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The death this Wednesday of the screenwriter Eduardo Ladrón de Guevara, at the age of 80, has coincided with the farewell of the iconic series of which he was co-creator, Cuéntame cómo pasó....

Spain has exported a handful of powerful memes, some of which have become classics. For example, eccehomo: the failed restoration of a painting in a church in Borja (Zaragoza), by Cecilia Giménez, appeared in newspapers and media around the world. Or the subtitled videos of Risitas, who even starred in a pizza advertisement in...

Sprinkling your language with old words is nothing new, even the Romans did it. In this video, we'll go through three rare – and old – words in Latin. We will also talk a little bit about whether or not you should use such words, and what the Romans themselves thought about it.

Salvete homines....

Americans are often surprised to learn than they aren't "Americans" in Spanish, but something else entirely. Spanish speakers are equally surprised to learn that insisting that Mexicans, Chileans, and Venezuelans are "Americans" in English is wrong. This video is an attempt to remedy this gulf in communication between countries...

Surveillance and the threat of imprisonment: Euronews spoke to Russian queer activists who have chosen to stay in the country, despite increasing hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community

According to a survey by Open society foundations, more than a third of 18-35 year olds favour a military regime or an authoritarian leader. How did it come to this?

The Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios (CSIF) considers "insufficient" the 0.5% increase in the salaries of public employees that will be effective in the payroll for the month of October. This increase is applied as a variable linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) within the Framework Agreement for a 21st...

Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) has reported to the Labor Inspection the non-payments carried out by the company 'Seguridad Límite 24 Horas'. Their security guards at the visitor center of the Cabañeros National Park, in Horcajo de los Montes, have not been paid for two months, which has led the union to report the situation to this...

Try this before any other astral projection method, especially if you're a beginner doing it for the first time! This is the simplest and most effective technique for astral travel when done correctly. Avoid complications and confusions when embarking upon psychic endeavors and instead learn to trust your own intuition and...

In this very special NDE - What Really Happens When We Die? Panel, you'll be privy to exclusive details about the afterlife that you won't find anywhere else!...

Some weeks ago, I decided to block lemmy.world from my profile, because I only saw memes and shitposts from that instance, and I found easier to block the whole instance instead of blocking single communities....

The PSOE gets the first step to keep the Moncloa. The socialist Francina Armengol has been elected this Thursday president of the Congress of Deputies thanks to the agreement with the progressive forces and an in extremis pact with Esquerra Republicana and Junts. An absolute majority with 178 votes in favor that make the...

Last month I saw this post about learning some specific language in that specific language. Maybe it's not very straightforward, depending on the language you intend to learn, but it's a good way to know at least how some parts of the sentence are called... and it's better to learn a language from a native than from a learner,...

Change is coming. Humanity is entering a turbulent new era, unprecedented in both Earth and Human history. To survive the coming centuries and fulfill our potential as a species, we will have to overcome the biggest challenges we have ever faced, from extreme climate change, to rogue A.I., to the inevitable death of the sun...

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State Duma Vice Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy said that the Russian authorities will impose restrictions on gender reassignment in Russia until a complete ban is established. According to him, this is not a restriction of the rights of citizens, but a matter of Russia’s national security....

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