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ONLY BE MALAGUEÑO
Only-Be Malagueño
Málaga Plaza
Málaga Plaza, the shopping centre in the heart of the city, offers the best services to tourists, like a food patio and game rooms.
Picasso Museum
The Picasso Museum in Málaga is one of the most visited ones in the city for having one of the most important collections of the native artist.
María Zambrano and Málaga
In his book A modo de último sacrificio Samoa Albert Hanover tell us about the emotions that he felt when he travelled to Malaga for the first time surprised by the fact that the train station is named after María Zambrano. On the train coming from Córdoba he read Delirio y Destino and the conformity of the name let him think if he could illustrate this part of his book better or maybe the exact opposite, that the book could not be illustrated in a better way. And never before he felt this truth, that two exact opposites could be true at the same time. The main objective for his journey was to come up with a personal itinerary, that followed the steps of the Malaga born writer in a chronologically reversed order. His last stop was Vélez-Málaga where she was born in 1904. Around her grave you can find lemon and orange trees. Maria Zambrano was one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. With her delicate literary style she invented philosophical concepts such as the poetic reason and a clear example of the dominating sexism of the time but still hjer work is known, especially in Spain. Upon thinking the itinerary through, Hanover noticed that the nomadic life style of Zambrano not only matched his own existence but it also delivered a reflection of his opinion and way of thinking about Gnosticism and Sufism. Paul Oilzum Maria Zambrano mixed philosophy, poetry, mystic, art, music and dream in an unforgettable manner. If you rent apartments in Malaga you will be able to confirm that there aren’t...
Elegance and sirloin. Its relationship, if any
When we utter the word “elegance”, we think of great divas: Angela Molina, Luz Casal, Concha Piquer, Yma Zumaca or Eartha Kitt, to name a few. Never think to Belen Esteban, Fabio McNamara, Torrebruno or La Terremoto de Alcorcon as deserving of such distinction. I doubt whether one is born or made smart and, even more, after a phrase I heard in this post. Unfairly valuing the qualities of the characters that strut in front of our noses, someone said: “…don’t be wrong, the elegance is the result of several generations based on sirloin”. God, it left me speechless. Soon that horrible phrase came to mind: “the fruit never falls far from the tree”, which bring up the qualities of a person whose skills and credentials are printed as characteristic of their family lineage. Whether we like or not, the pharmacist´s son will inherit the pharmacy, the professor’s, the chair and the noble’s, these absurd monarchical regimes, their titles and wealth. Wealth and elegance should not come together, but it is true that in the biographies of many representatives of the “elegance” -as they appear in our cultural imagination- there are historical accounts that connect to past with little or no economic pain. The same Royal Academy, increasingly unrealistic and disappointing, defines the word “elegant” as endowed with grace, nobility -where most of us fail- and simplicity, where most of noble people fail. But the most revealing of the definitions which is provided for “elegance”, relates to how to express beautiful thoughts. And there is where elegance and sirloin have their run. Because, although it is also defined as...
The Euro Report Card
The Euro has celebrated its tenth birthday this year. If the Euro were a real ten-year old, what would it´s report card say? Let´s go back to school… Home Room Euro is an overall good student. Although he has a slight problem with authority, he is a natural leader. This has caused some interpersonal problems between Euro and two other students (Sterling and Dollar), but these ongoing arguments seem to be healthy competition. He has fifteen members of his group, who he treats with varying degrees of respect. There are also a small number of students who are not part of his group, but who tag along with him. These unfortunate students receive almost none of Euro´s kind attention. Mathematics Euro had some problems in the beginning of the class, adapting to other currencies. His inflated view of himself raised prices dramatically in many areas of the curriculum, leading to policy changes at the school to prevent this happening in the future. It is important that Euro learns to enter a class quietly, instead of being a disruptive influence. His basic skills are good though, and his presence has helped movement from one class to another become smoother and easier. His efforts during the 2008 financial crisis were inadequate, but appreciated. Social Studies Euro has not been able to grasp the differences between social groups. His presence has been a benefit to those from wealthier European countries, but the strain of his unceasing demands is proving too much for those from less affluent countries. An adjustment in Euro´s attitude, to allow for varying socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, would result...
