Internet, the network of networks, is synonymous with freedom. It is a significant advance for the transmission of information among citizens and facilitates the use of digital services to make our lives more comfortable. It is true that privacy and security must be protected…
Israel momentarily looks away from Iran, stuck in an agreement that has not been reached with the United States, and refocuses on its two main nearby fronts: Gaza and Lebanon.
The myth chose the promise. Paula Blasi’s story will forever be linked to the legend of L’Angliru. It was on one of the most fearsome climbs that can be tackled where the Catalan was crowned winner of the 2026 Vuelta a España, where she rose among the greats of this sport at just 23 years old. In the queen stage, where the great pages are written, the cyclist from Esplugues was able to seize the final victory and snatch the red jersey from Anna van der Breggen, one of the best of the century. The present and the future overtook the past in an unforgettable ascent that exalted Blasi.
While Mexico prepares to be one of the hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the state of Sinaloa a much older sport survives: ulama, a pre-Hispanic ball game with more than 3,400 years of history that today fights to stay alive.
Faceless women… or rather with their faces hidden by hair, veiled by dresses, or even covered by a still life. The Polish painter Ewa Juszkiewicz presents about twenty unsettling portraits at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, from this May 26th until next September 6th, that will not leave visitors indifferent.
For a short period of time, between 1985 and 1993, the Vía Wagner galleries were the exponent in the Upper Diagonal of a commercial model that found some success in pre-Olympic Barcelona. It was the alternative in the upper area of the city to the Bulevard Rosa, which was thriving in…
Fifteen years have passed since the most important social outbreak in democratic Spain. The 15-M emerged on a Sunday in May at Puerta del Sol in Madrid as a demonstration called via the internet, with a success that surprised even the organizers. And those outraged by economic precariousness and the political system did not go home after the protest. They set up a camp that spread to Barcelona, in Plaça Catalunya, and then throughout the country. There was a willingness to participate in politics. Thousands and thousands of hours of assemblies to outline possible roadmaps turned the squares into laboratories of direct democracy. What remains today of that movement? Could it happen again?
What do global artists today like Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía, C. Tangana, and Bad Bunny have in common? They connect with their identity and claim a cultural heritage, whether it be Las Grecas, George Clinton, Camarón, or the Puerto Rican Héctor Lavoe. To the point that this identity ends up being embraced by anyone from any generation, social stratum, and geographic location. This explains why among the fans of Bad Bunny who will gather at the Estadi Olímpic de Barcelona this Friday and Saturday, in his first appearance in Spain on the Debí tirar más fotos tour, you can find both fifteen-year-old Catalan girls from affluent backgrounds as well as young Latin American immigrants or professionals from Barcelona’s avant-garde cultural sector.
The outbreak detected on the MV Hondius cruise ship is an example of a public health event with international scope and attention. It is not, in any case, a public health emergency, like Covid-19 was, for example. On board the cruise ship, with more than 140 passengers and 70
Romeu-Giráldez duel on the benches, reunions, farewells, rematches, and a crown at stake. The clash between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes this afternoon at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo promises to be one of the most thrilling of all time. It has all the ingredients to be one of those that go down in history, and Barça wants to engrave its name on its fourth continental crown. Against their archrival, who wants to become that Lyon again that once terrified Europe. The one with eight Champions in its trophy cabinet, now seeking the first in Oslo since Michele Kang took ownership of the French giant.