El País reports that Jorge Volpi won the Debate-Casa de América prize for his work El insomnio de Bolívar. From the description it sounds very interesting, a little like News From the Empire. All I ne… more →
By The FirelightElias Aleman wrote 1 day ago: El Papa Benedicto XVI ha sufrido una caída durante la noche pasada en el chalet de Les Combes (Valle … more →
Park West Gallery wrote 2 days ago: MADRID, SPAIN / July 16, 2009 — Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered the Madrid authorities … more →
Elias Aleman wrote 2 days ago: La economía china avanza un 7,9% en el segundo trimestre y deja atrás dos años y medio de frenazo … more →
Elias Aleman wrote 3 days ago: América Latina será una de las primeras regiones del mundo en salir de la crisis. La razón: goza de … more →
clitemnistra wrote 5 days ago: Bien se sabe que la democracia no es sólo elecciones, condición necesaria pero no suficiente. Una de … more →
Zamax wrote 1 week ago: La bella Shukri Said, ex miss Somalia, da lungo tempo in Italia, ha lavorato nel mondo del cinema e … more →
TGO wrote 2 weeks ago: Haven’t people figured out that eventually they’re going to get caught and convicted of … more →
kfst wrote 3 weeks ago: “Quería el sexo fuera de la cama y con mucha luz” http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura … more →
Zamax wrote 1 month ago: Qualche giorno fa José Saramago, fiero comunista (lo dice lui, mica lo dico io) e scrittore tanto me … more →
adlocutio wrote 1 month ago: For those who can read Spanish. José Saramago versus Berlusconi. Opposites do attract. Except maybe … more →
clerkenwire wrote 1 month ago: By Ben Homewood Silvio Berlusconi Photographs of several females and a visibly aroused male in va … more →
breyes wrote 1 month ago: If this story in El Pais is anything to go by, Spain is softening its stance in the row over Gibralt … more →
chonblanco wrote 1 month ago: Back in the Spring, Short Cut and I bused south for the penguins. The small town of Puerto Madr … more →
bythefirelight wrote 1 month ago: El País reports that Jorge Volpi won the Debate-Casa de América prize for his work El insomnio de Bo … more →
belengarciabernal wrote 1 month ago: Moroccans in Spain improvise Muslim holiday on patio. (Photo by Amelia Opalinska.) A May 23 article … more →
Manuel No wrote 2 months ago: (not playing with my last name) What lies behind such a different message in less … more →
sakerfa wrote 2 months ago: (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is likely to raise its flu alert to the top of its six-poi … more →
bythefirelight wrote 3 months ago: I don’t know if this is a real surprize, but El Pais is reporting that Garcia Marquez is going … more →
bythefirelight wrote 3 months ago: El País has yet another article marveling at the excitement about Roberto Bolaño in the English spea … more →