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Beyond the real things, beyond the reason and beyond the logic, there are the dream, the unconscious and the imagination. To create a poem you just need to write some words in different papers, mix them and throw them over the table. The result, beyond any human control, will be surrealistic. To create a painting, [...]

Some 8,000 people participated in the march of freedom organized by the United Committee June 28, comprising The Gay Collective of Barcelona. The march, had a festive atmosphere, was organized on the occasion of the liberation of gays, lesbians and transexuals, which this year has emphasized the demand for better sex education so as to achieve [...]

Australian popstar Kylie Minogue turned into the ultimate seductress for Spanish/Catalan jewellery firm Tous’ new ad campaign. The 40-year-old singer looked in great form in a frilly dress as she laid back on a bed raising a leg teasingly for a sexy photo shoot. The pop princess was at the Cannes Film Festival to put on a [...]

Get your ears in tune because this year’s Sónar is going to be full of the best names in Electronic music as some new proposals from lesser well known bands. The 16th Festival of advanced music and multimedia art of Barcelona has a date: 18th 19th and 20th June 2009 Read the rest of this post [...]

The fact that football raises passions is no big secret. It’s such a strong feeling, that it is considered the most popular sport in the world, with approximately 270 million fans. In Spain, this king of sports moves millions of Euros just in advertising, being Real Madrid and Barcelona the clubs with the highest advertising revenue [...]

Below are some of the best Outlet stores in Barcelona and its surrounding areas. Shoes TASCON – Avda. Diagonal, 251 Telf: 93-244 40 21 Hours: Mon-Fri from 13:30 to 19:30 Saturdays from 10?00 a 14?00 – Closed from 27th Feb till beginning of April. MUXART Diagonal Mar Shopping Centre LA ROCA VILLAGE ( La Roca del Vallès [...]

Do you love shopping? Do you particular like all the top labels? With the current crisis, acquiring articles from major brands is turning out less accessible for many of us. Their high prices are an impediment, despite the quality. But as the saying goes, “buying cheap is buying expensive.” The so-called white label articles are [...]

Primavera Sound 2009 lineup Thursday 28th of May My Bloody Valentine, Aphex Twin, Yo La Tengo, The Jesus Lizard, Phoenix, Squarepusher, The Vaselines, Spectrum, Andrew Bird, Jay Reatard, Lightning Bolt, The Bats, Marnie Stern, Dead Meadow, Ponytail, Ebony Bones, Wooden Shjips, The Bug, Bowerbirds, Joe Crepúsculo y Los Destructores, Wavves, The Tallest Man On Earth, Women, Magik [...]

A Spanish historian has put the cat amongst the pigeons by stating that Christopher Columbus was actually a Scotsman called Pedro Scotto and not Italian or Catalan or even from Galicia as many people previously thought. Read the full post here on catalonia weblog Barcelona Apartments SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Christopher Columbus was actually a Scot called Pedro Scotto", url: [...]

Antoni Gaudi is one of the greatest figures in the history of Spanish and Catalan architecture. Seen as the genius of the Modernist movement (Art Nouveau), his work was not only a product of the social context of the time, but also of his own personality and devotion to the Catalan culture. Read more about Antoni [...]