It's a bit difficult to explain what this page really contains. Traditional bullfighting terminology and imagery permeate western culture, and may be found almost anywhere. Here are a few of the places where they show up on the internet -- interesting things [to the WebMeister anyway] one can stumble across while combing through the internet with one search engine or another.
The
Bull Fight Lottery
"Prove to be a skilled torero! Let your mouse kill a bull and
win an URL!"
"Cincuentenario
de la Inauguracion de la Plaza México"
Lovely new postage stamps issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the opening of Plaza México (largest taurine plaza in the world),
one of the two most important bull rings in the world.
La
Corrida de Toros
" A hangman game Spanish-style. Save the matador by correctly spelling
the word and the crowd will cheer you. Spell the word incorrectly and the
charging bull will be the victor. Designed for ESL students (English as
a Second Language), grades 5 through 12 (through 12th grade? high school
students?)
Manolete
Suzy's "Crush of the Week" for 2-16 to 2-19-96
Matador Processors,
Inc.
A proud purveyor or frozen chiles rellenos. Although the WebMeister is
determined to resist taking sides in debates over the relative merits of
Portugese and Spanish bullfighting traditions -- or the relative merits
of Mexican and Spanish matadors -- or the relative trapío of Mexican
and Spanish toros bravo -- sometimes, you have to take a stand. One CAN'T
make a stellar chile relleno with an anaheim chili, however carefully it's
cultivated. If you've only eaten rellenos made with anaheims, you're quest
for the perfect relleno hasn't progressed very far. Find yourself a nice,
plump poblano, sear its skin and peel it ... THEN, if you don't skimp elsewhere,
you're on your way to a potential taste treat. Don't liimit yourself to
fast-food imitations (which, of course, have their place). If you want
to learn a bit about Mexican cuisine, try stopping by Mexican
Cuisine or it's much more elaborate Spanish-language version, La
Cocina Mexicana, where you'll encounter dozens and dozens of recipes
including distinctive, traditional dishes from each of Mexico's states.
Matador
Defined in the Toxic Custard "Custarpedia" (intended humorously)
Matador
with Capote and Bull
An amazingly complex piece of origami (caution -- it loads extremely
slowly), posted in Eric Andersen's origami gallery.
The Toreador
Here's an object-lesson about what can happen to people with too much
time on their hands. It appears that there's a role-playing game (Vampire:
The Masquerade) by a company called White Wolf. In the game, they've described
seven clans of vampires, one of which -- The Toreador, the "jewel"
of the clans -- contains the "tortured artist vampires, the sensitive
lovers of beauty and sophistication, the hedonistic degenerates."
To see where this has gone from there, take a look at le
salon de la rose (to whose creator thanks are owed for this background
information) or The
New York City Toreador. Or, if you want to venture into this world
on your own, just search the word "toreador" on the AltaVista
search engine (Yahoo won't do for this
one--only scratches the surface of this largely sub-terranian world).
The
"Torero" Chair
Actually, not a bad looking, Dutch-designed (?) wood & metal straight-back
chair with a noteable taurine flair. Take a look ...
Trim-Slim
Torero Slacks
The "slimmest, smoothest fit ever." Even with a 38" waist??
Viewmaster
disks
We weren't sure whether to put this here, or on the photo page -- but,
it IS kind'a odd, so here it'll be. If you own a "viewmaster"
(do you remember what that is??), or your child does, you can buy bullfight
disks for it -- second hand, if not in your favorite toy store. This page
is a listing of disks currently available from one dealer, updated with
some regularity. The disks are cheap, and you can pretty much be assured
that you'll be the only one in your peña with a collection!
If you
have comments or suggestions,
drop a line to Mundo Taurino [Internet]
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