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Barney Griffiths

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DIGITAL SPAIN

There are moments in life when you realise you have become a proper adult. Buying a house. Getting married. Having children. And receiving twelve...

23.09.2026 40

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths

WONDERLAND

Barcelona’s English-speaking cultural scene can sometimes feel hidden from view, but every so often a production comes along that deserves a wider...

23.09.2026 40

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Barney Griffiths

NEIGHBOURS

There is a moment in every neighbourhood WhatsApp group when it ceases to be useful and becomes a form of theatre. Someone creates the group so...

23.09.2026 20

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Barney Griffiths

ADAPT OR DISAPPEAR

For years, part of my professional life depended on other people’s footnotes. Academics would send me dense Catalan or Spanish manuscripts on urban...

09.02.2026 100

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CIVIC OVERLOAD

As a Hollywood movie might say, the following is a true story. In December I was awoken at an hour normally reserved for foxes, bakers and people with...

12.01.2026 90

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THREE XMASES

I’ve had three types of Christmas in my life so far. The UK 1970s and 80s edition: house smells of tangerines, Sellotape and anticipation. My...

08.12.2025 100

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MYCOLOGICAL MADNESS

Autumn in Catalonia means one thing: wild mushroom season. Or, as locals call it, bolet fever – a national pastime ranking somewhere between...

12.11.2025 100

Catalonia Today

Barney Griffiths