In 2026, the eyes of the world will be on the great US metropolis and unofficial capital of the planet. As Trump unleashes his authoritarianism, a Muslim socialist will assume the mayoralty on January 1. EL PAÍS toured the city’s five boroughs to understand how the proud inhabitants of the Big Apple feel as it faces what may be its last chance to preserve what makes it unique
Countries like Romania, Serbia, and Bosnia upkeep socialist spaces, with the aim of turning them into ‘Instagrammable’ spots where people can experience the regimes of the past
After a stellar career with his group Dirty Three and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the Australian musician is presenting ‘Ellis Park,’ a documentary about an animal sanctuary in Sumatra
This year, the singer-songwriter celebrates the 50th anniversary of ‘Horses’, the album that made her famous, and releases her memoir ‘Bread of Angels.’ Her voice, steadfast in its commitment to the world’s just causes, continues to resonate through her writing and performances
In ‘Lux,’ the singer and songwriter journeys toward spirituality through the lives of different women who inhabit the symbolic worlds of religions such as Catholicism and Islam. In this in-depth interview with EL PAÍS, she discusses her life at this point in time — as well as Palestine and ‘Euphoria’
The youngster shares videos about how to cope with ASD with his 1.2 million followers. An interview with soccer star Marc Cucurella has turned him into a major influencer
When she started modeling, she was told her career would be over at 18. Today, at 77, she’s still going strong and embodies a new standard of mature, real beauty. She’s also the mother of Elon Musk, the feared Silicon Valley mogul. To her, he’s just her son. ‘He’s very sweet, very good,’ she says
The current owners of the legendary Manhattan restaurant manage the 99-year-old establishment with respect and care, protecting it from property speculation
The writer and filmmaker from Zimbabwe decries the destruction caused by colonialism in her country, and looks to rebuild an identity that has been shattered
The former leader of Talking Heads, visual artist, writer and bicycle advocate has released a new solo album — and is letting us know, his old band is done for good
Writer, filmmaker, and activist Stewart Home, one of the most prominent figures of the British counterculture, explains this relationship in his latest book, ‘Fascist Yoga’
Writer Juan Villoro began working on a profile of the Brazilian photographer without suspecting that he would have to adjust the verb tenses due to his death in May
Two months after the series of attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, the Islamic Republic is struggling to regain its footing. Countless human tragedies, the destruction of civilian and military buildings, shortages of basic goods, and the fear of renewed bombings are preventing Iranians from regaining a sense of peace
The restaurant executive tried having a robot make vegan food at a New York location, and it was a failure — now he’s back to human employees
Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, semiconductors, space science and quantum physics are key sectors in today’s geopolitics, where power is tied to technology. European countries yearn to overcome their dependence on the US and China, but fragmentation complicates the path going forward
Amid the trade war with the US, Beijing’s regime is prioritizing technology as a key driver of economic and political power
From Sam Altman to Mark Zuckerberg, these are the key figures of the tech elite that rules the new global order
Since 2023, this Canadian philosophy graduate has directed the most influential publication in the field of tech. She was a pioneer in understanding what is now obvious: the inseparable connection between technology and power. Since Donald Trump won the elections, ‘Wired’ has also been covering US political news, and subscriptions have skyrocketed
In both the Soviet Union and the United States, early space programs used animals as test pilots, with little regard for their well-being
Every year, people from around the world travel to California to work in this illicit trade, which is controlled by criminal organizations and marked by precariousness and violence
The groundbreaking portraits that the feminist artist captured nearly a century ago — transforming high-society ladies into mythological figures— are held in the National Portrait Gallery in London
Carla Antonella Rodríguez recounts how she became the first woman from her hometown, Río Turbio in southern Argentina, to work inside the mine — a story now told in the film ‘Miss Carbón’
EL PAÍS talks with the actor about his career, his life, his social activism, the US president, and the world we live in, from his new home in Madrid: ‘I don’t think Trump was honest with the American people’
The admiration for the man accused of killing the head of the country’s largest health insurer reveals the nation’s deep political and social fractures
In September 2024, a serious knee injury halted the career of Rodrigo Hernández, a key player for both the Spanish national team and Manchester City. One month later, he received the Ballon d’Or. Now, Rodri is back. We visited him in Manchester
It’s been 50 years since the brand’s first store opened in A Coruña, a city in northwestern Spain. We traveled from China to Portugal and, within Spain, from the city of Zaragoza to the small town of Arteixo, where the textile giant is headquartered, to find out what key guidelines are underpinning today’s Zara. The visionary project launched by Amancio Ortega marches towards the future with new ambitions under the leadership of his daughter, Marta Ortega. ‘It’s not about selling more, but about selling well,’ says the chair of Inditex, Zara’s parent group
He began writing propaganda for the Chinese Army and, after reading the classics, became a fearless author. Perhaps that’s why he’s widely read outside his country, but hardly in China. A candidate for the Nobel Prize, his works have been translated into 20 languages
