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![Upward view of the skyscrapers in the 22@ district. © Imatges Barcelona / Laura Piqué Upward view of the skyscrapers in the 22@ district. © Imatges Barcelona / Laura Piqué](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_130_fotosdebat_1100x548.jpg?itok=dPG5h1Z7)
Barcelona holds a rich tradition of hosting major international events that have indelibly shaped its physical, mental and emotional landscapes. The upcoming event, following the...
![Chef Jordi Vilà accompanied by the head chefs of Alkimia, Cristina Beired and Marcos Valyi. © Joan Pujol Creus for the Alkimia restaurant Chef Jordi Vilà accompanied by the head chefs of Alkimia, Cristina Beired and Marcos Valyi. © Joan Pujol Creus for the Alkimia restaurant](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_130_plec-de-cultura_debat_1100x548.jpg?itok=d40WEMAm)
On 28 November, at a gala hosted in Barcelona, the restaurant Disfrutar, established by Eduard Xatruch, Oriol Castro and Mateu Casañas, achieved the prestigious three Michelin...
![Two young people chat while eating at one of the available tables on the Clariana de les Glòries lawn. © Images Barcelona / Àlex Losada Two young people chat while eating at one of the available tables on the Clariana de les Glòries lawn. © Images Barcelona / Àlex Losada](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_129_plec-de-cultura_debat_1100x548.jpg?itok=rjQj5Eed)
Education is a collective endeavour; we all play a role in shaping the minds of children, serving as their unwitting role models. The responsibility for a child’s education is a...
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Spurred on by social media, cancel culture is gaining ground. In its name, works, opinions and even people are cancelled. Its advocates contend that it is a way of giving a voice...
![Inside the Documenta bookshop on Carrer de Pau Claris in Barcelona.](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_127_debat.jpg?itok=cb8LYWd-)
In recent years, more bookshops have opened than have closed in Barcelona. Ona, Finestres, Byron, Fahrenheit 451, Restory, Nocturama, La Insòlita, ECC Cómics… are just some...
![Visitants del Museu Blau mirant un globus terraqüi.](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bm_126_debat_1100x548_1.jpg?itok=OmD73I6x)
Are museums in crisis? Depending on where we stand. Like the society they mirror, these marvellous artefacts of knowledge and enjoyment are constantly evolving. And while a...
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True crime fever has caught on in Catalonia in recent years through such unorthodox products as Carles Porta’s Crims programme, Clàudia Pujol’s books and the Psycholand...
![Visitants fullejant els llibres exposats a un estand de la 40a edició de Comic Barcelona. © Edu Bayer](https://www.barcelona.cat/metropolis/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/comic_portada_debat_1100x548.jpg?itok=KWllKbao)
We have had access to manga publications for more than thirty years. More and more international publishers are launching new comic collections in general and...
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