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  • The Chicago Cubs and the ‘rooftop wars’ Miquel Echarri
    The United States professional baseball league (MLB) was suspended for three months between May and July 2020, at the worst point of the pandemic. When it finally resumed, it did so behind closed doors or with very restricted access. For the first time in many years, stars of the sport such as Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers had to celebrate their victories in front of empty stands.Seguir leyendo
     

The Chicago Cubs and the ‘rooftop wars’

10 June 2026 at 16:58

The United States professional baseball league (MLB) was suspended for three months between May and July 2020, at the worst point of the pandemic. When it finally resumed, it did so behind closed doors or with very restricted access. For the first time in many years, stars of the sport such as Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers had to celebrate their victories in front of empty stands.

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Fans watch a Cubs game from the rooftops across the street from Wrigley Field.
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  • 20260325-CERVEZA NEGRA 001-NB018-2K Manuel Gual
    Manuel Gual posted a photo: The Soul of the Stout: A Journey Through Traditional Pub Culture Description A cinematic and evocative photographic collection capturing the essence of traditional pub culture and the artistry of dark beer. From the warm, rain-slicked exterior of historic stone taverns to the precise craft of pouring the perfect pint, this series explores the deep textures and rich atmosphere of classic gathering spaces. Visual highlights include extreme macro shots of cascading
     

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Manuel Gual posted a photo:

20260325-CERVEZA NEGRA 001-NB018-2K

The Soul of the Stout: A Journey Through Traditional Pub Culture

Description
A cinematic and evocative photographic collection capturing the essence of traditional pub culture and the artistry of dark beer. From the warm, rain-slicked exterior of historic stone taverns to the precise craft of pouring the perfect pint, this series explores the deep textures and rich atmosphere of classic gathering spaces. Visual highlights include extreme macro shots of cascading nitrogen bubbles, the rich velvety texture of the creamy foam head, raw roasted malts held in weathered hands, and intimate moments shared under dim, candlelit interiors. The imagery seamlessly blends rustic wood elements, polished brass taps, and vibrant neon reflections to evoke a timeless sense of warmth, companionship, and brewing heritage.

Note: This entire photo series was conceptually designed and generated using Artificial Intelligence.

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  • 20260325-CERVEZA NEGRA 001-NB010-2K Manuel Gual
    Manuel Gual posted a photo: The Soul of the Stout: A Journey Through Traditional Pub Culture Description A cinematic and evocative photographic collection capturing the essence of traditional pub culture and the artistry of dark beer. From the warm, rain-slicked exterior of historic stone taverns to the precise craft of pouring the perfect pint, this series explores the deep textures and rich atmosphere of classic gathering spaces. Visual highlights include extreme macro shots of cascading
     

20260325-CERVEZA NEGRA 001-NB010-2K

Manuel Gual posted a photo:

20260325-CERVEZA NEGRA 001-NB010-2K

The Soul of the Stout: A Journey Through Traditional Pub Culture

Description
A cinematic and evocative photographic collection capturing the essence of traditional pub culture and the artistry of dark beer. From the warm, rain-slicked exterior of historic stone taverns to the precise craft of pouring the perfect pint, this series explores the deep textures and rich atmosphere of classic gathering spaces. Visual highlights include extreme macro shots of cascading nitrogen bubbles, the rich velvety texture of the creamy foam head, raw roasted malts held in weathered hands, and intimate moments shared under dim, candlelit interiors. The imagery seamlessly blends rustic wood elements, polished brass taps, and vibrant neon reflections to evoke a timeless sense of warmth, companionship, and brewing heritage.

Note: This entire photo series was conceptually designed and generated using Artificial Intelligence.

Toby Muse, author: ‘We live in a world that Pablo Escobar could never have imagined’

British-American writer and journalist Toby Muse has immersed himself in the underworld of drugs for more than 15 years. He has infiltrated narcotics labs and traveled through guerrilla camps in the Colombian jungle, in order to understand the aspirations and deprivations that drive thousands of people into the trafficking networks. Through his work, the 50-year-old – born in Chichester, United Kingdom – dismantles the failed promises of the war on drugs, while offering a stark portrait of the global cocaine empire.

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Writer and journalist Toby Muse, last April at his home on the outskirts of Washington, in a photo provided to EL PAÍS.
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  • What REALLY Goes on in Lebanese Nightclubs sareen
    You’ve all seen those pictures of the “Beirut” nightlife, and what goes on in clubs, and how AMAZING it all is. Well…sorry to bust your bubble but here’s my take on it. P.S apparently I have NO idea how to draw faces that are SQUASHED together!
     

What REALLY Goes on in Lebanese Nightclubs

By: sareen
14 July 2014 at 06:08

What REALLY Goes on in Lebanese Nightclubs

You’ve all seen those pictures of the “Beirut” nightlife, and what goes on in clubs, and how AMAZING it all is. Well…sorry to bust your bubble but here’s my take on it. P.S apparently I have NO idea how to draw faces that are SQUASHED together!

‘What Is To Come’ Clip: Israeli Director Ruthy Pribar Returns To Tribeca With Fresh Tale Of Female Emancipation

1 June 2026 at 12:25
EXCLUSIVE: Israeli director Ruthy Pribar returns to the Tribeca Film Festival with second film What is to Come next week and Deadline can reveal a first clip. Ronit Yudkevitch stars as Yehudit, a sheltered farmer’s wife who backs out of a suicide pact that leaves her husband dead. She flees the shame and hidden debts […]

Héctor Barros, Chilean prosecutor, on the death of Niño Guerrero: ‘Tren de Aragua will continue to operate’

15 June 2026 at 13:37
Héctor Barros in his office in Santiago, Chile.

Chilean prosecutor Héctor Barros, coordinator of the Organized Crime and Homicide Teams (ECOH) of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, was not indifferent to the death of Tren de Aragua leader Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero,” last Friday in a joint United States–Venezuela operation. “Our aspiration was always to be able to capture him and bring him before the courts,” he said in an interview with EL PAÍS on Saturday.

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  • 20260331-MORTADELO Y FILEMON 002-NB009-4K Manuel Gual
    Manuel Gual posted a photo: The Secret Ministry of Absurd Missions Description A cinematic retro spy comedy set in a fictional 1970s Spain, where secret agents, eccentric officials, nervous informants, improvised disguises, dusty archives, smoky offices, street chases, old cinemas, cheap bars, hotel lobbies, public squares, rooftops, laboratories and forgotten government corridors collide in a world of bureaucratic chaos and absurd investigation. The series blends vintage European cinema a
     

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Manuel Gual posted a photo:

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The Secret Ministry of Absurd Missions

Description

A cinematic retro spy comedy set in a fictional 1970s Spain, where secret agents, eccentric officials, nervous informants, improvised disguises, dusty archives, smoky offices, street chases, old cinemas, cheap bars, hotel lobbies, public squares, rooftops, laboratories and forgotten government corridors collide in a world of bureaucratic chaos and absurd investigation. The series blends vintage European cinema aesthetics with dark humor, slapstick energy and noir atmosphere: worn suits, red trousers, old telephones, typewriters, paper files, vending machines, battered cars, market stalls, taverns, secret dossiers and strange scientific experiments create a nostalgic but surreal universe. Each scene feels like a lost frame from an imaginary Spanish espionage film, mixing comedy, mystery, action and social satire with warm light, grainy textures, dramatic shadows and wide cinematic framing. The collection suggests a bizarre intelligence agency trapped between outdated technology, comic incompetence and dangerous missions that always seem to spiral out of control.

These images were generated by Artificial Intelligence.

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