish is less prominent. No pictures of beards.
A couple of pictures from Ikaro Barber Shop in Madrid (at La Vaguada shopping center, to be precise).
Notice the exaggerated beards and the use of English: "barber shop" instead of "barbería"; "just for men".
Notice the exaggerated beards and the use of English: "barber shop" instead of "barbería"; "just for men".
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
A couple of pictures from Ikaro Barber Shop in Madrid (at La Vaguada shopping center, to be precise).
Notice the exaggerated beards and the use of English: "barber shop" instead of "barbería"; "just for men".
Notice the exaggerated beards and the use of English: "barber shop" instead of "barbería"; "just for men".
Escuchando esta maravilla:
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Escuchando esta maravilla:
Añoranza de los tiempos en que se podían escribir ensayos académicos con esta libertad.
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Añoranza de los tiempos en que se podían escribir ensayos académicos con esta libertad.
Lo que dice Francisco Rodríguez Marín sobre la "relajación de las costumbres" en la sociedad sevillana del s. XVI me ha hecho pensar en los mensajes de Epstein.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Lo que dice Francisco Rodríguez Marín sobre la "relajación de las costumbres" en la sociedad sevillana del s. XVI me ha hecho pensar en los mensajes de Epstein.
Muy bueno esto de Zerocalcare sobre Chomsky, al que veo por primera vez en un cómic.
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Muy bueno esto de Zerocalcare sobre Chomsky, al que veo por primera vez en un cómic.
Presentando esto:
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Presentando esto:
La semana que viene estaré en la I Conferencia Internacional de Investigación en Linguas organizada por el @ilingua-uvigo.bsky.social.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
La semana que viene estaré en la I Conferencia Internacional de Investigación en Linguas organizada por el @ilingua-uvigo.bsky.social.
Leyendo a Habermas, sin duda el autor menos "page-turner". Como no puedo leerlo en alemán, no sé si la dificultad se debe a su peculiar registro filosófico de una exactitud maniática y singular (hasta el punto de que a menudo bordea la parodia de sí mismo), o a la violencia de traducirlo al español.
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Leyendo a Habermas, sin duda el autor menos "page-turner". Como no puedo leerlo en alemán, no sé si la dificultad se debe a su peculiar registro filosófico de una exactitud maniática y singular (hasta el punto de que a menudo bordea la parodia de sí mismo), o a la violencia de traducirlo al español.
Aquí van mis 10 películas favoritas del siglo XXI, aunque estoy seguro de que me dejo algunas mejores.
June 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Aquí van mis 10 películas favoritas del siglo XXI, aunque estoy seguro de que me dejo algunas mejores.
Superintelligence = Fully Automated Ads
"Meta’s ad platform already offers some AI tools that can generate variations of ads and make minor changes to them before targeting the ads to users on Facebook and Instagram. Now, the company aims to help brands create advertising concepts from scratch."
"Meta’s ad platform already offers some AI tools that can generate variations of ads and make minor changes to them before targeting the ads to users on Facebook and Instagram. Now, the company aims to help brands create advertising concepts from scratch."
June 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Superintelligence = Fully Automated Ads
"Meta’s ad platform already offers some AI tools that can generate variations of ads and make minor changes to them before targeting the ads to users on Facebook and Instagram. Now, the company aims to help brands create advertising concepts from scratch."
"Meta’s ad platform already offers some AI tools that can generate variations of ads and make minor changes to them before targeting the ads to users on Facebook and Instagram. Now, the company aims to help brands create advertising concepts from scratch."
June 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Scale AI helped other businesses build A.I. technologies. It hired armies of contract workers to sift through vast amounts of data, labeling and “cleaning” the information so that it could be used to train complex A.I. systems."
From @karenhao.bsky.social in "Empire of AI":
From @karenhao.bsky.social in "Empire of AI":
June 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Scale AI helped other businesses build A.I. technologies. It hired armies of contract workers to sift through vast amounts of data, labeling and “cleaning” the information so that it could be used to train complex A.I. systems."
From @karenhao.bsky.social in "Empire of AI":
From @karenhao.bsky.social in "Empire of AI":
"We should think carefully about the fact that the most influential AI boosters are also the most ruthless higher ed attackers. And if those attacking the educational enterprise understand the dangers of liberatory pedagogy, then we sure as hell need to channel it for social transformation.” 🔥🔥🔥
May 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"We should think carefully about the fact that the most influential AI boosters are also the most ruthless higher ed attackers. And if those attacking the educational enterprise understand the dangers of liberatory pedagogy, then we sure as hell need to channel it for social transformation.” 🔥🔥🔥
Very impressed with "Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz", Ari Richter‘s superb debut graphic memoir published by @fantagraphics.bsky.social!
Thanks to @vmspod.bsky.social for the recommendation!
Thanks to @vmspod.bsky.social for the recommendation!
April 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Very impressed with "Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz", Ari Richter‘s superb debut graphic memoir published by @fantagraphics.bsky.social!
Thanks to @vmspod.bsky.social for the recommendation!
Thanks to @vmspod.bsky.social for the recommendation!