Felix Gonzalez-Torres consummates his “sweet revenge” against Madrid at the Museo Reina Sofía

Felix Gonzalez-Torres consummates his “sweet revenge” against Madrid at the Museo Reina Sofía

Felix Gonzalez-Torres -so, without accents and with a hyphen to join his two last names into one- was a child when, in 1971, he was in Madrid for the first time, where he arrived from Cuba, sent by his family to keep him away from the Castro regime. Twenty years later, in 1991, he returned and consummated a “sweet revenge,” it is not known against what or whom, which now, more than three decades later, is echoed by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

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The Castellers de Barcelona seek to crown the castell at the "highest altitude in history" in the Alps

The Castellers de Barcelona seek to crown the castell at the “highest altitude in history” in the Alps

Los Castellers de Barcelona are preparing to export the castellera tradition to an unprecedented altitude. This June 25, the group from the Catalan capital will travel to the Swiss Alps with the goal of completing what is announced as the “highest castell in history,” in the words of their public relations manager, Jordi Planas, to La Vanguardia.

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Six weeks of summer closure on Barcelona Metro Line 1 between Florida and Plaça de Sants

Six weeks of summer closure on Barcelona Metro Line 1 between Florida and Plaça de Sants

The residents of l’Hospitalet are this year the most affected by the usual summer infrastructure renovation cuts in the Barcelona metro. Line L1 will be out of service between Florida and Plaça de Sants stations from July 17 to August 28. It will be six weeks during which users of the closed section of the red line will be without metro service. Those from the rest of l’Hospitalet will have to choose the best alternative to avoid extending their journey more than necessary during the hottest days of the year with fewer passengers on the subway. Around 40,000 people will be affected every day.

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What rights does the unborn conceived have? Ayuso's law reopens the legal debate

What rights does the unborn conceived have? Ayuso’s law reopens the legal debate

The new law of the Community of Madrid, which recognizes the conceived unborn as an additional member of the family unit to access certain public aids, has once again brought to the table what the legal recognition of the unborn (nasciturus) is in Spain. The question takes on special relevance in extreme situations, such as when a woman loses the pregnancy due to a traffic accident or a terrorist attack. In those cases, the legal treatment of that loss is not always the same and varies depending on the area of Law.

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The 2027 solar eclipse drives prices up: up to 12,500 euros for one night in Tarifa

The 2027 solar eclipse drives prices up: up to 12,500 euros for one night in Tarifa

There is still a year left to witness what will be the “eclipse of the century.” On August 2, 2027, the phenomenon will be visible from practically all of Spain, but only in the south of Andalusia, Ceuta, and Melilla will the Moon completely cover the Sun, plunging the day into night. Still recovering from the eclipse of last August 12, reservations for houses, apartments, and rooms have already skyrocketed in provinces such as Cádiz, Málaga, Granada, and Almería. And, with them, the prices.

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Tom Cruise appears twenty years older to portray the most powerful man in the world

Tom Cruise appears twenty years older to portray the most powerful man in the world

As effective in front of a camera as behind it, and with enough years of experience to present a film in a way that does not go unnoticed, last Thursday Tom Cruise arrived in person at the main theater of the Warner Brothers studios in Los Angeles to share with the press the trailer of Digger. The film, which according to the studio has cost 125 million dollars but unofficial data assures has already reached 200, marks the return of Alejandro G. Iñárritu to the screens four years after Bardo, and promises an unusual combination of delirious comedy, science fiction, and political satire.

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