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Adriana Zárate, Untitled

SWAB

The formula is simple: use Barcelona as a backdrop, mix together the art world’s most impressive young artists and shake up with a fair share of music, street art, curators, fashionistas and bloggers (May 23-26).

2012-05-23T00:00:00 2012-05-26T01:00:00 by David Naveira

COWORKING SPACES

“This isn’t for me,” we vow, Huck Finn-style, with regards to so-called conventional, monotonous 9-to-5 life.

Apr 2, 2012 by Poppy Beale-Collins in Cover

Filmoteca de Catalunya

It’s taken almost a decade of planning, but the Filmoteca de Catalunya has finally moved out of Sarrià and settled into its brand-new headquarters in the Raval.

Mar 1, 2012 by Sophie Cameron in Film

Carolina Celas

Virtuts

The sad truth is that Barcelona is a rather miserable place to be right now. The city is shrouded in a fog of depression, and for those living and working here it is all but impossible to avoid. (Jan 16 – Mar 12)

2012-01-16T00:00:00 2012-03-12T00:00:00 by Sophie Cameron (2 Comments)

Franck Laguillez

ASVOFF

For Diane Pernet, whose magnum opus, a Shaded View on Fashion Film festival, descends upon the city this month, the moving image is the ultimate canvas to style. (Jan 24–27)

2012-01-24T00:00:00 2012-01-27T00:00:00 by Poppy Beale-Collins

Miguel Villalobos

Interview with Diane Pernet

We interviewed Diane Pernet, creator of the A Shaded View on Fashion blog and upcoming A Shaded View on Fashion Film festival.

2012-01-24T00:00:00 2012-01-27T00:00:00 by Poppy Beale-Collins

Tourist Go Home!!

We don’t usually publish editorials. I prefer to reserve this space for contents, and our writers do a better job than me anyway.

Dec 1, 2011 by Michael Mueller in Cover (5 Comments)

Victoria Fichtner

AIRAM

AIRAM, the Asociación Independiente Recreativa de Autocultivo y Medicinal (“Independent Association of Recreational and Medicinal Cultivation”), describe themselves as “the medical alternative.”

Oct 31, 2011 by Clare Considine in Cover

Beefeater In-Edit

On the eve of an accomplished ninth edition, we spoke to festival director Christian Pascual about this formula for fusing music and film. (Oct 27 – Nov 6)

2011-10-27T00:00:00 2011-11-06T00:00:00 by Poppy Beale-Collins

Sara Corujo Garcia

Lost&Found

This September the second-hand flea market descends once again upon Barceloneta’s Plaça del Mar.

Sep 4, 2011 by Poppy Beale-Collins in Cover

Rooftop Terraces

It’s official: summer has landed and the rooftop lifestyle can begin.

Jun 29, 2011 by Clare Considine in Cover

Pride Barcelona

Having firmly established itself as one of Europe's biggest and brightest LGBT festivals, Pride Barcelona returns this month. (Jun 18–28)

2011-06-18T00:00:00 2011-06-28T00:00:00 by Sophie Cameron (1 Comments)

Presenting Poble Sec

Poble Sec is less like Raval’s “little sister neighborhood” and more like a fun eccentric uncle who returned to town to shake things up a bit.

May 3, 2011 by Poppy Beale-Collins in Cover (4 Comments)

Nouveau Clown

So you thought that clowns were all about kids’ parties, red noses and a certain multinational burger chain of questionable morals? Think again.

Apr 3, 2011 by Clare Considine in Cover

Sitges Carnaval

If you’re planning on hitting the fiesta there’s a few things you should know. (Mar 3–10)

2011-03-03T00:00:00 2011-03-10T00:00:00 by Clare Considine

Photo by Night Bloomers

The New Face Of Disco

A new music scene has slowly but surely crept up on Barcelona's hungry party people.

Jan 31, 2011 by Clare Considine in Cover

Florentine Cupcakes & Cookies

Cupcake Love Affair

Cupcake-mania, like most cultural phenomena, has taken a little while to hit Barcelona, but there's no mistaking its arrival.

Dec 1, 2010 by Clare Considine in Food

Lilliput Festival

Now in its second year, this imaginative event sees the city's stairwell “kiosks” transformed into multi-disciplinary art platforms. (Oct 15 – Nov 13)

2010-10-15T00:00:00 2010-11-13T00:00:00

yellowcherry.com

Urban Toy Story

Designer toy fun for fanatics, collectors and those with their inner child still intact.

Oct 4, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Cover

Nacho Vaquero

Fashionable Fast Food

Singular locales like Betty Ford's, Pizzería Pepe's and The Dog is Hot are re-inventing fast food.

Aug 2, 2010 by Ayesha Pirbhai in Food