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Almost Dead in Spain and other weird summer festivals

In front | PANORAMA
Galicia's festival is dead good (©GustavoRivas/ Flickr)

Mobile phone throwing championships in Finland, the Almost Dead Festival in Spain, pig calling contests in France and the swamp diving champs in Wales; this summer, any extravagance is allowed

by irene fazio // 17/07/08

PORTRAIT
Extebarria in France (Photo: courtesy of Elisabeth Moreno)

Lucia Etxebarria: ‘it's a threat if women sell more books than men’

The Spanish sex, drugs and rock’n’roll writer, 41, juggles motherhood and feminist ideals in her literature, and explains why she is sometimes categorised as a lesbian or 'at best, emasculator'

by Amandine Agic // 16/05/08

FEATURE
(credits : Flickr-liewcf)

Ebay or ham: how to save money in Spain

We’re more used to tightening our purse strings after the loss in purchasing power in countries like Spain. It’s become a veritable challenge to get to the end of the month for those who having to do a balancing act with their current accounts. How to buy for less?

by Alma López Figueiras // 26/03/08

Call him Darkel (Photo: Daniel Gutiérrez Acuña)

Jean-Benoît Dunckel: 'the English are a hard audience to win over'

Ten years since the release of Air's first album 'Moon Safari', one half of the French duo, 38, talks Czech audiences, being a vanguard of the European electronic scene and why Air are not like Radiohead

by Fernando G. Acuña & Irene Andreu Carrera // 15/03/08

Zapatero celebrates a complicated victory in Spain

On 9 March, the socialist prime minister won another four year term in office, but his margin of alliances is limited with the rise of the right. A 75.3% participation rate quashed the nationalist pole, allowing for an English–style two-party system

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 10/03/08

PICTURES

Photos: Europe sprays ideas

From Madrid to Bucharest, Europe's streets of art are bursting with creativity and new talents

by Cédric Audinot // 05/03/08

FOCUS
Anne Hidalgo in Paris (cafebabel.com)

Spain votes on 9 March, and not just in Spain

Both Spanish and French voters go to the polls to vote in their legislative and municipal elections this month

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 03/03/08

Welcome to Ismael Serrano's studio (Photo: Salvador Gómez Barranco)

Ismael Serrano: 'Music helps us to connect with others'

From his Madrid studio, the Spanish singer-songwriter, 33, justifies how songs contribute to improving the world and his take on what 'canción de autor' music is

by Salvador Gómez Barranco // 04/01/08

INTERVIEW
Enrique Barón Crespo was president of the European council (Photo: European parliament)

Barón Crespo: the European parliament has sacrificed as much as anyone

The EU parliament has withdrawn from the debate surrounding the latest reform treaty

by Fernando García Acuña // 12/12/07

INVESTIGATION
Man's best friend (Bedzine/ Flickr)

A dog’s life

Pets are now an integral part of society. Even the competitive European markets are being flooded with dog and cat accessories

by Greg Comhaire (avec P.A) // 03/10/07

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