Putin, against the ropes

Putin, against the ropes

If he were not a serial killer, Putin would be pitiful. Like the dictator at the end of Gabriel García Márquez’s The Autumn of the Patriarch, he is alone in his palace, perplexed, paranoid, and afraid of his people. And of the external enemy. David beats the clumsy Goliath, not with stones but with…

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The old Werther

The old Werther

While at the Liceu, Christof Loy presents us with a young Werther in the thrilling performance of Xabier Anduaga, at the Supreme Court, an old Werther was also acting. The first Werther loves Charlotte and steps aside, while José Luis Ábalos says, perhaps, the…

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A pride for Barcelona

The majestic image of the Sagrada Família featured on our cover today is a tribute to Antoni Gaudí, on the centenary of his death, and to the city of Barcelona itself for having this fabulous architectural jewel. There are only a few days left until June 10, when,

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