El País
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How to Make elpais.com Tolerable
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El País sent an offer around to subscribers with free accounts this weekend. 6 months digital subscription for €6. This is a great offer but, given the state of their website and app, not quite good enough. Even with a premium subscription, the ads they serve make the reading experience intolerable. Luckily, we don’t have…
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Memoria de los Sentidos
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Head over to El País to listen to Vicente Amigo’s new album, Memoria de los Sentidos. To get you excited about Amigo (or more excited, rather) read this ‘hyperventilated consecration’ of him by Alberto García Reyes as translated by Brook Zern.
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Paco at 69
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Paco de Lucía would be 69 years old today. Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco has an ‘exhibit’ at the Google Cultural Institute entitled Memories of Paco. Well worth a look. Apparently the maestro was, in his own words, a frustrated singer. Below, towards the end of the track, you can hear his voice. In 2015, the guitarist received…