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Spanish Language and Culture
Instituto Cervantes launches Web TV
Even though we´re an English language magazine–hey, we´re in Spain! And as everyone here at MAP speaks Spanish (some better than others...), we thought we´d give a shout out to our beloved 'other tongue." So, a big round...
news - Santa Claus
Santa-Gate Rocks Spain!
Has Santa exploited his elves? Illegally doped his reindeer? And polluted the environment? According to a current anti-Santa campaign, he has done all of this and more. The list of accusations continues: ties to the Romanian mafia, racism, and even drunken driving. In an unprecedented explosion of anti-Claus-focused media, the situation looks grim for the icon formerly known as...
food - culture, history
Spain - Land Of The Rabbits
No doubt about it, Spain is getting pricey. According to Que!, a local newspaper in Madrid, since the change from pesetas to euros the cost of daily items has increased significantly–most notably the price of bread, which has shot up 100% in cost. Of course, nothing hits the pocket harder than the holiday season; but above stuffing stockings...
Spanish moms make erotic calendar
Spanish Moms Get "Sextra-Curricular"
A group of moms in Salamanca, Spain have posed for an erotic calendar in order to get a real rise–in funding! These Castillian MILFS are getting purchase orders from Italy to Venezuela, all in the name of building an activity center for their kids. How about them manzanas?...
Blog - Moms Get nude for student fundraiser
Naked Moms to the Rescue?
In recent years who hasn’t gotten naked for some “good cause”? Spanish rugby players, German academics, gay activists, Austrian ski instructors and now... mothers of school children – it had to happen sooner or later. Yes, in Serradilla de Arroyo, a Spanish pueblo, seven mothers disrobed for...
culture - video games and war
Civil War Video Game - A Teaching Tool For Kids?
Saying kids can learn history by playing “Shadows of War”, a Spanish Civil War video game, may seem about as valid as saying they can learn geometry through skateboarding, but this is part of the current controversy caused by Paco Pérez, the games creator.
Osborne Bull Turns 50
Happy Birthday Osborne Bulls!
Driving throughout the Spanish countryside, one cannot ignore the gigantic bull silhouettes boasting from hilltops and plains. Weighing over four thousand kilos each and with a height of nearly fourteen meters (equivalent to a four-story building), ninety Osborne bulls stand frozen in time, carefully placed to be easily...
La Latina - bars
Dragons in La Latina Bar?
Recently MAP Magazine discovered a rather awkward looking animal in a place where it was least expected. Apparently, a green dragon has managed to set up its home in a tiny, La Latina bar that’s already a contestant for the ”smallest place to drink your caña” prize. Experts are now investigating how the beast succeeded in wiggling...
Photo of the day
Delicate Worlds
Photo by Lindsey Rose Inman
According to the U.S. Census Bureau report World Population Profile: 2002 (2004), In more developed countries the mortality rate was ten per one thousand live births for children under five; in less developed countries the under-five rate was eighty-five per one thousand live births.
transport - the Metro
Madrid's New Metro Ligero - Know It and Save Time!
The first I heard of the Metro Ligero was that it was very “smart.” I was, of course, intrigued – after all “smart” means many things to many people. To find out, I brought my B1 monthly abono (pass), but one can buy a cheaper ten-pass for fewer trips. Since opening a few months ago, the Metro Ligero’s three lines are connecting some of Madrid’s most popular locations. Line one speedily takes you from Las Tablas to Pinar de Chamartín. The main lines, “Two” and “Three”,connect...
Politics - A Solution to Nationalism?
A New Political Party is Born
In Spain, a country the size of Texas, many wonder how so many linguistic and political divisions could possibly exit: Basque, Catalan, Galician, etc. Furthermore, given that they do exist, one often asks “Isn’t a solution on the horizon?” Well, perhaps...
Media Buzz
The Future Of MAP!
MAPMagazine.com is growing faster than a….uh…well we’re growing pretty darn fast. Since the launch of our new site in July, we’ve made some fantastic new partnerships and have received some great media buzz. Here’s an update to what we’ve been up to behind the scenes…
architecture - abandoned buildings
Nobody’s Watching Anymore
The last time Cine Bogart, one of many abandoned landmarks in Madrid, was in the news was when okupas (squatters) entered to hold their conference for better housing in 2006. And this year, a gallery organized a photo shoot and decided to use Old Bogie, graffiti left by the squatters included. When they left, the 90-year-old entrances were shut with cement to discourage wannabee tenants and things went quiet again. Just as they have been for the last 7, 8 years, according to the porter next door. He has fond memories of...
News - Terrorism
ETA Bomb Defused
In the early hours of Monday, security forces defused a 180-pound car bomb placed outside a government building in the Rioja region. An anonymous phone call Sunday night tipped off police saying that the device was, in fact, planted by ETA. This should come as no surprise as ETA has been more active in recent weeks. Last year the massive December 30th bomb tore through the Madrid airport parking garage demolishing three to four floors of the structure and shattering hope of ongoing peace negotiations...
News - Immigration
New Avenues For Immigration
In recent years Spain has received an inordinate amount of immigration in comparison with other European countries largely due to its proximity to Africa and its cultural connections to South America. This sudden increase is a project that the country has been grappling with both politically and culturally.
News
Spanish Aid Workers To Help in Devastated Peru
Spanish aid workers have pledged help to Peru in response to the violent earthquake that devastated portions of the country on the 15th of August claiming more than 500 lives as well as injuring and displacing thousands. Although aid from many countries has arrived, the system is not able to cope with the magnitude of the disaster.
News
Earthquake-ette Rocks Madrid – Bird Community Disproportionately Affected
...Where I come from, earthquakes flatten buildings, envelope houses and then, almost as an after-thought, cause tsunamis and uncontrollable fires. In Madrid, no personal or structural damage has been reported, but one El Pais reader posted that it caused some birds to get startled and fly away - I guess it's all relative...