The Spanish capital is experiencing a period of success and expansion. After years of trying to carve out a niche in the global city scene, it finally seems to have found a model and a brand to go with it. Is it all real or just a facade? And does it lead to an inclusive place to live or is it just for a select few?
Journalism, literature, gastronomy, travel, soccer and family (disagreements included) make up the gargantuan personal menu of the US writer, who has edited prestigious magazines such as ‘Granta’ and ‘The New Yorker’
The Irish band returns with ‘Romance,’ their fourth album — a shift in sound and aesthetics with the emphasis on guitar
Between 2007 and 2013, Janette Sadik-Khan was the city’s transportation commissioner, creating a bike rental system and closing Times Square to traffic. A decade later, she has published a book and remains committed to making cities more livable places
We spent a day at the final of the Gran Turismo World Series in Barcelona, Spain, to see how the seemingly disparate universes of Bulgari luxury and the Kazunori Yamauchi-created esports video game successfully collaborate
The return of the legendary group with ‘Saviors’ is the spearhead of the resurgence of the style they managed to impose in the 1990s and, against the odds, on the musical panorama
London’s Yorkshire Burrito stuffs the time-honored English dinner in a wrap
Two-and-a-half years after the release of the album that made him a global star, the artist is preparing to kill the past. He has a new documentary out, directed by his own LA-based production house, Little Spain. It narrates the vitality and creative process behind his music. EL PAÍS spoke with the singer about what’s been going on in his life and what’s coming next
The journalist and cook from Alabama, based in San Sebastian, succeeded with a book on Basque gastronomy and has become an advocate of the Spanish culinary culture in the United States
On Instagram there are more than 300 million images of sunsets. Between the hotels that offer rooftop sunset views and the lookouts that have to close because of crowds, it’s easy to see how business revolves around this natural phenomenon
Ten years ago, the Canary Islander lay in a hospital bed in the Bahamas on the brink of death. Now, at 60 years old, she appears in fashion shows and photo shoots
A key figure in the Scottish post-punk scene, the artist became a renowned music producer in the United States, working with legends such as Hanson or Jon Bon Jovi. Today, he runs three restaurants with a Scottish heart and a Spanish soul in London. EL PAÍS spent some time with him to learn about his fascinating journey
Peppe Cutraro and Lolo Zozza, both specialists in the famous Italian dish, discuss why it is one of the world’s favorite meals
Here are some of the new things we’re expecting in the coming year: from superapps to Y2K fashion
How the most important hip hop artist of the century has become a pariah with no future, a demise five years in the making
The Catalan singer has released the second single from her new album ‘Motomami.’ The song is more experimental than anything she has recorded before – and perhaps her best work yet
A new documentary looks at the life and times of the brand’s founder, Ricardo Urgell
Often fiery ex-Fugees singer Lauryn Hill endures glitches to impress in her first Spanish solo show
The DJ scene is attracting growing numbers of minor celebrities looking to cling on to their fame
Anglo-Spanish band ventures into Navarre village famous for its witch hunt
