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March in review
Check Out All Events in March
March was a busy month full of tapas bars, restaurants and flamenco.
For a peek into the real flamenco scene, see our feature, Flamenco 101- A Lesson in Life . For suggestions on where to catch a bit of flamenco action, see our flamenco page.
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Concerts in Madrid: Amelia is a Ray of Light on the Local Scene
Concerts in Madrid: Amelia is a Ray of Light on the Music Scene
By Laurie Smolenski
Tonight, I appreciate the absence of the things familiar...
travel - Salamanca
Salamanca: The World’s Favorite City
by Andre Nakazawa
For a city most well-known for its historical university, Salamanca offers surprisingly more than parchment and scholarship. From breath-taking plazas to renaissance architecture and bumpin’ discos, this city offers something for everyone...
travel - Barcelona
Bridgin' to Barcelona
Stepping off the bus in Barcelona we had the hunched posture of knuckle dragging Neanderthals – a consequence of “sleeping” in fetal position on the night bus. Not an ideal start to a trip; however, a teacher’s salary doesn’t afford one the luxury of flying. Sticking with the travelers' motto: “No bad experiences, just good anecdotes”, we soldier, or rather lumbered, on...
Feature - Julien Charlon on Art, Violence and Activism
Art Activist Julien Charlon - The MAP Interview
Photographer and “collaborative art project organiser” extraordinaire, Julien Charlon, is at it again! After the publication of his successful book of photography last year, Mundolavapiés, he is fiendishly organising an...
history - Tertulias (conversation cafes)
The Art of Talking - Tertulias in Old Madrid
Between the end of the 19th century and the middle of the 20th, Madrid’s favorite pastime - talking, talking, talking - was taken even more seriously than usual. Part of a proper bohemian life was engaging in tertulias, informal gatherings to chat about, of course, everything counter-cultural. The newly developed tradition of sitting down at a marble table...
Feature - Flamenco
A Flamenco Primer
If you aren’t familiar with flamenco dance, just think of it as the “anti-ballet”. Ballet, which has always been in deep denial of gravity’s existence, typically features dancers who prance on toe and leap with gazelle-like facility through the air. Their hair doesn’t hang – it’s tightly wrapped atop their head; even their tutus don’t drape - they stick out primly at right angles to the body. It’s the essence of all that’s “civilized” and “celestial”. Flamenco, by contrast, luxuriates in gravity, feeds off gravity; in short, Flamenco is a temperamental, Spanish ode to the force of gravity...
Feature on the Politics of Cycling
Bici Crítica: Riding with the Renegades!
For many, bicycles are the ultimate form of transport; however, riding one in Madrid is often the ultimate form of insanity. With few bike lanes, crazed motorists, and shoulder-width sidewalks, a quick trip to the office usually has more in common with adrenaline sports than a simple commute. But don’t fret, the revolution has begun. Bici Crítica, a Madrid-based collective, dedicated to supporting cyclists in the city, is on the scene...
Madrid History
The Three-Second Museum - Don't Blink!
If you are still looking for an answer as to why the windows of metro line 1 have so many grease stains on them, just keep reading. Those spots are simply the nose marks of curious people pushing their faces against the glass hoping to catch a glimpse of the mystery metro station where the train will never stop.
From our former site
Intrepid Reporter Infiltrates “Pueblo Party” To Get The Scoop!
(See the FEATURES tab above for complete story) "... villagers will slowly take themselves to the street, coagulating into marauding, drunken hordes crawling around the village. Each group has a standard bearer, and possibly some musicians, but mo...
From our former site
Eurovision 2007 - Exclusive English Interview
Is This Boy-Band on the Verge of Selling Its Collective Soul? Eurovision, once seen as a relic of the past, has been given new life in recent years by a spate of unusual contestants and winners – drag queens, heavy metal bands and the like. MAP M...