The Bottom Line

The end?

Canadian columnist Troy Nahumko on watching the American myth unravel in real time

Troy Nahumko
  • The Euro Zone

    Status: approved

    Columnist Mark Nayler looks at the government's plan to legitimise 500,000 undocumented migrants

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Music Maker

    Re-light my fire

    Columnist Peter Edgerton explains how his "hunter-gatherer instincts had been lain to waste"

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone

    Swiss retreat

    Columnist Mark Nayler comments on the meeting at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Bottom Line

    My poor Ave

    Back in 2007, with the brand-new infrastructure, with the shiny tracks and railways, we dreamed of being able to get to Madrid even faster, and the leap in quality achieved then, compared to the Talgo 200, was revolutionary writes Ignacio Lillo

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • Food and drink opinion

    Gallic Dry January

    In recent years, Dry January has gained ground in France, following a trend that originated in the UK

    Andrew J. Linn |
  • The Music Maker

    Digital display

    "In a 15-minute telephone conversation with an official a week beforehand to clarify exactly what I'd need to bring with me for a new digital certificate, they'd somehow neglected to mention the passport," says columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • It's always 'no' in Malaga
    (Salvador Salas)

    Comment

    It's always 'no' in Malaga

    The cultural institutions' systematic opposition to everything is already suspect - they never approve of anything that’s proposed

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • The Music Maker

    The illogical throng

    Unesco World Logic Day: "You'd think J.K. Rowling might have looked at the 12 rejection letters lying on her coffee table one morning and thought 'You know what - the errant antics of a schoolboy wizard might not be as good an idea as I thought'," writes columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The bottom line

    High art or high kitsch?

    The imminent arrival of Ginés Serrán's monumental sculptures at the Port of Malaga has sparked more than just a local debate; it has triggered a full-blown cultural skirmish says Dilip Kuner

    Dilip Kuner |
  • The Euro Zone

    Cruzcampo or Caviar?

    Columnist Mark Nayler comments on the meeting to discuss the government's proposed new financing model

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    My lost meal ticket

    There's something about the odds of these lotteries that draw you in, something that makes you believe the next ticket will finally be the one

    Dilip Kuner |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Happy talk

    Given the maelstrom of disturbing news coming our way these days, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the world is a wholly terrifying place, bereft of any joy or wonder says columnist Peter Edgerton

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Boots on the ground

    Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how Sánchez indicated, for the first time, that he would be willing to send Spanish troops to Ukraine once the war is over - a proposal he will now discuss with each of the major parties

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    A year of plenty

    An omen of prosperity. Our elders used to say that a year with snow is a year of plenty, says columnist Ignacio Lillo

    Ignacio Lillo |