Short texts, irony and uncomfortable questions that look at everyday life from another angle.
La muerte de Fátima Báñez nos ha devuelto durante unos días la imagen de una política que hoy parece pertenecer a otra civilización: una ministra podía soportar dos huelgas generales co…
Read articleSi alguien me hubiera dicho en octubre de 2017 que Carles Puigdemont acabaría protegiendo España de algunas de las ocurrencias más radicales de su propio Gobierno, habría pensado que es…
Read articleThere is a particularly comfortable form of solidarity: the kind proclaimed from a spacious home and financed with somebody else’s keys. Access to housing has become one of Spain’s most…
Read articleThere are words that do not open a debate but shut it down. In the abortion debate, each side has its own. One side says “a right,” and every moral doubt seems instantly absolved; the o…
Read articleThere is a species of human being who cannot hear a familiar expression without feeling an irresistible urge to correct it. —In the end, the restaurant became famous through boca a boca…
Read articleUna red flag —«bandera roja»— es una conducta que puede advertir de un problema importante en una relación: manipulación, violencia, control, falta de respeto, mentiras continuadas o in…
Read articleThere are general knowledge questions, and then there are questions about current politics. What is the capital of Italy? — Rome. How many ministries does Spain have? — Wait a moment wh…
Read articleGreat causes usually arise around a real problem: a blatant injustice, persecution, unbearable pollution, a population deprived of its rights or a crisis that demands action. At first…
Read articleCultural appropriation is a concept used to describe the adoption, by an individual or a group, of elements belonging to another culture, such as clothing, hairstyles, music, recipes, s…
Read articleChoosing those who govern us is not a matter of hiring someone for four years. It means entrusting them with the power to pass laws, manage resources, lead institutions and make decisio…
Read articleOne of the ideas associated with so-called «authentic representation» holds that characters belonging to certain groups should, whenever possible, be played by actors who share that sam…
Read articleGender stereotypes are preconceived ideas about how people should dress, play, behave or live according to whether they are men or women. In childhood, they appear, for example, when pi…
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