Madrid

Portland cement, registered 200 years ago by a bricklayer who named it after his native island, has come to symbolize capitalist logic. We are at a paradigm shift, but lack new material for this new constructive culture

Here’s the story behind how the actor proposed some of his own clothing to bring his character to life

The latest data from the Tax Agency show that in 2022 there were 15,186 ultra-rich individuals. Still, this group accounted for only 0.07% of all taxpayers in the country

The operation by a specialist unit reveals how a criminal network sought funding from the Albanian mafia to finance the entry of 100 kilos of the drug into Spain

Prices exceed 30% of average income in urban areas in almost all parts of the country. Experts talk about ‘a second gentrification’ of people who were expelled from city centers to the periphery and now find themselves pushed beyond that

The World’s Best 50 Restaurants list of 2024 has rewarded a three-Michelin starred establishment whose three chefs and owners once trained at the legendary elBulli

Presented as an illustrated dictionary, a new book delves into the bizarre as the essence of Spanish national identity, in contrast to the epic narratives of patriotism adopted by the far right 

The first fans are already lining up and buying merchandise near the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, where the artist will play two concerts on Wednesday and Thursday

The invasive species, native to the rivers of central Europe, is already found in a large part of the main basins of the Iberian Peninsula and is a danger to native fauna

The researcher has received a grant worth more than $1 million from the AXA Research Fund. It will support her work on the cardiovascular risks that women face during menopause

The digital project, the only center dedicated exclusively to the 1936-1939 conflict, has inaugurated new sections and encourages the public to share objects and personal experiences

David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce

A migrant boat with an inexperienced skipper left from Senegal and capsized in the Atlantic, leaving over 50 passengers dead, but nine survivors managed to change course and await rescue

The mayor has announced a freeze on licenses and steep fines for violators. Industry leaders say the housing problem in the Spanish capital will not be resolved this way

In ‘The Inheritance of Eve,’ the Spanish researcher and classical philologist claims the biblical character as a symbol of science, curiosity, and the transmission of knowledge

Jamila Rasheed, 68, left the Strip for Spain to live with one of her children on a short-term visa. Her home in Nuseirat was destroyed in a bombing days after her departure

The ‘Spanish platypus’ is unique to the Iberian Peninsula and a jewel of evolution that has lost up to 70% of the geographical range it occupied three decades ago

Karim Bouyakhrichan, the ‘most wanted and dangerous criminal in the Netherlands,’ was released by order of the Provincial Court of Málaga without the High Court activating an arrest warrant to extradite him

Researcher Sheldon Garon highlights the precedent that the Spanish conflict represented in the generalization of a tactic aimed at breaking the morale of the population

It’s here to stay. Young bakers hail the flatbread as a star that is leading a peaceful and delicious revolt

Abstract at a time of a figurative boom, an activist but not overtly political, the American artist is exhibiting his black and white canvases at the Madrid headquarters of the Pedro Cera gallery

Colleges are using artificial intelligence to screen candidates, conduct admission interviews and help freshmen choose a major

The book ‘Bajo el manto del Caudillo’ depicts Franco’s Spain as the European country where the most high-ranking officials and collaborators of the Third Reich were in hiding

The simple act of walking helps minimize anxiety. Urban spaces are a favorite setting in which to practice an activity of such growing popularity that clubs have sprouted to connect with the demand

Madrid’s rightwing regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who is seen as a possible future party leader and prime ministerial candidate, has come under fire in recent months on several fronts

The San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid will display more than 200 works that the Spanish genius left in four famous series: ‘Not even he ever saw them all together in his lifetime’