Hello good morning!
In Israel, peace is further distant. In Spain today is Princess Leonor's big day: she swears in the Constitution in Congress, the key to a parliamentary monarchy such as Spain.
Leonor will be the protagonist this Tuesday. The Princess turns 18 and swears the Constitution before the Cortes. She thereby commits to upholding and enforcing the principles of the Magna Carta. The underlying challenge is to project the Crown to young people.
In 1986, King Felipe VI, then Prince of Asturias, did so. Looking back to that year allows you to see how much has changed. And the act was essentially the same as today. But Pujol was there. And Lehendakari Ardanza. As a gift he had a Seat.
In 2023 the context is different. Despite the end of ETA terrorism, the atmosphere, leading up to the investiture, is marked by polarization. For example, there are several deputies who will not attend.
The photo that opens this block, of Puigdemont receiving the number three of the PSOE on the same day that he celebrates his sixth anniversary in Brussels, sums it up: recognized as an interlocutor, the investiture is approaching.
Israel will not accept truces. His prime minister, Netanyahu, appeals to history and morality and argues that even in the most just wars, there have been civilian casualties. Everything is looking worse.
The 'zombie drug' sweeping the US is fentanyl. It accumulates thousands of deaths. And it is also in Spain, prescribed. Testimonials from some patients now point out that “they make you addicted and then leave you in the gutter.” Problem: can't you give it up?
Aitana 1, Messi 8. The 2023 Ballon d'Or confirms the promotion of Aitana Bonmatí: she is chosen as the best player in the world for the first time. Messi, for his part, repeats, and there are eight confirming his generational primacy. (PS: FIFA has disqualified Rubiales).
Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist, lives from country to country. “I was born as a refugee.” Read it here.
Halloween stories. Whether you like it or not, Halloween will invade streets, shops, classes today... It is the best excuse to bring literature to the youngest: here are several stories to scare themselves "for a while." Adults: here are abandoned places to shudder with fear.
The women erased from art history return. For years their works have been hidden in warehouses and have even been stolen under the names of painters. Several exhibitions and books now rescue the great ignored artists.
From one disaster to another. 150 years ago the US and Spain almost went to war over the seizure of an American ship that had helped the Cuban rebels. Today it is cited as a “prequel” to the Disaster of '98. It meant the rearmament of Washington.
David Trueba, writer and filmmaker. “It is ridiculous to expect justice from others.” Read it here.
VICTOR-M. AMELA
