In the 1990s, an isolated city in the Pacific Northwest created a global musical movement, ‘grunge.’ EL PAÍS visited Seattle 30 years after the death of Kurt Cobain, the artist who personified this genre. He marked a generation and defined a diverse scene that is still vibrant today
She grew up amidst abuse and poverty in Brooklyn, but won a contest and became one of the biggest stars of silent film. One of the songs off Taylor Swift’s next album bears her name
The Community – a Parisian art collective – analyzes all the layers of this Finnish artist through an exhibition, going beyond her best-selling comic books. Jansson was a novelist, illustrator, queer pioneer and collector. Next year, actress Glenn Close will release a movie based on one of her books
In the summer of her 40th birthday, Greta Gerwig redefines the ‘Barbie’ stereotype. The filmmaker, who began acting in indie films, talks about her most ambitious project (so far).
The writer was raised in a mixed family in London. She quit the theater at the age of 30 to write and she won the Booker Prize at 60, and now she recounts her life in ‘Manifesto: On Never Giving Up’
Spanish chef Ángel León has worked with the Comcaac people of Mexico to cultivate the aquatic plant. ‘To generate food from the sea other than fish is the future of the oceans and of mankind’
She sold her first piece when she was a teenager, met Andy Warhol, collaborated with Jenny Holzer and saw her art reach museums like the Whitney in New York
The FC Barcelona player became the first woman to win back-to-back Ballons d’Or this year after landing the award for Spain in 2021, 60 years after Luis Suárez last did so
The Brooklyn-based chef talks to EL PAÍS about mindful eating, discrimination and why we need systemic changes