The Music Maker
Sitting in a tin can
Peter Edgerton thinks that you have to be "as mad as a box of frogs" to endure the psychological isolation of deep space, especially when a 40-minute communications blackout is involved
Peter Edgerton
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The Bottom Line
The losers' victory
Columnist Ignacio Lillo voices his disdain for political "victories" based on low expectations, urging Malaga to stop settling for "not that bad" and demand the investment it deserves
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The Music Maker
Speak uneasy
Columnist Peter Edgerton comments on why three decades in Spain still can't protect you from the occasional spectacular misunderstanding
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The Bottom Line
See you at the statues
Columnist Ignacio Lillo looks at how a controversial set of port statues may already be finding its place in the city's heart
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The Euro Zone - opinion
Change is hard
Daylight saving time was an attempted solution to a problem that no longer exists, but as recent events have shown, we are still not immune to energy crises
Mark Nayler |
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The Euro Zone
Digging the dirt
The "sewers of the state" scandal involves shocking allegations of illegal espionage and a potential 181 million euro fine for BBVA, comments columnist Mark Nayler
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The Music Maker
That was the week that was
Columnist Peter Edgerton admits that surviving Malaga’s Holy Week requires early chores, strategic door-barging, and a tolerance for sleepless nights
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The Bottom Line
More than just a parade
Columnist Dilip Kuner says that witnessing Semana Santa in Malaga taught him that Spain's Easter tradition runs far deeper than religion - it is a raw, communal expression of identity, endurance and belonging
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Food and drink
Flying winemakers
The death of Michel Rolland shines a light on the little-understood world of the 'flying winemaker' - peripatetic consultants who shaped the taste of a generation
Andrew J. Linn |
Extra Kategora
Kategora Oceanika: a benchmark for flex living and investment on the Costa del Sol
SUR in English
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The Euro Zone
No surprises
Castilla y León's regional election defied the polls and laid bare the Socialists' struggle to stay relevant in a Spain shaped by Trump, Iran and widespread disillusionment, observes columnist Mark Nayler
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The Bottom Line
News anxiety
From Trump and train crashes to floods closer to home, a quarter of relentless headlines has left many of us gripped by news anxiety - and journalists are no exception, comments journalist Jennie Rhodes
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The Music Maker
You can't always get what you want
Columnist and musician Peter Edgerton looks at the Spanish art of not being tiquismiquis - and makes the case for embracing antifinickity as a life philosophy
Peter Edgerton | -
The Music Maker
Daddy cool
American president Theodore Roosevelt would often, and specifically, take time off from running the USA in order to spend it with his six children writes columnist Peter Edgerton
Peter Edgerton |
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The Bottom Line
The return of 'obey'
Columnist Anita Katsarska reviews the KCL study on Gen Z attitudes toward gender roles and finds the results both unsurprising and deeply troubling
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The Euro Zone
Breaking the silence
Columnist Mark nayler looks at the criticsm aimed at the German chancellor for not taking on Trump directly
Mark Nayler |