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A girl dancing in the living room with Disney Channel

Not all memorable summers take place far from home. In my case, I enjoyed many of them from the couch with the songs from a film that revolutionized an entire generation.

Meditation retreats, 'noiseless' tourism and a point-in-mouth tour of the Cartuja de Granada

Overstimulation and noise pollution drive a slower way of traveling, in which more and more people seek to disconnect from everyday noise and discover destinations from calm and contemplation.

“There is only one way to be successful, to be mistreated”: inside the K-pop hit machine

Despite its formal limitations, 'K-Pop Idols', an essay by journalist Hark Joon Lee and academic Dal Yong Lin, shows the dark reality hidden behind the luminous Korean musical genre.

Ricardo Piñero, philosopher: “My tombstone is only missing the date”

The professor of Aesthetics and Theory of Art at the University of Navarra, who jumped from public to private education, reflects on beauty, human relationships and new generations

David Lowery, on his “very, very strange” film: “I wanted Anne Hathaway to represent all the pop stars I love”

The director of 'A Ghost Story' returns to ghosts with 'Mother Mary', where he combines music with paranormal elements and religion

The refugee protection system turns 75 under pressure: “No one chooses such a dangerous journey unless the alternatives are even more dangerous”

On July 28, 1951, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was born, an instrument that today faces various challenges: from misinformation, funding cuts, pressures in host States or policies that put to the test a system created to guarantee that no one was returned to the country where they were in serious danger.

Merz opens the door to strengthening the monitoring of dangerous Islamists after the Berlin attack

The alleged perpetrator of the attack, who was shot dead on Sunday, was free despite having been convicted in May of preparing a serious act of violence against State security.

Josep Pons praised the Liceu: “I'll rethink the traditional concert format from scratch”

The Catalan master gives the seventh stage to the captain of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Teatre de la Rambla

Why using eclipse glasses is the only safe way to look at the Sun

The Government and ONCE begin to distribute this Tuesday 2 million free glasses at coupon sales points and in science museums

Peridis: what fires, no fires

Vignette from July 28, 2026

“Behind every procedure there is a person,” says a reader

Reflections by letter on the remoteness of the Administrations, disaster prevention, the use of libraries in summer and tourist massification

Flavita Banana: moral priorities

Vignette from July 28, 2026

Judicial castism

Our judges resort to European law as a last resort in their fierce fight against independence leaders

The humility of power

That is the moment of truth of a democracy: not when power wins, but when it accepts losing without breaking the table

Right to study and right to a roof

The prices of the real estate market and the lack of residential places threaten equity in education in Spain

90 years have passed since the greatest tragedy in the history of mountaineering: the agony of Toni Kurz on the north face of the Eiger

In July 1936, the four mountaineers who were trying to climb the wall for the first time died, leading to a horror story that conditioned the way of narrating mountaineering for decades... until Ueli Steck arrived.

Jessica Goicoechea, the queen of bikinis who moves between success and debate on networks: “It doesn't rain to everyone's liking and there will always be criticism”

The 'influencer' and businesswoman has built an empire with Goi, the swimsuit brand consumed by celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Rosalía and Aitana, but which is not exempt from controversy. “I understand that in the end it is a very sexy concept and people already associate it with a thinner body, but it is not reality,” he defends.

“If there are any foreigners at my concert, let them leave”: Eric Clapton's racist words that changed British rock

50 years have passed since the creation of Rock Against Racism, a platform created as a reaction against the singer's statements for which he apologized many years later.

I have tried the new Create cabin suitcase and there is one detail that has been much more useful than I expected

TSA lock, wheels with 360-degree rotation and a size suitable for many low-cost airlines are some of the features of this model that promises to improve the travel experience.

“I've met someone because they have an attic”: how real estate criteria are conditioning the search for love

Neither political ideology nor height: the new filters of some when looking for a partner seem more worthy of Idealista than of Tinder or Grindr

Neither pizza nor focaccia: let the quick and easy panini return

A love letter to the dinner of our childhood, which serves to take advantage of what is in the refrigerator without complications

12 basic cooking techniques to learn this holiday

From cooking and frying to poaching or poaching: a guide to understanding the cooking methods that make the difference in any recipe

Maxime Carmignac: “My father always says that companies that do not respect the environment will fail”

The daughter of the founder of Carmignac Gestion runs the office in the United Kingdom and acts as heir 'in pectore' of one of the most prestigious investment 'boutiques' in Europe

Why do we drink beer with lemon, homemade or cola?

These mixtures reduce the perception of bitterness, provide acidity and new aromas, maintain carbonation and reduce the alcohol content. The result is a more refreshing drink, very easy to drink and especially pleasant when the heat hits.

In the library of Lucía Solla Sobral, author of ‘You will eat flowers’: “There are books that I do not recommend because I want to keep them”

Between the poetry that made her vegan and the book she keeps like a relic, the writer of one of the best-selling books of the year talks about reading, heritage and craft

Suri now has the last name Noelle: the daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes deletes her paternal surname

The young woman, 20 years old and a university theater student, no longer used the last name Cruise during high school, but she has made the change legal and definitive

A DNA test confirms that Bernarda Vera, considered missing from the Pinochet dictatorship, has been found alive in Argentina

The teacher, a member of the MIR, was until now in the official registry of victims of repression. Her family had lost contact with her in 1973.

Trump tries to return to the negotiating table with Iran after two weeks of open war

The US has stopped attacks in the last three days, but Tehran denies contacts with Washington to achieve a ceasefire

French police arrest man after knife attack on three women in Paris

Two of the victims are in serious condition after being hit, one in the back and the other in the abdomen.

María Casado's emotion when saying goodbye to Informativos Telecinco: “I hope we will see each other again soon”

The journalist has left the weekend edition of the Mediaset newscasts for personal reasons

The Government postpones the approval of the royal housing decree until after the summer due to the lack of support

The Executive decides to delay it to September due to the division of the investiture partners

The festival where friends for life are made

Attendees at the Benicàssim International Festival discovered the Heineken® House experience, which has activities designed to experience music beyond the stages

Miguel Ríos responds to a spectator who asked him not to engage in politics at his concerts: "How can I keep quiet? I am a political being"

The 82-year-old singer reappears on stage and stars in a confrontation with the audience during the Starlite Occident festival in Marbella: “I'm talking about humanism, I'm not talking about colors”

I bought an ice cream maker and ended up using it to prepare my signature summer coffee. Here are the 7 uses you can give to this small appliance

Smoothies, slushies, yogurts and iced coffees are some of the preparations that these appliances promise. I have tried them at home to see which ones achieve a really different result.

The legend of Lilith Fair, the first women-only music festival that inspires the one now promoted by Olivia Rodrigo

30 years ago, Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan decided to create a traveling tour with a lineup exclusively made up of women, from Fiona Apple to Sinéad O' Connor to Suzanne Vega, and changed the industry's preconceptions.

With an amputated leg and a dream intact: Gaza women defy war through football

Amid the devastation and restrictions in the Strip, a group of young people has found a way to rebuild their lives in sports, in a territory where more than 5,000 people have suffered amputations since October 2023, according to the WHO.

'X-men '97′: a series to save superheroes

Thanks to some good scriptwriters who knew the characters and loved them, the result of this nostalgic and commercial idea has been much better than expected

Unconscious gossips

I don't know if Generation Z is aware that they are children of the most rampant gossip, but I do know that this type of content is here to stay.

Tadej Pogacar: A magical organism, but without exaggerations

The Slovenian and his coach disdain as “exaggerated” the scientific calculation that concludes that the Slovenian has a VO2max that is around 100 ml, the highest ever measured in any athlete.

The World Cup reconciles gays with football

Many homosexuals have come to the tournament thanks to the social demands of Borja Iglesias or Lamine Yamal, after a life marked by rejection of this sport since childhood.

Protecting freedom of expression is much more than being able to say whatever you want

The European conception on this matter has never been based on the idea that “whoever speaks can say anything and others must remain silent.”

Teresa Ribera, vice president of the Commission: “Europe is not prepared for the consequences of climate change”

Ribera advances that Brussels is preparing a plan to shield adaptation policies from “criminal denialism.” And it warns of a new type of “fires that take on a life of their own and are much more difficult to manage”

The Government injects 45 million urgently to house university students in the face of the housing crisis

Equity in access to higher education is in danger: there is only one place in a residence hall or residence for every four students who travel to study

Trump puts the global economy on a rollercoaster

Companies and central banks navigate blindly through the ups and downs of oil and the swings of US tariffs

Martín Rodrigo Alharilla, historian: “The known Catalan slave families are just the tip of the iceberg”

The expert studies the economic benefits that the trafficking of Africans left in Catalonia for two centuries

The plan to kill Aisha: hitmen, insurance contracted days before and an attempt to finish her off in the hospital

The 29th victim of gender violence leaves three orphans and the investigation of her crime reflects how her husband “contrived and premeditated” to end the woman who wanted to separate from him

Ansu Fati, from football to music as an escape route

The player releases 'Sea como sea', a song that has accumulated more than a million views in its first month on digital platforms

Rosa Vañó (Castillo de Canena): “Madonna is one of the most complicated people with the most ego I have worked with”

An economist by training, he left his successful management career at Coca-Cola to develop, together with his brother Francisco, the olive farm that his father had created in Jaén. In addition, he knows the world of record labels very well since he worked for Warner Music and Universal.

'Pole pole' to the top of Kilimanjaro: seven days to conquer the roof of Africa

Ascending its 5,895 meters is possible without alpine experience, but it requires good physical preparation and moving slowly to promote acclimatization and reduce the risk of altitude sickness.

The problem with paper clips is here: AIs can accidentally destroy the world

More than 20 years ago, a group of technologists imagined what would happen when a machine was commissioned to manufacture an object without limits: it could end everything. This week we have seen an example that something like this is possible