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Barcelona eviction crisis: in today’s world, a right to housing equals a right to life
Scarlett Reiners discusses the housing crisis in Barcelona and how neighbourhood unions create hope for their community.
‘Linda’, a Pretty Pop Track With Ugly Implications
Isabella Fahey reviews ROSALÍA and Tokischa’s track Linda, and the controversies which surround it, arguing the need for social awareness when consuming creative content.
What’s going on in Catalonia these days?
Will Kirby explores the repercussions of the Catalan independence referendum more than four years on and the grip the issue still holds on Catalan politics.
La Mercè 2020: a Barcelona festival like no other
Last week, Barcelona celebrated La Mercè – the city’s festa major – and, this year, it was unlike any other. No extra points for guessing the reason why, unless you have somehow missed the global pandemic we’re all living through.
However, as many other cities around the world are either contemplating or enacting a new wave of lockdowns and restrictions, various outdoor spaces around Barcelona have played host to concerts, exhibitions and performances…