Rember Yahuarcani, Aquells altres mons (díptic), acrílic sobre llenç, 2024. Cortesia de l'artista. © Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
A paradise threatened by greed

One of the historical events underpinning the extraordinary exhibition Amazons. The Ancestral Future, on display until 4 May at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (...

David Walliams was in Barcelona to deliver an address on the eve of Saint George's Day at the Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria. © Ajuntament de Barcelona
David Walliams. The man whom Roald Dahl saved

David Walliams’ parents granted him one wish: a small black-and-white television in his room. As a child, he happily spent hours devouring British wrestling. However,...

Illustration ©Octavi Serra
The day after it allCultural apocalypse

There is a debate within the left that I find not only intellectually misleading but also politically...

Illustration ©Octavi Serra
The day after it allExhuming memory

As part of the Exhumar la memoria [Exhuming Memory] project, a team of archaeologists is attempting to locate...

Illustration ©Octavi Serra
The day after it allThe Enlightenment does not get nostalgia

For decades, we’ve been enveloped in a general sense of pessimism, partly as a result of postmodern...

Illustration ©Octavi Serra
The day after it allWater access and the unfulfilled promise of democracy

Water is a cornerstone of democratic life; and yet universal water access remains quietly incomplete or is...

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