Jordi Pujol and the “radiant summer” that Catalonia does not experience
BarcelonaJordi Pujol enters the room and there is silence. “How fun you are, how handsome you are!” He is the one who breaks the ice at the Ona bookstore, where he presents together with Junts deputy and former councilor Jaume Giró Words from President (2024, Editorial Afers), by Josep Vicenç Mestre Nogué (Òdena, 1990). It […]
“If you don’t tell me your ID in Spanish, I won’t be able to give you the package”
– DNI number, please? – Quatre, sis, set… – In Spanish, please. – Can I speak Catalan at home? –Look, if you don’t tell me in Spanish I won’t be able to give you the package. – Can you understand me? I will speak little by little. I will speak little by little. –Look, I […]
fat cells do not forget obesity and may be the reason for the rebound effect
BarcelonaPeople who suffer from obesity are often singled out for their supposed unwillingness to adopt healthy habits, blamed for not trying hard enough to change diets and lose weight or, in the case of having undergone a bariatric surgery, for not being constant in physical exercise. Its intrinsic complexity has meant that this disease is […]
The Spanish government does not believe that Carlos Mazón had lunch with a journalist on DANA day
BarcelonaThe controversial management of Carlos Mazón during the DANA storm presents numerous cracks that have left the Valencian president in a more than compromised situation. This Monday the Spanish government has even called into question the credibility of the alibi it used to justify its disappearance for hours on the day of the cold drop. […]
They won’t do any harm, hi, doctor?
The joke is old but functional. The man lies in the dentist’s chair and, just as the turbine begins to spin, he grabs the dentist’s crotch and, looking into his eyes, says: “We’re not going to get hurt, are we?” Today the right-wing newspapers did exactly that with the noble parties of Pedro Sánchez: tell […]
Everything you need to know about the Galaxy Ring: features, price and sizes
While the market for smart watches and bracelets continues to grow, consumer electronics brands like Samsung are looking to expand their reach to new health device users. Following the trend started by brands like Oura, the Korean brand offers its smart ring, the Galaxy Ring, as an alternative to watches for health monitoring. I’ve tried […]
“Infinitely expanding the heritage catalog is not a guarantee in a country that is not rich”
BarcelonaMaria Buhigas (Barcelona, 1971) is the first woman to work as chief architect at Barcelona City Council. Everything that is important for the construction and definition of the city, from very small things to big decisions and projects, passes through his table, he explains. There are those who say that the city is already finished. […]
“Who should explain the lunch is Carlos Mazón, who is the president, and not her”
BarcelonaUntil Friday, three days after the DANA ravaged the province of Valencia, it was not known with whom the Valencian president, Carlos Mazón, had lunch, and what he had done until seven in the afternoon, when he joined more than two hours late to the operative meeting, with the situation completely out of control. According […]
The right doesn’t know what to do with Dead Mazón Walking
The right-wing media doesn’t know what to do with Mazón. Saturday, theAbc he began to prepare his pine wood pajamas and opened his front page with “Mazón’s contradictions strain his credibility and crush the PP”. That same day, the newspapers recorded that while the Valencian Country was receiving the calamitous DANA, he was quietly having […]
everything the mayors did
Barcelona“When I got up on Tuesday morning, it was already raining heavily.” It could be the testimony of many residents of the center of the Valencian Country affected by the DANA, but it is the testimony of the mayor of Utiel, Ricardo Gabaldón. It was seven in the morning. “I had to make a decision […]