China’s season of discontent: ‘Down with the Communist Party!’
The biggest show of defiance in the Xi Jinping era, the ‘white paper’ protests, have forced his administration to ease some of the world’s most stringent Covid controls
Dwayne Johnson, the likeable guy who was yearning for a darker role
The Rock was the highest earning actor in 2021. But his latest release, ‘Black Adam,’ is a departure from his usual trajectory of playing the hunk with a heart of gold
Face blindness and the life stories that are etched in bone
Prosopagnosia occurs when the world is lost as a representation and we stop recognizing the faces of our relatives and those close to us
Moscow investigates explosions at strategic bomber airbases deep in Russian territory
An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hinted that simultaneous detonations at the Ryazan and Saratov airbases could have been a special operation launched by Kyiv
‘Jim had his demons, but he exorcised them on stage’: Robby Krieger on the lies that fed the legend of The Doors
In a book that has just been released in its Spanish edition, the quartet’s guitarist debunks stories about the group, unravels Jim Morrison’s persona and recounts the history of a seminal rock band
Legendary US tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, maker of Grand Slam champions, dies at 91
The guru molded stars including Andre Agassi, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, Boris Becker and Anna Kournikova at his Bradenton academy in Florida
‘Hallucinogenic magic’: How psychedelics paired with therapy could treat chronic mental health conditions
Vittoria D'Alessio|
Although they are banned in Europe, new research suggests that drugs like MDMA, in controlled settings, could be beneficial for some patients
‘Citizen Kane’ and ‘Vertigo’ lose top spot on BFI best movies list to Belgian auteur Chantal Akerman
‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ tops the latest ‘Sight and Sound’ magazine list, published every 10 years and selected by 1,600 experts in 2022
Dominique Lapierre, author of bestsellers ‘The City of Joy’ and ‘O Jerusalem!’, dies at 91
The French writer sold millions of copies of his books, some of which were co-written with Larry Collins and made into movies
Throwing things on stage in concerts: Friendly gesture or annoying nonsense?
David Saavedra|Madrid|
Although the incidents would seem to have increased in recent years, this practice, intended to show the love (or disdain) of the fans, is not new
The cultural history of piercing: From stigma to high fashion and everything in between
Piercing different body parts is an ancient practice in many cultures; in the West, the countercultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s also incorporated it. Today, piercings are widely accepted; any political significance they once had has been watered down, and their decorative function now reigns supreme
Robots are learning how to create new tools, just like the first humans once did
The METATOOL project is researching how the human brain imagines the tools needed to solve problems, so that robots can be equipped with the same inventive capacity
Panic attacks: How to detect them and what to do
Patricia Moreno Peral|
Although 30% of the world’s population has had an anxiety crisis at some point, many people do not know how to recognize them
Cybersecurity expert: ‘Technological giants are becoming political actors’
Eviatar Matania – co-author of the book ‘Cybermania’ – spoke with EL PAÍS about his work in cybersecurity, as well as his views on the future of truth and privacy