X-Games 2013, also in Barcelona (May 16-19)

For the first time, the X-Games will take place in six different venues, one of these being the Catalan capital Barcelona. The Wikipedia has this article on the event in general. The city of Barcelona's tourism website is here.

A Catalan sculptor: Jaume Plensa

El País has this article in English on the winner of the Spanish National Plastic Arts Award. His official homepage is here; the Wikipedia has this entry.

Why Spain is top for Erasmus

An article from El País here.

"The Guardian" focussing on Catalonia

A few days before the Catalan parliamentary elections on Nov. 25, the British newspaper The Guardian offers four different items on Catalonia today: an article, an interactive guide, a video, another article on Artur Mas, and one on spreading separatism. And more coverage here.

The BBC on Catalonia

The link is here.

Spain's Inditex in the New York Times Magazine

One of Spain's most successful companies (fashion retailer, ZARA et al.) portrayed here.

The NY Times on Spain's home evictions

A harsh reality that has already led people to suicide in crisis-ridden Spain, taken up by The New York Times here.