SIXTH SENSE

Miscellaneous suggestions of how to enyoy yourself in Barcelona using any one of the senses.

HEARING · MusicalsLeggings, Mammas and Mecanos

Kiko Amat takes a humorous and malevolent look at the musicals currently being staged in the city. Illustrated by Ilustrado por Sonia Pulido.

HEARING · GuideEducating the Ear

Barcelona is concerned about the musical education of its youngest citizens. So is “Barcelonés”. Mònica Escudero provides a guide.

SIGHT · DecorationWelcome

They connect our interior space with the street and they say everything about where we live. A selection of the city’s doorways photographed by Enric Duch.

SIGHT · FeatureBarcelona, Humus Nutritious

The Peruvian writer Gabriela Wiener reviews the love-hate relationship between Latin American writers and Barcelona. Illustrations by Ed.

TOUCH · Make-upMixed Media

Berto Martínez makes painting make-up and make-up painting. Four monothematic proposals.

TOUCH · GuideDon’t Buy, Adopt

Animals are not commodities. There are many options for adopting and taking care of needy pets. Mònica Escudero gives some directions.

TOUCH · FeatureFootball: the Real Thing

Xavi Sancho introduces us to real football, the kind that is neither spectacular nor big business: neighbourhood football. Photographs by Caterina Barjau.

TOUCH · ArchitectureHousing Adapts to Modern Times

We shouldn’t lose sight of architecture’s primary purpose. Jose Aguirre visits the practices that make homes for people like you.

TOUCH · ChronicleWatusi’s Mane

Francisco Casavella was the literary chronicler of mixed-race Barcelona. Almost a year after his death, Daniel López Valle y Miqui Otero evoke the city he saw and lived in. Illustrated by Cristóbal Schmal.

TASTE · GuideBarcelona is Sweet

A cake, a biscuit or a sweet. Vegan, Japanese or handmade. Six ways to sweeten Barcelona.

TASTE · InterviewThe Streets Are Mine

Pioneering portraitist of urban tribes, Miguel Trillo’s camera has recorded how the nation has changed in a generation. A book and an exhibition are good enough reason to interview him.

SMELL · StyleGenerational Relevation

Designers presented with their own creations. Fashion’s five biggest names pose with their clothes and their sources of inspiration. Photographed by Caterina Barjau with styling by Jaume Vidiella.

SMELL · StoryTraveler Home

A dreamlike story by Jonathan Lethem, with desertions and encounters and disturbing but gentle characters.

NONSENSE · COMICIn Barcelona

Juanjo Sáez is a naive cartoonist who directs his attacks against the falseness of modern life, but Barcelona has many good things to offer, something he finally recognises here.