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A Japanese company is selling Spain’s botched art restorations as keychains

Gonzalo Robledo | 17-12-2020 - 07:21 UTC

The notorious ‘Ecce Homo’ painting from Borja and the cartoonish work on a 16th-century sculpture are two of four works that are being dispensed in Gashapon vending machines

CORONAVIRUS

Who are my ‘allegados’? Spaniards puzzled about allowed Christmas visits

Marta Villena/Pablo Cantó/El País | 07-12-2020 - 07:40 UTC

Citizens are told they may only cross regional borders to see a very close circle of people, but are left wondering who qualifies

VERNE IN ENGLISH

How a street near a Spanish IKEA store ended up with the name ‘I’m Missing a Screw’

Cristina Suárez | 14-10-2020 - 08:51 UTC

A vote by the public saw the thoroughfare get the unusual moniker, but it is not the only road in Spain to end up with a weird and wonderful designation

VERNE

The weekend that the creator of ‘The Wire’ spent arguing with Twitter users about Spain

Jaime Rubio Hancock | 12-08-2020 - 10:06 UTC

David Simon got drawn into sometimes bitter exchanges about politics, Franco and the meaning of some choice Spanish phrases after Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias recommended his latest show

ONLINE HOAXES

The story behind the hoax English Edition headline that spread like wildfire on Twitter

Mari Luz Peinado | 14-05-2020 - 06:33 UTC

The man who took the photo of the machine-translated webpage explains to Verne how an “innocent joke” among friends turned into viral sensation accusing EL PAÍS of incompetence

CORONAVIRUS

“We heard you”: Hospital workers in Spain show thanks for public applause during coronavirus crisis

Verne | 19-03-2020 - 10:00 UTC

Health centers have expressed their appreciation for the noisy scenes of gratitude that were organized to pay tribute to everyone working while the country is in lockdown

CORONAVIRUS

How to protect your physical health while working from home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Laura Romerales | 18-03-2020 - 09:04 UTC

Poor posture and spending too much time seated can lead to problems in the cervical and lumbar areas, but these can be avoided with stretches and exercise

CORONAVIRUS

Spaniards take to balconies to applaud the professionals working to combat coronavirus

Mari Luz Peinado | 15-03-2020 - 11:06 UTC

The noisy scenes of gratitude were seen across the country, after messages suggesting the initiative spread over messaging services such as WhatsApp

VERNE IN ENGLISH

How to work from home during Spain’s coronavirus crisis

Emilio Sánchez Hidalgo | 12-03-2020 - 15:04 UTC

Six people who have been telecommuting for years share their advice on how to avoid distractions, stay focused and set defined schedules

Verne in English

The history of Spain’s ‘Insured for Fire’ building signs

Marta Villena | 12-03-2020 - 08:04 UTC

The plaques first appeared in the country in the 19th century but started to disappear after city halls began to employ their own professional firefighters

FEMICIDE

“I have every right to burn and to break”: The Mexican woman seeking justice for her daughter’s murder

Darinka Rodríguez | 28-02-2020 - 07:48 UTC

Marichuy Jaimes was killed in January 2016, launching her mother’s fight. A powerful video has surfaced online of Yesnia Zamudio's fiery speech against femicide

VERNE IN ENGLISH

Spanish journalist sexually harassed while reporting live: “I was in shock”

Verne|Canary Islands | 27-02-2020 - 12:58 UTC

The culprit has been placed under a restraining order and must pay reporter Raquel Guillán €2,000 in compensation

VERNE IN ENGLISH

Barcelona man reclaims art of small talk through free street conversations

Alberto G. Palomo|Barcelona | 16-01-2020 - 07:48 UTC

Adrià Ballester, 26, sees the act of chatting with complete strangers as a form of activism in an internet-dependent world where face-to-face interaction is becoming increasingly rare

VERNE IN ENGLISH

Video: Spanish photographer’s speech on happiness at work goes viral

Emilio Sánchez Hidalgo | 13-01-2020 - 07:55 UTC

Pedro Correa’s talk on the importance of listening to your inner voice at a university in Belgium has been seen more than five million times on Facebook

VERNE IN ENGLISH

Lottery, logs and lights: What surprises foreigners about Spanish Christmas

Héctor Llanos Martínez | 20-12-2019 - 13:17 UTC

The famous Catalan ‘Caganer’ figurine is by far the most-cited festive curiosity by members of the non-native community in Spain

VERNE IN ENGLISH

Looking for Lourdes: British ambassador reaches out to long-lost friend

Verne | 06-12-2019 - 07:50 UTC

In the hope he might locate her, Hugh Elliott has shared on Twitter the story of how, 35 years ago, a local woman from Burgos gave him food and accommodation

VERNE IN ENGLISH

How the term “mena” hurts unaccompanied migrant minors in Spain

Jaime Rubio Hancock | 14-11-2019 - 13:11 UTC

The word has been used negatively during the election campaign to criminalize youngsters who, according to the Spanish ombudsman, are “the most vulnerable of the vulnerable”

Spanish politicians

Madrid mayor to schoolkids: “I’d rather donate to Notre-Dame than the Amazon”

Verne | 01-10-2019 - 11:41 UTC

The appearance of the Popular Party’s José Luis Martínez-Almeida on a TV show has gone viral on social media, after his answers left children and viewers somewhat surprised

SPANISH PROPERTY MARKET

From the ‘Airbnb scam’ to phishing: how to spot fraud when flat-hunting

Emilio Sánchez Hidalgo | 10-09-2019 - 14:46 UTC

Learn how to identify the signs of scammers in the Spanish market, who will often advertise properties that seem too good to be true, and will always be in a hurry to close the deal

SPANISH MUSIC

Video by video: How Rosalía conquered the world in 10 months

Héctor Llanos Martínez | 30-08-2019 - 06:30 UTC

The Barcelona-born pop superstar this week became the first female Spanish artist to win an MTV Video Music Award but her success has been a year in the making

VERNE IN ENGLISH

Quiz: Can you guess where these cathedrals are located in Spain?

Emilio Sánchez Hidalgo | 15-08-2019 - 12:23 UTC

Spain is home to 88 cathedrals but not all of them are easily recognizable. Take this test to see whether you can correctly identify where these 15 can be found

ENTERTAINMENT

Welcome to Micropolix, Madrid’s capitalist theme park for kids

Pablo Cantó | 31-07-2019 - 15:05 UTC

In this mini-city, children play at being adults: they get jobs, open bank accounts and obssess about money

GENDER EQUALITY

Spanish grandmothers break stereotypes in gender-bending photo exhibition

Héctor Llanos Martínez | 25-06-2019 - 12:07 UTC

A group of senior women, know as the Lideresas of Villaverde, have recreated iconic images from popular culture posing as Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and the members of The Beatles

Bullfighting in Spain

Video: What do tourists in Spain think after seeing their first bullfight?

E. Sánchez/Carlos Martínez/Álvaro de la Rúa|Madrid | 13-06-2019 - 06:37 UTC

Verne speaks to visitors to the country about their first impressions of the controversial tradition after attending the Las Ventas ring in Madrid

Spanish election 2019

Born in Spain but unable to vote: The red tape faced by children of immigrants

Susana Ye | 25-04-2019 - 13:44 UTC

Over 500,000 people cannot vote at the upcoming general election even though they have lived in the country all their lives

Easter in Spain

“No Ku Klux Klan. Spanish tradition”

Emilio Sánchez Hidalgo | 23-04-2019 - 14:02 UTC

A pastry shop in Cádiz selling figurines of hooded penitents has decided to anticipate the uncomfortable questions it usually receives around Easter time

Language

Foreign tourist and Civil Guard officer: The many meanings of the word ‘guiri’

Lola Pons Rodríguez | 16-04-2019 - 06:54 UTC

While it is commonly used in Spain to describe a certain type of traveler, it has other definitions stretching back to the 19th century and the Carlist Wars

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