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National Spanish culture
The Moment of Truth, Francesco Rosi’s controversial bullfighting movie
bullfighting
April 20, 2012
When The Moment of Truth, Italian director Francesco Rosi’s 1965 movie about bullfighting in Spain, was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in...
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A little Spanish flair on Lincoln Road
Spanish culture
April 19, 2012
South Beach is known for its art deco history, but you can't ignore the Spanish influence throughout. You can spend an afternoon pretending you...
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Understanding the Spanish culture
Spanish culture
January 22, 2011
If you want to learn more about the Spanish culture, here is a great, innovative book. It differs from other cultural books about Hispanics as it...
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Little Spain: immigrant memories of New York’s La Colonia on exhibit at NYU
Little Spain
December 11, 2010
Although you might not guess it now, New York once had a cohesive community of immigrants from Spain. It wasn’t a big group—just 25,000...
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Dirty old men
Travel
February 3, 2010
Viejos verdes is the Spanish way of saying dirty old men, of which there is a surplus on the Iberian Peninsula. And it’s not just the dirty...
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Rebajas: Sales, sales everywhere!
Travel
January 24, 2010
Though the first month of the year is also known as the Cuesta de enero (January’s uphill climb), starting on January 6th, the word on the...
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January 6th: Time to open the presents in Spain!
Travel
January 7, 2010
For a Spanish child, there is no day more exciting on the calendar than January 6th. Also known as the Día de los Reyes Magos (Three Kings...
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Noche Vieja: The Spanish New Year
Travel
January 1, 2010
3, 2, 1...Happy new year! If you are in the U.S., at midnight on New Year’s Eve you are making out with you boyfriend, girlfriend, loved one,...
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Irish pubs in Spain
Travel
December 29, 2009
Everywhere you look in the lively city of Madrid, there is a bar. Or ten. (For more on bars in Madrid, see the article “Bar crazy”)....
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Santa Claus isn't coming: Christmastime in Spain
Travel
December 26, 2009
As in many other countries around the world. Christmas (or Navidades) is one of Spain’s most beloved holidays, and its core values are not...
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