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    Gibraltar: Banter or Belligerence?

    Gibraltar: Banter or Belligerence?

    When last week the Spanish government hinted it might veto a Brexit Gibraltar, the pro-Brexit UK press was quick to respond. ‘Up yours...
    Barcelona Mobile World Congress: Images of Our Future Selves

    Barcelona Mobile World Congress: Images of Our Future Selves

    'Something in essence or in effect, though not actually or in fact.' Demonstrations with Virtual Reality headsets were uber-present at...
    Life in the Early Posthumanist Age

    Life in the Early Posthumanist Age

    'Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity,' said the American futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil. 'We created them to...
    Columbus: Ramblas statue to be retired?

    Columbus: Ramblas statue to be retired?

    Since the Universal Exposition of 1888, a bronze statue of Chistopher Columbus has towered over the bottom end of Las Ramblas, pointing...
    La Diada and the English Betrayal of Catalonia

    La Diada and the English Betrayal of Catalonia

    Port Vell, Barcelona, 1712. Seven years after entering the Spanish War of Succession on the side of the Austrian archduke Charles, allied...
    San Juan Festival: Baptism by fire and water

    San Juan Festival: Baptism by fire and water

    Algeciras, just before midnight on the 23rd of June. Life-sized rag dolls are being carried down to the beaches at Getares and El...
    Glossary of Catalan Place-Names

    Glossary of Catalan Place-Names

    Ever wondered where the word Catalonia comes from, or how the Costa Brava got its name? This article explores the legends and histories...
    Tres Xemeneies: The Future of a Barcelona Icon

    Tres Xemeneies: The Future of a Barcelona Icon

    The thermal power station has been stripped; the machinery has gone, the offices have been destroyed, the pontoons reaching out into the...
    Barcino-etymology: The Origins of Barcelona

    Barcino-etymology: The Origins of Barcelona

    Thanks to the Alexandrian map-maker Ptolomy we know that a city called Barcino existed on the site of modern-day Barcelona in the Second...

    The 'Top Manta': Barcelona's Street Bazar

    Literally meaning 'top blanket', 'top manta' is an urban nickname for merchants who unfurl makeshift blankets in the street loaded with...
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    Moving to...El Born

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    Walden 7: Architecture Inspired by Social Experiment

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    Sobrepesca: Spain's annual fish supply already gone

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    Benito Muros: The Spaniard leading the fight against Planned Obsolescence

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    What is: A Supermanzana

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    The New Camp Nou

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    Living In: Alella

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    Postcards from the Ledge: Barcelona's Congost Valley

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    What is: Andorra Land Art

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