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Photo courtesy of Margaret Stepien.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Margaret Stepien

In the first Metropolitan Culture Corner of 2022, we interview the creator of the Foodie Lookbook and owner of Fat Cat Studio: food and lifestyle photographer Margaret Stepien. Read more
El Molino, photo by Oh-Barcleona.com (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.

El Molino: From Flamenco to Cabaret to Cultural Center

Whether you’re a longtime Barcelona resident or a new arrival, if you’ve explored the Poble-sec neighborhood even slightly you’re bound to have come across the iconic windmill of El Molino. Read more
Image courtesy of Thembe Fashions.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Philissa Williams

This month Tori Sparks interviews fashion designer, personal stylist and private chef, Philissa Williams. From trunk shows in DC to African Fashion Week and solo runway shows in Barcelona, she has left her mark on the world of independent fashion. Read more
Image courtesy of Neus Flores.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Neus Flores

This month on the Metropolitan Culture Corner Tori Sparks interviews filmmaker, journalist and singer Neus Flores. Read more
Joan Manuel Serrat.

Serrat: El noi de Poble-sec

There are only a few names in Spanish music that people all over the world recognize, and Serrat is one of them. Read more
Image courtesy of Carlos Romagosa.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Carlos Romagosa

This month on the Metropolitan Culture Corner Tori Sparks interviews musician, author and storyteller extraordinaire Carlos Romagosa. Read more
Cases Lleó i Morera, Mulleras, Bonet, Amatller and Batlló line Barcleona's famous Passeig de Gràcia. Photo by Vicente Zambrano González courtesy of Ajuntamnet de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Barcelona's Lesser-Known Modernist Architectural Treasures

If you can’t face another trip to the Sagrada Familia with visiting family, it’s time to take them off the beaten track and explore some of the city’s lesser-known Modernista architecture. Read more
Photo courtesy of Toni Mir/Trafalgar 13 Music House.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Toni Mir

For the MCC this month, Tori interviews film composer and music supervisor Toni Mir. He has written soundtracks for award-winning shorts and films and was recently nominated for a 2020 Goya Award for Best Original Song in a film. Read more
Jamboree, like all of Barcelona's music venues, has had to close because of the pandemic. Photo by Marta Vilardell.

Is Barcelona's Live Music Scene Dead?

Like many local businesses, concert venues have been drastically impacted by the pandemic. Will they survive? Read more

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Are Streaming Concerts Here to Stay?

The global pandemic has brought into sharp focus both the importance of music and art to our emotional and psychological wellbeing, as well as the perpetual economic instability that is the way of life for many of the people who create it. Read more