It has arrived. Summer. And dios mío does this seem like a different city all of a sudden. Las Ramblas suck even more than before. Trying to walk down them at a consistent pace is near impossible and if you, unluckily, have anything important to do, you’re likely to go completely insane dodging... [+]
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Contributors
Becca Bland
Jordi Corominas i Julián
Simon Friel
Michael Jones
Mia Klein
Adela Lawson
Joe Littenberg
Stephan Ortiz
Lady Ondina Osborne
Dan Scott
Lena Wiget
Venue Dan Scott
El Colmado Cultural | Power to the People | For some, the art and music scene in Barcelona conforms to the ‘phantom iceberg model.’ Optimistic visitors see all the Draparts, BACs, Primaverasounds and Sonars and expect to find a street scene as thriving, but... [+]
Exposición Jordi Corominas i Julián
Recorridos | Foto Colectania. Hasta el 29/08. | El boom digital y la transformación social hacia el todos sacamos unas fotografías que son la pera oculta en más de una ocasión, y es una lástima, la realidad de un arte que ha luchado mucho por serlo... [+]
Intervention Becca Bland
Monster Ball | Miss Yucki Invades Barri Gótic | My parents constantly warned me of the danger of talking to strangers, but they never warned me of the influence of strange monsters one might encounter lurking in the doorways of Barri Gótic. What follows is my account... [+]
Catalana: Ei, no l’acariciïs tant! Està en zel. Si continues, hauré de xinar-la una mica. Americana: Xinar-la?!? Què dius?... [+]
The Back Door You the people
Karoline Presich | Arrival Aug. 2007, Departs Jul. 2008 | Nini and I became friends on the street. She started chatting with me at MACBA, and then we spent the whole night partying together. That's one of the things... [+]
The Back Door You the people
I Saw You | Booty Dancer | We were dancing together, I think. Yes, definitely. Not in an old-fashioned "may I have this dance" type of thing, but... [+]
The Back Door You the people
I Saw You | SCANDal on the terrace | I met you at a terrace party, the roof top of Assaonadors 29, May 2nd. You're a tall boy from the north somewhere... [+]
Boomtown Cogs | Ignoramuses versus Idiots | Air Berlin’s president, Joachim Hunold, is in big trouble with the Islas Baleares, where the airline runs several routes. In response to a letter from the general director of Política Lingüística for the islands that suggested Air Berlin’ and several other companies’ prestige would benefit from... [+]
OpEd Raquel Gariani
dB Town | You All Everybody | I just got up, and I think I'm still drunk - the best momento to write my column and talk to you. Yes, I'm impressed: I've been to the Butxaca party celebrating their 100th edition. Gosh, one edition per month. I was drinking wine like Caligula and just woke up with dry mouth. I have nothing in the kitchen... [+]
OpEd Simon Friel
Voice Over | Erika Lust | Erika Lust is a Swedish-born Barcelona resident and director of the award-winning feminist porn film The Good Girl. Her collection of five short porn films, Cinco Historias Para Ella, has won awards in Barcelona, New York and Berlin, and... [+]
OpEd Mia Klein
Artists We're Diggin' | Pietari Posti | My work is to draw. Basically, I came over to BCN 2 and a half years ago and stayed, mostly for personal reasons, but I also find this city easy and energetic and I enjoy living here. The people, culture, weather, food and beach: all cliches, but great. I can do my job from any... [+]