In the 13 years since NCLB there has been no -- zero, nada -- progress in education.
They're a versatile crew, straight-faced and nonchalantly athletic in Goyo Montero's Alrededor No Hay Nada, a stark, striking collection of quick stop-start phrases.
Years of drinking Spanish wines and hearing "no pasa nada" several times a day — spoken by people who know well the value of work and sacrifice — will retool the most threat-wired brain.
That means no cell phones, no computers, no refrigerators, nada.
That meant no reporters, no video cameras, no photographers, nada.
No mustard, no onions, nada.
A common cultural motto is the psychologically cool "no pasa nada" (roughly — no big deal), meant to take the wind out of the sails of just about any of life's problems.
Here it has the promise of being delicious -- with a gorgeous complement of fresh mushrooms, baby bok choy and haricots verts and a fiery yet delicate red chile-garlic sauce -- but there is nothing to scoop it up with, no rice, no bread, nada.
No computer, no iTunes, nada, zippo, nothing.
So no cars, no drivers, nada!
