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As century-old bodegas rooted in the city’s everyday life and working-class culture are gradually disappearing, a globalised, stylised model tailored for fast turnover and...
This November marks fifty years since the death of dictator Francisco Franco. The generations that upheld the antifrancoist struggle and built the new democratic regime could scarcely...
A number of new initiatives aimed at halting the decline of Barcelona’s old theatre boulevard are offering fresh hope. The new Paral·lel is beginning to take shape, not just...
Since time immemorial, human history has been shaped by the constant movement of people: hundreds of thousands fleeing or relocating due to economic hardship, war, climate change...
It’s striking that the first biography of the author of Els altres catalans [The Other Catalans] has taken so long to appear. Genís...
The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) is hosting the exhibition Ink Against Hitler until 11 January. The show brings to...
It’s hard to pin down a single verb to describe Anne Carson’s presence in Barcelona. You might say she visited, passed through, recited, read or spoke. And once she’d gone, what...
Significant progress has been made since the days when adultery was considered a criminal offence, punishable...
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