Spanish stamps for letters to Europe

An effective way of marketing dated classic Spanish cinema abroad?

Coming soon to NYC's Central Park: Catalan pop music

More information on the website of the Ramon Llull Institute for Catalan language and culture. A recent music video by Txarango can be watched here, courtesy of La Vanguardia newspaper.

July 26, 2014: 1st Barcelona Beach Festival

More information here; tickets on presale from May 23.

Today in History: April 7, 1614 - Dies "El Greco", Painter, Sculptor, Architect

More information by the Wikipedia here, and the official website on the El Greco year.

Videos from Barcelona

Just added a new link to the list; a stunning presenter and some of Barcelona's nicest places to visit.

Born Centre Cultural

(c) Pep Herrero

It's one of the latest to join the huge number of sights in Barcelona, Born Centre Cultural (Born Culture Center; another one being the new old fleamarket Els Encants Vells). During the first weeks since its opening on September 9, a few hundred thousand locals accepted long waits to be able to visit it.
It's official website is here, the English version has got only one page. The Catalan and Spanish versions give a lot more information on the archeological findings, exhibitions, events, restaurant, bookstore, etc. It's Twitter account (pictures) is here.
The Catalan news agency ACN had this article. Some critics believe it to be a propanda project related to the festivities in memory of the third centenary of the fall of Barcelona in 1714, at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-1714, Wikipedia article).
The international press has not covered it yet (at least to this blogger's research on google news...). For the (hipster) Born neighborhood consult TimeOut Barcelona here...

(c) Marçal Font

Catalonia: a "human chain for independence"

A presentation of the project from the Wall Street Journal here. Coverage by The New York Times here. More (some might say "biased") information here, an Op-ed in The New York Times by the Catalan president here, coverage of The Guardian here, their special picture page. A comment by Reuters here. Coverage by Press TV here.

Pictures and videos by regional channel TV3 here.