The tattoos and the gay world

Symbols, cartoon characters, huge tribal, skulls, virgins, dragons, demons… tattoos are hot. To decorate the skin with permanent drawings is not a simple mode, but it is a way of understanding the beauty, the body and life. It’s no longer considered a trend belonging to any sexual orientation- thank God! -. How can someone [...]

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The Thomas Schütte Exhibition at the Reina Sofía Museum: “Retrospección”

The Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid has inaugurated an exhibition of the famous German artist Thomas Schütte. You can enjoy it until May 17th 2010. This is the most complete retrospective dedicated to the artist in Spain.

Schütte (Oldenburg, 1954) has been one of the most important German artists of his [...]

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Do you know who Ryan McGinness is?

Whether through his illustrations, paintings, sculptures or stickers, the art of the American Ryan McGinness is always fascinating: the visual symbols, the strong and psychedelic colours, the drawing with templates and the overlapping are his best allies. He uses a simple aesthetic that reminds us of the flyers, the Andy Warhol collages or the [...]

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Jerico Santander and the digital Surrealism

Photoshop can be useful to retouch the celebrities defects, to improve the photography of a newspaper, to embellish landscapes, but first of all, it is a great tool for the creative designer Jericho Santander. This young designer was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and since he was a boy he loved drawing [...]

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The cinema of Michael Haneke

This Austrian filmmaker is fascinated by the calm and the silence that prevails before the storm. He declares that he is interested “in what happens before and after the violent act.” He develops once again this same topic in his latest movie: ‘The White Ribbon‘ (’Das Weisse Band’), awarded as the Golden Globe for [...]

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The Worst Hangover Ever And How to Beat It

You lie in your bed and try to open your eyes. It’s difficult, because as soon as you open half an eye, you become aware of a severe throbbing headache. Your throat is sore and dry. Moaning and groaning you try to sit up. Wow, a little dizzy, but nothing compared to the sudden [...]

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Trip Around Carlos Berlanga – Exhibition in Madrid

Trip Around Carlos Berlanga – Exhibition in Madrid. Carlos Berlanga (1959-2002), a Spanish singer and composer was one of the biggest names in the Madrid nightlife also known at the time as the Movida Madrileña.

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Fetichism, another way to achieve orgasm

Have you ever wondered what causes an orgasm? In general, we speak about the G spot or having a good knowledge of one’s body in the case of women; and about a long excitation and a large number of strategies in the case of men. But things are not as simple as they seem. [...]

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Discovering that your mate is unfaithful

Some people argue that monogamy is an invention or, worse, an imposition of religious and civil institutions that goes against human nature. Should we think that those who say this use it to systematically betray their partner? Or are those with the most discreet manner the most unfaithful? Or as the saying goes: [...]

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Juan Bautista Maino – a master to discover in the Prado Museum

The National Prado Museum in Madrid will very soon house an exhibition of the Spanish artist Juan Bautista Maino, one of the most original painters of 17th century Spanish art. The exhibition will be held from 20th October to 31st January 2010. This will be the star exhibition of the upcoming fall-winter season in [...]

Monday, October 19th, 2009