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Madrid food
fromwww.thelocal.es
1 day ago

Inside Spain: It's hard to find a foreigner who supports bullfighting

Foreign readers often express joy at news of bullfighters being killed by bulls, reflecting a strong anti-bullfighting sentiment.
Science
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 days ago

From Cajal to Dali and Lorca: The drawings that revealed the substance of the human mind and inspired Surrealism

Santiago Ramon y Cajal discovered the structure of the nervous system and won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906, influencing both science and art.
#latin-america
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

A story that needs to be told': the Manacillos festival of Colombia photo essay

Afro-Colombians celebrate the Manacillos festival to unite and resist economic instability and violence, preserving their ancestral heritage along the Yurumangui River.
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

Aday Mara, the first Spaniard to win the NCAA basketball title in the United States

Aday Mara turned 21 minutes after achieving something unprecedented in Spanish sports: winning the NCAA and doing so as a key player on both offense and defense for the Michigan Wolverines.
Los Angeles Rams
Madrid food
fromwww.theguardian.com
15 hours ago

Time-travelling in Cantabria: from the stone age to Sartre via the prettiest town in Spain'

Exploring the area west of Santander reveals prehistoric art, medieval towns, and beach resorts, showcasing a rich historical and cultural tapestry.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 days ago

The Paradoxical Delights of South America's Biggest Art Fair

SP-Arte 22nd edition showcases a blend of global and regional art, emphasizing Brazil's role in transcontinental artistic connections.
fromKqed
1 week ago

BAMPFA Spotlights Lucrecia Martel's Parables of Middle-Class Desperation

"Whenever you manage, through cinema, to cast doubt on the assumed nature of things, you might be approaching something really interesting. And when you have done that once, there's no way back."
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

A once-in-a-lifetime experience or a public nuisance? The big debate over Shakira's stadium in Madrid

More than 500,000 tickets have been sold in record time, with all 11 concerts expected to be sold out, turning the Iberdrola Music venue into a tribute to Latin music.
London music
Television
fromForbes
1 week ago

TelevisaUnivision Bets Its Telenovela DNA Can Win The Microdrama Race

TelevisaUnivision's ViX Micros aims to transform telenovelas into mobile-friendly microdramas, achieving significant viewership and user engagement in under a year.
#luna-lauren-velez
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Rise of a Spanish-Language News Influencer

Espina humorously admitted to oversleeping on a significant news day, stating, 'Breaking news, mi gente! I can't believe it.' His videos celebrated Maduro's fall but also expressed concern about the complexities of the situation.
US Elections
Madrid food
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 days ago

3 Perfect Days in Madrid, According to Our Local Editor

Santo Mauro and Four Seasons Madrid offer luxury experiences, while Hotel Urso and CoolRooms Palacio de Atocha provide charm and tranquility.
Music production
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Anna Ferrer Transforms Tradition in Enchanting New Video: Los panes los hijos - KALTBLUT Magazine

Anna Ferrer's fourth album, PA, intertwines her family's bakery heritage with experimental folk music, creating a unique sonic experience.
SF LGBT
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Luis Salgado: It's an honor to be a Hispanic director telling the story of US independence'

Luis Salgado's version of 1776 reinterprets American history, highlighting the contradictions of freedom and the rights of enslaved people.
fromBronx Times
2 weeks ago

Teatro Fest NYC returns a spotlight on Latino performers with 24 shows citywide - Bronx Times

Teatro Fest NYC returned for its 11th year earlier this month, celebrating a history of Latinx identity and performance through 24 unique and original shows.
NYC music
Berlin music
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago

Review: Don Quixote at the SF Ballet soars

San Francisco Ballet's 'Don Quixote' features a unique adaptation with minimal focus on the title character, showcasing a blend of romance and adventure.
Madrid food
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Tranquil, natural and barely a tourist in sight': readers' favourite hidden gems in Spain

Traveling through Spain offers picturesque landscapes, rich wine culture, and serene natural experiences away from tourist crowds.
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks ago

On Passover, some Sephardic Jews revisit not only the story of their ancestors, but also their Ladino language

During Passover, Jewish families gather at their tables to retell a story passed down for thousands of years, recounting the Exodus, the biblical story of the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt.
Philosophy
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Video: The Aching Power of Abraham Vazquez

Abraham Vazquez has this lusty, powerful, aching voice. This song is about loss, and you feel it with every inch of intensity that he's performing.
Music
Arts
from48 hills
3 days ago

Drama Masks: Keeping the monsters of the world at bay - 48 hills

The Bay Area performing arts scene offers bright spots amidst current challenges, highlighting productions that promote inclusivity and cultural awareness.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Shakira and Bad Bunny, with 10 concerts each, place Madrid at the center of the Latin music world

Bad Bunny has sold more than 600,000 tickets for his 10 concerts in Madrid, breaking the record for the highest number of tickets sold for a single tour in Spain, with an average price of 150 euros each.
Barcelona
Berlin
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Pedro Almodovar: My modesty has crumbled. Now I feel more naked'

Pedro Almodovar expresses mixed feelings about his latest film, Amarga Navidad, revealing personal exposure and positive initial reactions.
Madrid food
fromTravel + Leisure
4 days ago

This Spanish City Offers 320 Days of Sun, Tapas Bars, and a Magical Vibe-All Without Breaking the Bank

Granada offers rich history, vibrant culture, stunning scenery, and affordable experiences, making it a captivating destination in Spain's Andalusia region.
Arts
from48 hills
5 days ago

With New Works Festival, Lenora Lee Dance opens doors to radical voices - 48 hills

Lenora Lee Dance is launching its first New Works Festival featuring seven diverse artists to explore human rights and cultural themes.
Barcelona
fromwww.thelocal.es
3 weeks ago

Inside Spain: Pyrotechnic hooligans and dismantling Brexit

Foreign visitors at Valencia's Fallas festival are increasingly engaging in dangerous pyrotechnic activities, leading to police interventions and public safety concerns.
Berlin music
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

From saint to raver: Rosalia opens Lux' world tour by exploring all her incarnations

Rosalia's Lux world tour opener in Lyon showcased an ambitious, theatrical production that successfully translated her sophisticated, maximalist album to stage with authority and artistic vision.
#semana-santa
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
Madrid food

Seville, Spain's Holy Week blends faith, tradition and spectacle

Seville's Holy Week, or Semana Santa, is a vibrant cultural and religious celebration that attracts both locals and tourists.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
Madrid food

Holy parades and earthly pleasures in Spain: Easter in Granada

Semana Santa in Granada features solemn Easter processions with brotherhoods carrying floats depicting the Passion of Christ.
Madrid food
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Seville, Spain's Holy Week blends faith, tradition and spectacle

Seville's Holy Week, or Semana Santa, is a vibrant cultural and religious celebration that attracts both locals and tourists.
Madrid food
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Holy parades and earthly pleasures in Spain: Easter in Granada

Semana Santa in Granada features solemn Easter processions with brotherhoods carrying floats depicting the Passion of Christ.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

The Printmaker Who Became a Hero of Mexican Cultural Identity

Frida Kahlo, during her 1933 trip to New York, created a colorful haven in her hotel room by covering the walls with prints by José Guadalupe Posada, which depicted sensational news and political imagery.
Arts
fromFuncheap
3 weeks ago

Sounds of Latin America: A Violin and Piano Journey

Pianist Dr. Gabriela Calderón and violinist Dr. Catalina Barraza celebrate the rich musical heritage of Latin America.
SF music
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

A Mariachi school persists, and thrives, amidst an immigration crackdown

It makes me feel proud, simply because of the specific time we're in right now. It definitely takes a lot of courage for kids my age to represent their culture. Anthony Benitez, an 18-year-old violin student born in the United States to Mexican immigrants, expressed how the academy provides a meaningful outlet for cultural expression amid punitive immigration enforcement affecting Latino and immigrant families across the country.
NYC music
London music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Here's What Went Down at Rosalia's Lux Tour Opener

Rosalía launched her first tour in four years at LDLC Arena in Lyon, performing new material from her 2025 album Lux with elaborate staging and choreography.
#spain
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Easter processions in Spain in pictures: from Seville to Zamora to Malaga

The Tamborada festival in Hellin, marked by drumming, has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, attracting over 20,000 participants of all ages.
Madrid food
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Insult or adaptation? Why films still struggle to adapt novels

Film adaptations of literature often transform source material through cinematic techniques, sometimes sacrificing literary depth for visual spectacle and narrative restructuring.
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
3 weeks ago

'In the Heights' returns to NYC for a limited run this fall

In the Heights returns to New York City Center for a two-week concert staging from October 28 through November 8, 2026, directed by David Mendizábal.
Madrid food
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

When I turned 40, my wife and I took a hard look at our lives in the US. Then, we decided to move our family to Spain.

Turning 40 prompted a family move to Alicante, Spain for a better quality of life and a slower pace amidst rising costs in the US.
#immigration
Madrid food
fromwww.thelocal.es
2 weeks ago

Inside Spain: What would it be like with fewer immigrants?

A government report warns that reducing immigration by a third could shrink Spain's population significantly and negatively impact various sectors.
Madrid food
fromwww.thelocal.es
2 weeks ago

Inside Spain: What would it be like with fewer immigrants?

A government report warns that reducing immigration by a third could shrink Spain's population significantly and negatively impact various sectors.
Arts
fromColossal
3 weeks ago

'Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way' Convenes 58 Artists to Survey Contemporary Latinx Painting

Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way showcases contemporary Latinx painting through diverse artists and themes, emphasizing community and cultural convergence.
fromThe Independent
2 weeks ago

Antonio Banderas: 'I was told I'd only play bad guys because I'm Spanish'

They said, you are here, like the Blacks and the Hispanics, to play the bad guys. However, he ultimately proved them wrong when he was cast as Zorro opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Madrid food
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

The joyous, decorated Aztec dancers of San Jose

It is a dance tradition, but it's very much culturally rooted. It's also for many, if not all, the people involved, a spiritual practice. But even in different (dance) groups that hold to different ways of being, we still collaborate together - we still work together to uplift the culture.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.thelocal.es
1 month ago

Where to travel in Spain to see the solar eclipse this summer

A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, perfectly aligning to completely obscure the Sun, casting a dark shadow across the Earth. The event may be around five months away, but many are already planning their trips and accommodation is booking up fast.
Travel
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

New Medieval Books: The Taifa Kingdoms - Medievalists.net

The eleventh-century collapse of the Umayyad caliphate fragmented al-Andalus into rival taifa kingdoms, initiating the centuries-long process that ended Islamic rule in Iberia by 1492.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Orson Welles' love affair with Spain's Castilla y Leon region

Orson Welles expressed a deep, inexplicable affection for Avila, Spain, despite only living there briefly while filming Chimes at Midnight.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
22 years ago

It's Spanish, reinterpreted

A 1923 Spanish-style Brentwood home designed by architect John Byers reveals intimate, elegantly layered spaces combining modern and ancient elements across nine thousand square feet.
Parenting
fromwww.thelocal.es
1 year ago

The 'strange' things Spanish parents do raising their children

Spain's family-oriented culture includes distinctive parenting practices like infant ear piercing and flexible bedtimes that differ significantly from northern European child-rearing traditions.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

The New York Flamenco Festival celebrates 25 years by honoring flamenco's pioneers | amNewYork

The New York Flamenco Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary, presenting over 200 companies across 16 venues to more than 1.6 million audience members worldwide.
fromQueerty
3 weeks ago

WATCH: An older man's cruising vacation hits a stroke of bad luck in this Spanish dramedy - Queerty

Maspalomas, a resort down off the coast of Gran Canaria in Spain, is one of the top gay vacation destinations in the world. It's home to fabulous beaches, stunning sand dunes, and a population of just over 36,000 with an impressive 30 LGBTQ+ bars, meaning there's nearly one bar per every thousand residents.
Madrid food
Madrid food
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Madrid Travel Guide: What to Do, Eat and Where to Stay

Madrid has transformed from a transit hub into a major European destination and Latin American expat capital, offering world-class museums, diverse neighborhoods, and exceptional culinary experiences.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

Self-generating AI interfaces require structured constraints like A2UI to prevent chaotic, unusable experiences and shift designers from deterministic blueprints to probabilistic protocols.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Festival Concentrico 2026 Announces Three Selected Urban Installations From Its International Open Calls

Concéntrico is an urban innovation laboratory that invites reflection on the city through architecture and design. Since 2015, it has carried out more than 180 interventions in Logroño, Spain. The new 2025/2026 season of the festival expands on this experimental spirit with three international calls for proposals that bring the ideas in the book Concéntrico: Laboratorio de Innovación Urbana (Park Books, 2025) into action.
Design
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Yosimar Reyes explores lives of the undocumented in Teatro Vision show

Yosimar Reyes, an undocumented poet, became Santa Clara County's first undocumented poet laureate and created a play portraying undocumented community resilience in East San Jose.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Spanish jamon is the best ham in the world but culture warriors are reviving its dark history | Abbas Asaria

Spain produces world-class ham and a rich variety of regional pork dishes, notably jamon iberico and diverse morcillas with deep cultural significance.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'The miracle': A 6-year-old walked away from the train wreck that killed her family

A southern Spain train derailment killed at least 41 people and left a 6-year-old girl orphaned after she survived with minor injuries and is now with her grandparents.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Spanish is clearly now the world's coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn

Now, Gary, repeat after me: Quiero una margarita, por favor, my Spanish tutor instructs. I cringe at the butchered Spanglish my estuary accent produces. Like Del Boy Trotter ordering a cocktail: Key yeah row oon margari'a, pour far four. It's 2023, I'm 41, living in Argentina and battling the frustration and disempowerment of learning a new language at this age, longing for my elastic 11-year-old brain over this husked-out mush.
Education
Music
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

On 'Lux,' Rosalia pulls the entire world into her symphony

Rosalia's new album Lux blends symphonic orchestration, opera vocals, global languages, and electronic accents to create a maximalist, world‑spanning, feminine‑mystic statement.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Welcome to the calenton': no nation speaks and thinks in a single language

Different languages enrich countries rather than weaken them, opposing xenophobic claims that a strong state must have a single national language.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Science and Culture in Latin America, Alejo Stark

Scientific knowledge is culturally embedded; Indigenous and colonial practices fundamentally shaped modern science, and values and power influence inquiry.
#prado-museum
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

No fairytale ending for the rebel nuns of Belorado: Spanish sisters quit the fight and leave their convent

Rebel Poor Clare nuns in Spain will voluntarily surrender their monastery keys on March 12 rather than face a public eviction, ending their two-year occupation following their 2014 split from the Roman Catholic Church.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

Spain captures bronze toddlers capturing partridges

Dating to the 1st-2nd century A.D., the bronzes are about 20 inches long and mounted to rectangular bases. They capture the little girls in dynamic movement, frozen in the act of propelling themselves forward, their fingers splayed wide on each side of the partridges just about to catch them. The craftsmanship is superior, every detail on the toddlers and partridges realistically depicted with fine materials. The eyes are inlaid with white stones and one of the girls still has her metal irises.
History
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
2 months ago

Shrek Bilingue! in San Jose | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Based on the hit animated movie, Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire'e Shrek The Musical premiered in 2008 and was nominated for eight Tony awards. The story follows misanthropic green ogre Shrek, who lives in a swamp and falls in love with Princess Fiona. Students from River Glen school's Las Artes Bilingues program, which offers kids a bilingual theater arts education, star in this bilingual production of the show.
Music
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

Lav Diaz on 'Magellan,' His NYFF Joke About Casting Gael Garcia Bernal During Sex, and Bela Tarr's Stubborn Nature

Lav Diaz directed a more accessible biopic, Magellan, starring Gael García Bernal, filmed in the Philippines and foregrounding Magellan's abusive treatment of indigenous peoples.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Madrid museum shuffles its pack charting decades of rapid change in Spain

The Reina Sofia's new rehang opens, quite pointedly, with a painting of a detained man sitting, head bowed and wrists shackled, as he waits for the arbitrary hand of institutional bureaucracy to decide his fate. The picture, Document No , was painted by Juan Genoves in 1975, the year Francisco Franco died and Spain began its transition to democracy after four decades of dictatorship.
Miscellaneous
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Los Saldos review prodigal big-city son reconnects with his heritage in rural Spain

A documentary portrays a farming family's struggle against industrial change, as the filmmaker reconnects with rural heritage through work, storytelling, and observing community decline.
Film
fromMission Local
2 months ago

S.F. poet Alejandro Murguia stars in new documentary, and the Mission gets its close-up

Keeper of the Fire documents Alejandro Murguía and the Mission District's cultural, poetic resistance to anti-immigrant rhetoric and efforts to impose a single national culture.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Spain's excommunicated nuns of Belorado: We have enough to deal with just getting through life'

Inside are the nuns who, on May 13, 2024, broke with the Roman Catholic Church, which entails excommunication. They have no intention of leaving, but on March 12, they will be evicted by court order, with backup from law enforcement if necessary. If you wish for assistance, please call this number, reads a second sign hanging below the first. On a side door, there is graffiti that urges them to Occupy and Resist.
Miscellaneous
Film
fromEuro Weekly News
2 months ago

Susan Sarandon to receive International Goya Award

Susan Sarandon will receive the International Goya Award 2026 at the 40th Goya Awards in Barcelona on February 28.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Spain's Cosmic Mother of Modernism

MADRID - The most famous portrait of Maruja Mallo depicts the artist covered from head to toe in seaweed. She is crowned and draped with long, rope-like strands of kelp, her arms raised triumphantly like an all-powerful marine goddess. This unconventional photograph, snapped in 1945 by the poet Pablo Neruda on a Chilean beach, was no doubt carefully orchestrated by the Spanish artist, who viewed herself as an extension of her unique work, where female energy is a conduit for natural and even cosmic forces.
Arts
Arts
fromJuxtapoz
1 month ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Going to CAN Art Fair Madrid

UVNT Art Fair (Urvanity Art) and CAN Art Fair are merging into CAN Art Fair Madrid (Contemporary Art Now), unifying Madrid and Ibiza editions under one brand.
fromColossal
2 months ago

Absurd Scenarios Stretch Across Paco Pomet's Uncanny Canvases

From figures with multiple legs and noodles for arms to frolicking trees, Paco Pomet summons the absurd. Known for his uncanny oil paintings rendered mostly in monochrome and enlivened by colorful details of overly stretchy limbs or celestial objects, a sense of nostalgia greets surreal scenarios. The artist often derives his imagery from vintage black-and-white photographs, adding an absurd dimension to history.
Arts
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