These articles, which first appeared in the author's weekly column in "El Semanal," are an insight into the mind of one of Spain's most celebrated contemporary writers. "This column cannot be written with a scalpel; I don't have a talent to be subtle. Some days I have a really good time, on others I vent, and others when I yell out loud, or at least try to, say things that some do not have the means to say. However, it is impossible to please everyone. There's no room for beating around the bush, pretty words or subtleties.