Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, society en-us https://english.elpais.com Thu, 07 May 2026 10:49:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-05-07/the-evangelical-boom-in-madrid-packed-stadiums-bus-advertising-and-political-connections.html Thu, 07 May 2026 10:49:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-05-07/the-evangelical-boom-in-madrid-packed-stadiums-bus-advertising-and-political-connections.html Lucía Franco The presence of this religious community has grown by 30% in a decade in the Spanish capital The presence of this religious community has grown by 30% in a decade in the Spanish capital Madrid Franklin Graham Billy Graham Al Jazeera Donald Trump Dani Alves PP José Luis Martínez Almeida Dani Alves Dani Alves during an appearance at the Metropolitano stadium. The Change Madrid. Dani Alves during an appearance at the Metropolitano stadium. The Change Madrid. <p>Religious battles are no longer fought only in churches. They’re also being waged on buses. For days now, advertisements for the Festival of Hope featuring American preacher Franklin Graham have been appearing on Madrid’s Municipal Transportation Company (EMT) buses. The posters, which cover the sides of the vehicles, include a direct invitation: “Share the love of Jesus Christ with people from all over Madrid.” The event, expected to draw a large crowd, will be held on May 30 and 31 at the Vistalegre Palace concert venue and, according to the website, will bring together evangelical churches from all over Spain around the son of the legendary televangelist <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-25/country-music-movies-tv-and-preachers-how-white-evangelicals-fractured-the-united-states.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-25/country-music-movies-tv-and-preachers-how-white-evangelicals-fractured-the-united-states.html">Billy Graham</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-05-07/the-evangelical-boom-in-madrid-packed-stadiums-bus-advertising-and-political-connections.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-03/beaten-and-persecuted-the-hell-of-three-women-who-broke-with-the-mennonites-in-argentina.html Sun, 03 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-03/beaten-and-persecuted-the-hell-of-three-women-who-broke-with-the-mennonites-in-argentina.html Delfina Torres María, Elizabet and Katherina are the only women to escape from the oldest Mennonite community in the South American country. Today, they are looking for ways to rebuild their lives and are seeking legal help to regain custody of their children María, Elizabet and Katherina are the only women to escape from the oldest Mennonite community in the South American country. Today, they are looking for ways to rebuild their lives and are seeking legal help to regain custody of their children Argentina América Religión Anita Pouchard Serra (Anita Pouchard Serra / El Pais) ARGENTINA-MENONITAS-LA PAMPA Katherina, 30, fled the Mennonite community and now lives with her children in a hotel room in Santa Rosa. Katherina, 30, fled the Mennonite community and now lives with her children in a hotel room in Santa Rosa. Anita Pouchard Serra (Anita Pouchard Serra / El Pais) ARGENTINA-MENONITAS-LA PAMPA María has been granted legal custody of her 15- and 12-year-old daughters, but they are currently living in the colony. María has been granted legal custody of her 15- and 12-year-old daughters, but they are currently living in the colony. Anita Pouchard Serra (Anita Pouchard Serra / El Pais) ARGENTINA-MENONITAS-LA PAMPA The children of Katherina and María in Santa Rosa, La Pampa. The children of Katherina and María in Santa Rosa, La Pampa. Anita Pouchard Serra (Anita Pouchard Serra / El Pais) ARGENTINA-MENONITAS-LA PAMPA Santa Rosa Lagoon, La Pampa, where Katherina and her children live. Santa Rosa Lagoon, La Pampa, where Katherina and her children live. <p>“This is the last trip. I ask for your forgiveness, but get me there quickly.” Elizabet Bueckert whispered these words to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-11-15/from-pulling-tourist-carriages-to-peaceful-pastures-malagas-horses-start-a-new-life.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-11-15/from-pulling-tourist-carriages-to-peaceful-pastures-malagas-horses-start-a-new-life.html">her chestnut horse</a> at dusk on January 17, 2026. Her cart sped along the dirt roads of the Orthodox Mennonite colony of La Nueva Esperanza (“The New Hope”), in the rural Argentine province of La Pampa. That day, she had spent hours away from her husband’s house, sheltering with her two young daughters in a shed, attempting to avoid his insults. The 33-year-old woman decided that the moment she had fantasized about so many times had finally arrived. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-03/beaten-and-persecuted-the-hell-of-three-women-who-broke-with-the-mennonites-in-argentina.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PP3VESPOH5DTLPXPHK2FZDW6QE.jpg?auth=11b1f2aa2dcf70829f904b3906df009dcf11b9f32a03f733fe3e42483266d677" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Traditional cart and tourist van in the La Nueva Esperanza Colony, La Pampa."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BYWIKF27UZD3HLSIYS3JARPTKI.jpg?auth=e1e812088300fabc80392ace0055f00ee964ab434dcdea3dacd62ded17898b9d" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Milk jugs and clothes drying in the sun, in the La Nueva Esperanza neighborhood."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AAXVKSXABJFKBLT63IG3NAOXJM.jpg?auth=87c93ebac17f1b957967794938a6c3173840828973647cbc780461ec99e6de52" width="4000" height="6000" alt="The dress that Elizabeth Bueckert wore on the day she left the colony."></img><h3>Photography:</h3><p>Anita Pouchard Serra</p><h3>Design and layout:</h3><p>Mónica Juárez Martín and Ángel Hernández</p><h3>Visual editing:</h3><p>Gladys Serrano and Mónica González</p><h3>Translation:</h3><p>Avik Jain Chatlani</p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-30/six-centuries-of-resistance-of-the-roma-people-in-europe-from-romania-to-seville-spain.html Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:26:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-30/six-centuries-of-resistance-of-the-roma-people-in-europe-from-romania-to-seville-spain.html Natalia Sancha García,Carlos Martínez (Video) New generations are asserting their rights, still marked by a past of persecution and stigma. But political participation remains an unfulfilled promise New generations are asserting their rights, still marked by a past of persecution and stigma. But political participation remains an unfulfilled promise Sevilla Bucarest Francisco Franco Juan F. López Aguilar CARLOS MARTÍNEZ The identity of the Roma people after centuries of persecution The identity of the Roma people after centuries of persecution The identity of the Roma people after centuries of persecution Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos Influencer Jr. Yuse in the Las Vegas area of Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville, on April 23. Influencer Jr. Yuse in the Las Vegas area of Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville, on April 23. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos Influencer Jr. Yuse and his pals in the Las Vegas area of Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville, on April 23. Influencer Jr. Yuse and his pals in the Las Vegas area of Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville, on April 23. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos Two young people on a motorcycle at Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville, on April 23. Two young people on a motorcycle at Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville, on April 23. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos Influencer Jr. Yuse with two of his friends. Influencer Jr. Yuse with two of his friends. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos One of Jr. Yuse's friends sings. One of Jr. Yuse's friends sings. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos A friend of Jr. Yuse shows off the Roma flag on his phone. A friend of Jr. Yuse shows off the Roma flag on his phone. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos A street in Las 3,000 viviendas in Seville. A street in Las 3,000 viviendas in Seville. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos A woman observes the influencer Jr. Yuse and his friends in Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville. A woman observes the influencer Jr. Yuse and his friends in Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville. Alex Onciu Identidad gitanos Influencer Jr. Yuse and his friends in Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville. Influencer Jr. Yuse and his friends in Las 3,000 Viviendas in Seville. <p>She was born on the road, at the foot of a cart loaded with cauldrons and stills, about 70 years ago. Maria Stanescu grew up a nomad, helping in the family business of distilling. She slept under the open sky, next to the fire that served as both hearth and stove. She was free, even though she lacked basic necessities like shoes. Thirty years ago, “the winters were so harsh” that she and her family decided to abandon their nomadic life <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/06/inenglish/1567776057_755361.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/06/inenglish/1567776057_755361.html">and build a house</a> in the Romanian village of Fetesti, 145 kilometers east of Bucharest. After becoming a widow, she became the matriarch of a three-generation Roma family who now gather at the entrance of the house.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-30/six-centuries-of-resistance-of-the-roma-people-in-europe-from-romania-to-seville-spain.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HXBOC2CE6BHNLPOVSWW4EZPYGU.jpg?auth=b38455961ce160557da9a8bc92df4babbdb1c385474b3d681ae2ffa5923eff17" width="4000" height="2668" alt="Gelu Duminica, sociologist, in Bucharest (Romania) on April 22."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KFQYZW6KRFCYDG7OCD6KMSNUOA.jpg?auth=3ec6da89c13918877b48c7c480707957b77b9aa4c873b3efa8b40db575127c47" width="4000" height="2668" alt="Petre-Florin Manole, Minister of Labor, Family and Youth of Romania, at the Ministry headquarters, April 22 in Bucharest. "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IGEKBHABUZDZLPBRHSHZ4QSQPE.jpg?auth=26d802278c50168c44d229bbe079405533f28aa882b66f0f128861b8bd7c6a82" width="4000" height="2668" alt="A man walks along a street in the Ferentari neighborhood of Bucharest. It is one of the poorest areas of the Romanian capital, populated mainly by Roma."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KL345AY4ZBGFLNDDXHCB7XL3BY.jpg?auth=4ce3a21d778c873692031a9cc85580c721636c0bc401045d863c2223dc8005ad" width="4000" height="2668" alt="Trinidad Muñoz Vacas, a professor from Cordoba, on April 23 in Seville."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/N4RC4DAG7ZH4HJ7GTBWVJIG6VY.jpg?auth=17b721c3f61aea57c1498e587b6696dd74f0327c08eac43036058d50da90ee28" width="4000" height="2668" alt="Actress Alina Serban, pictured in a room at the National Theatre of Romania on April 21."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SVAMSLQ7LJGXXFTBP7LPELFRZM.jpg?auth=28a2bde228b8893c3566758a56fa75fb6386e84c147ea57e1548500c3688bcc4" width="4000" height="2668" alt="Two young people travel on a scooter in the Las 3.000 Viviendas neighborhood of Seville, on April 23."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FOGSNTJCQVDX3NFY5JYPYR4YM4.jpg?auth=8aea75cf538ee2eb791285a30e978042b2c3a9cd5ba03dc54b1cae9ed7655350" width="910" height="922"></img><h3> </h3>This report was produced as part of the “Europa Informada” project, funded by the European Parliament. https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-20/el-pais-submits-to-the-vatican-a-report-identifying-24-people-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-americas.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:33:22 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-20/el-pais-submits-to-the-vatican-a-report-identifying-24-people-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-americas.html Carlos Carabaña,Alejandro Mendoza,Braulio García Jaén More than half of the cases are located in Colombia, and the rest in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, the United States, Mexico, and Venezuela More than half of the cases are located in Colombia, and the rest in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, the United States, Mexico, and Venezuela México América Colombia Ecuador Argentina PACO PUENTES (EL PAÍS) montoro Manuel Montoro, a victim of abuse within the Church, on April 13. Manuel Montoro, a victim of abuse within the Church, on April 13. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PC3AL3PSYBE2DDAFKXABFNW4T4.jpg?auth=53d689151f6f196e80ed29cb315eec4365ff1c2375b16ffb1da9aafa46a0e26a" width="4724" height="3151" alt="Manuel Montoro, a victim of abuse within the Church, on April 13. "></img><p><i>In 2018, EL PAÍS launched an investigation into pedophilia within the Spanish Church and maintains an up-to-date database of all known cases. If you know of any cases that have not yet been reported, you can write to us at: abuses@elpais.es. For cases in Latin America, the address is: abusesamerica@elpais.es</i></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-20/el-pais-submits-to-the-vatican-a-report-identifying-24-people-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-americas.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AAELVUR4WRAQHHJMTJWY6PYWUU.jpg?auth=58bcd1a897b3d519b31fe16d2dff0577fd21550bea0e8aabf52efdcaaa77a6e2" width="5873" height="3915" alt="Jorge Izumigawa, Ariel Gavilán, David Pittaluga, Nicolás Sisman, Diego Baracat y Gabriel Oppido (from left to right), who report having been abused in childhood within the scout group of the Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Luján in Longchamps, Buenos Aires, pose last Thursday at the home of one of them."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TILL6FTOVJBXHE6N2OEW5NTTVU.jpg?auth=3a47284b46c135831bb70e5d83b3166e69e0e9962c4be15bcf8f7279360ff656" width="5896" height="3931" alt="Patrick Castro Salazar, who reported abuses at the Ricaldone Technical Institute in El Salvador, at his home in Los Angeles last Thursday."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7Y34JLFMQVEGVFQTB3BZTRZ4XM.jpg?auth=3e89ac0fc7904e14c3d9878b9754c11b506a44e4598380ac86ab0dd2965a9be1" width="1920" height="1080" alt="The Salesian Giuseppe Corò, canonically convicted for pedophilia at the Ricaldone Technical Institute in El Salvador, in an image from the 1980s."></img> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-11/modern-cults-are-replacing-leaders-with-life-coaches-they-mimic-the-capitalist-logic-of-influencers.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-11/modern-cults-are-replacing-leaders-with-life-coaches-they-mimic-the-capitalist-logic-of-influencers.html Enrique Alpañés Predatory groups have experienced exponential growth thanks to social media. Experts warn that it is now easier and cheaper than ever to reach a wider audience Predatory groups have experienced exponential growth thanks to social media. Experts warn that it is now easier and cheaper than ever to reach a wider audience Internet Influencers Facebook Instagram Youtube WhatsApp Víctor Sanjuan (EL PAÍS) Llados A young woman watches a YouTube channel on her cellphone. A young woman watches a YouTube channel on her cellphone. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7OBTKDARWJF45LPF5BE7DHREBI.jpg?auth=7bda596a488ab3a4dfdbba9658f0eb755c014717339759dcd152d95c41bab981" width="3594" height="2396" alt="A young woman watches a YouTube channel on her cellphone."></img><p>It all starts in front of a screen, in the most innocent way possible. Accepting a friend request on Facebook. Following an influencer. Signing up for a study skills course about investing in cryptocurrencies. Entering a Roblox minigame. These are all gateways into a labyrinth of psychological manipulation that, in just a matter of months, can end with the innocent internet user trapped in a cult-like community, isolated and ruined. This mental and physical kidnapping occurs — and this is the worst part — voluntarily. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-11/modern-cults-are-replacing-leaders-with-life-coaches-they-mimic-the-capitalist-logic-of-influencers.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-10/how-many-people-will-i-be-able-to-help-when-a-euthanasia-candidate-decides-to-be-an-organ-donor.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-10/how-many-people-will-i-be-able-to-help-when-a-euthanasia-candidate-decides-to-be-an-organ-donor.html Elena Sevillano This is the story of how Anthony Green chose when and how he wanted to die, as one of the 227 people in Spain who have opted to donate their body parts after ending their lives This is the story of how Anthony Green chose when and how he wanted to die, as one of the 227 people in Spain who have opted to donate their body parts after ending their lives Almería Eutanasia FRANCISCO BONILLA ALARCON (EL PAÍS) Donante Sociedad Memorial photos of the deceased donor Anthony Green with his children and grandchildren. Memorial photos of the deceased donor Anthony Green with his children and grandchildren. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4TV7DQD44BAVLN4444T2RHB2VE.jpg?auth=7e11ac0251da9049258e5c3fa3da688861b39181baf8d4fa071c6a258e6e864f" width="3803" height="2551" alt="Memorial photos of the deceased donor Anthony Green with his children and grandchildren."></img><p>“How many people will I be able to help after my death? Do you think my kidneys will count?” The questions come from Anthony Green, a 63‑year‑old Briton who has lived in Spain for the past 27 years, almost all of them —except the first two— with multiple sclerosis.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-10/how-many-people-will-i-be-able-to-help-when-a-euthanasia-candidate-decides-to-be-an-organ-donor.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TI3ZAYIZRVA75MRR2WUFDCEJSU.jpg?auth=035c296ce150276b426fc48a0ceea6e471f48b82a6f0d0b3e16941b41a849912" width="3667" height="2409" alt="Samantha Green, daughter of the late donor Anthony Green, with a photo of her father."></img><h3>A system in need of streaming</h3><p>When a person wishes to invoke the Organic Law on the Regulation of Euthanasia, they must consult a physician, though not necessarily a primary care physician (it could be a specialist, for example), in order to make the request. If the physician in question has registered as a conscientious objector — they must have done so previously, not on the spot when the case arises — the administration of the health care facility or district must ensure the patient’s rights are upheld. A care team and a responsible physician are assigned, and a 10-day deliberative process begins to assess the euthanasia request. At the end of that period, the request is either accepted or denied. If it is accepted, and the person wishes to proceed, they sign a second request and confirm their decision.</p><p>The case file is then forwarded to an external consulting physician specializing in the applicant’s condition, but who has had no prior contact with the patient. This serves as a second opinion, which may or may not confirm the decision of the attending physician. “In Andalusia, a roster of consultants has been established in every health district,” reports Álvaro Tortosa, director of the International University of La Rioja’s expert course in Bioethics for Nursing and a member of the Andalusian Commission for Guarantee and Evaluation. This regional commission is the final step in the procedure. For each case, it appoints a review panel composed of a physician and a lawyer, who issue the final ruling. Tortosa emphasizes that at any time, the individual may file a complaint if they believe a decision was incorrect, as well as postpone or withdraw their request.</p><p>If the commission gives the green light, a day and place is set to carry out the assisted death. The deceased is certified as having had a natural death. In theory, the entire process should take some two months. In practice, difficulties and obstacles arise that may lead to it being prolonged. “We are working hard to improve it, but when it comes to advancing rights like this, it takes years for society to accept and normalize it,” Tortosa says. Sometimes, families don’t understand their loved one’s decision and will oppose their choice. On other occasions, it is difficult to find doctors willing to take on a case or serve as consulting physicians. One of the main obstacles, in Tortosa’s opinion, is the lack of training on the subject among health care workers and mid-level staff. “There is still a lot to be done,” says the expert. </p> https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-04-05/how-to-measure-bad-smells-the-citizen-science-that-is-challenging-the-stench-of-rotten-eggs-and-cabbage-soup.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-04-05/how-to-measure-bad-smells-the-citizen-science-that-is-challenging-the-stench-of-rotten-eggs-and-cabbage-soup.html Clemente Álvarez Andrés The growing public awareness of odor pollution in countries like Spain clashes with the lack of regulation The growing public awareness of odor pollution in countries like Spain clashes with the lack of regulation Madrid Galicia Biogas JUAN BARBOSA (EL PAÍS) olores The chemist José Cid with his field olfactometer. The chemist José Cid with his field olfactometer. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YT43EIMRQ5GVHF2Y335WIYRPQM.JPG?auth=32463448c5821f1f8e582797f6936a9bd09c9878706cb2cca8fd5a73b7647e14" width="5738" height="3825" alt="The chemist José Cid with his field olfactometer."></img><p>There are different ways <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-29/why-doesnt-my-favorite-perfume-smell-the-same-anymore-the-mysterious-task-of-fragrance-reformulation.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-29/why-doesnt-my-favorite-perfume-smell-the-same-anymore-the-mysterious-task-of-fragrance-reformulation.html">to measure odor</a> scientifically. The first involves filling a bag with the air to be analyzed and taking it to one of the few laboratories that perform dynamic olfactometry, using human noses. In these centers, a group of panelists or “odor testers” are exposed to the contents of the bag. They start off with a minimal dilution, which is gradually increased. The moment when at least half of the noses perceive something is when the result is determined. This, subsequently, provides an estimated measurement of the amount of odor in the sample.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-04-05/how-to-measure-bad-smells-the-citizen-science-that-is-challenging-the-stench-of-rotten-eggs-and-cabbage-soup.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZXE66EMHINDXDOOQWWBOTDRFEM.jpg?auth=c2d7daece8aec8b043766bbc119ab83c9f388499677e2a8d08ce2db98b085795" width="5472" height="3648" alt="Rosa Arias, the founder and CEO of Science for Change, at the company’s headquarters in Barcelona."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GEZVA5ZJQBAGBLITFP4DMD3CIA.jpg?auth=392751ac61ef7b713a6e380dd741d14e7c5fc5662c5937a54c604af816f49562" width="5472" height="3648" alt="Arias, a chemical engineer, smells lavender."></img> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-04/eat-tapeworm-eggs-lose-weight-the-terrifying-victorian-practice-whose-myth-refuses-to-die.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-04/eat-tapeworm-eggs-lose-weight-the-terrifying-victorian-practice-whose-myth-refuses-to-die.html Amaia Odriozola Women have long gone to extreme lengths to fit into their era’s beauty canon — let’s examine the truths and lies behind the supposed Ozempic of the Victorian era Women have long gone to extreme lengths to fit into their era’s beauty canon — let’s examine the truths and lies behind the supposed Ozempic of the Victorian era Ozempic Anemia María Callas Khloe Kardashian Scene from the film ‘The Ugly Stepsister.’ Scene from the film ‘The Ugly Stepsister.’ <p>Emilie Blichfeldt’s debut 2025 body horror film <i>The Ugly Stepsister </i>features a scene that is particularly perturbing, due to its historical veracity. In it, the film’s main character Elvira eats a tapeworm egg in order to lose weight. The parasite, which inhabits certain animals and can infect a person who eats raw or under-cooked meat, adheres <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-01-21/tell-me-what-bacteria-live-in-your-gut-and-ill-tell-you-who-your-friends-are.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-01-21/tell-me-what-bacteria-live-in-your-gut-and-ill-tell-you-who-your-friends-are.html">to the intestine</a> and grows by feeding on its host’s meals. We’re talking about a flat, whitish worm that can measure six and a half to 39 feet, depending on whether it comes from a pig or a cow. Of course, what happens next is right out of a horror movie script.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-04-04/eat-tapeworm-eggs-lose-weight-the-terrifying-victorian-practice-whose-myth-refuses-to-die.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-04/parents-umbilical-cord-dilemma-donate-or-preserve-even-if-it-may-never-be-used.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-04/parents-umbilical-cord-dilemma-donate-or-preserve-even-if-it-may-never-be-used.html Pablo Linde Utilizing newborn blood is more of a dream than a reality, and storing it in public banks is largely for a potential greater good Utilizing newborn blood is more of a dream than a reality, and storing it in public banks is largely for a potential greater good Cáncer Málaga rawfile redux (Getty Images) cordon1 A father cuts his son's umbilical cord. A father cuts his son's umbilical cord. <p>Julia’s final birthing class at her private clinic consisted of an informational session. A company representative came to talk to the future parents of the benefits linked to saving their baby’s <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-02-17/how-a-leukemia-patient-was-cured-of-hiv-thanks-to-umbilical-cord-blood.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-02-17/how-a-leukemia-patient-was-cured-of-hiv-thanks-to-umbilical-cord-blood.html">umbilical cord blood</a>. It could be useful, they were told, because such blood has great potential in regenerative medicine and perhaps, as science advances, its stem cells could help to cure your child or their siblings’ eventual illnesses. The presentation was based more in hypothesis than reality.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-04/parents-umbilical-cord-dilemma-donate-or-preserve-even-if-it-may-never-be-used.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-28/what-happens-when-a-trans-person-decides-to-stop-hormone-therapy.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-28/what-happens-when-a-trans-person-decides-to-stop-hormone-therapy.html Luisa Arditi In a world where changing the gender on your ID card does not require medical documentation, some argue that — far from regretting it — it is possible to be trans without treatment In a world where changing the gender on your ID card does not require medical documentation, some argue that — far from regretting it — it is possible to be trans without treatment Ximena y Sergio (EL PAÍS) EPS 2582 CENTRAL REPORTAJE DESTRANSICION Eder Iturralde, in Azpeitia, a town in the province of Gupuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.  Eder Iturralde, in Azpeitia, a town in the province of Gupuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.  <p>Eder Iturralde, 25, stopped taking testosterone three years ago, after four years of treatment. Today, he has very blond hair, light eyes and a beard — the facial hair being among the effects he retains from his previous <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-18/study-warns-of-excessive-medicalization-during-menopause.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-18/study-warns-of-excessive-medicalization-during-menopause.html">hormone therapy</a>. He lives with his family in the Baiolei Hotel, a rural inn that his mother manages in Azpeitia, a town in Spain’s Basque Country. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-28/what-happens-when-a-trans-person-decides-to-stop-hormone-therapy.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-22/honduras-photo-archive-preserves-countrys-queer-memory.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-22/honduras-photo-archive-preserves-countrys-queer-memory.html Juan José Santos A project guards the story of cruel losses and eventual victories of the LGBTQ+ community in the Central American nation A project guards the story of cruel losses and eventual victories of the LGBTQ+ community in the Central American nation Honduras Comunidad LGTBIQ+ Tegucigalpa América Guatemala Dany Barrientos-Ramírez Abigail Galindo in Guatemala, in 2023. Abigail Galindo in Guatemala, in 2023. <p>Abigail Reyes Galindo holds up a photo from 30 years ago. In it, she appears in El Obelisco Park in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, posing with <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-13/trans-migrants-are-adrift-in-trumps-america.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-13/trans-migrants-are-adrift-in-trumps-america.html">her trans sisters</a>: La Campero, Bessy Ferrera and Michell. With a fragile smile and soft but firm voice, she says, “This is the photograph I love the most, it means so much to me. I am 27 years old here, though I look younger. We’re at a place where we used to do sex work. That day we didn’t have any clients, and we were sad. I’m with two of my friends who were murdered. This is the photo that hits me the hardest.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-22/honduras-photo-archive-preserves-countrys-queer-memory.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-15/perfectly-imperfect-the-social-network-that-returns-to-the-internet-of-yore-and-ditches-the-algorithm.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:36:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-15/perfectly-imperfect-the-social-network-that-returns-to-the-internet-of-yore-and-ditches-the-algorithm.html Juanjo Villalba With no visible metrics, addictive feeds or the pressure to present an immaculate appearance, the platform proposes using online life to once again discover affinities, connect via personal taste — and even meet up with your online friends in real life With no visible metrics, addictive feeds or the pressure to present an immaculate appearance, the platform proposes using online life to once again discover affinities, connect via personal taste — and even meet up with your online friends in real life Internet Instagram TikTok Facebook Andriy Onufriyenko (Getty Images) Perfectly Imperfect social network Perfectly Imperfect proposes something radically simple: sharing recommendations. Perfectly Imperfect proposes something radically simple: sharing recommendations. <p>When you sign on, you are not greeted by photos of people posing nor videos of them speaking to the camera as they tap product packaging with their fingernails. Just a simple question, so basic as to appear strange: “What do you want to share?” For those of us who for years have been <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-03-07/breaking-free-from-smartphone-addiction-defensive-tactics-against-those-tricky-algorithms.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-03-07/breaking-free-from-smartphone-addiction-defensive-tactics-against-those-tricky-algorithms.html">trapped on social networks</a> dominated by constant ads, mysterious algorithms and the unending war for attention, <a href="https://www.pi.fyi/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.pi.fyi/">Perfectly Imperfect</a>’s query is oddly comforting. The platform was founded in 2024, and evolved through a newsletter by the same name that started in 2020 and whose philosophy was the revaluation of recommendations made by people over the tyranny of algorithms.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-15/perfectly-imperfect-the-social-network-that-returns-to-the-internet-of-yore-and-ditches-the-algorithm.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/2-nigeria-living-with-hiv.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/2-nigeria-living-with-hiv.html Zubaida Baba Ibrahim ,Nade Hamada has five children and lives in Nigeria with HIV. Her husband and her father threw her out of the house when they learned about her illness and the fact that she had warned the second wife about the illness. When the United States halted the antiretroviral program that had allowed her to access her medication, she fell into despair Hamada has five children and lives in Nigeria with HIV. Her husband and her father threw her out of the house when they learned about her illness and the fact that she had warned the second wife about the illness. When the United States halted the antiretroviral program that had allowed her to access her medication, she fell into despair Planeta Futuro Nigeria África <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KY67AV3H55CNDOGACUWIDHIQ4E.jpg?auth=b91d0a11abc9b41c57e62e71ac2b00622099b7d355550a9821db0c9c7f41e1eb" width="1377" height="1343" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/YHED5NKVWNDCNH22ZY5HAOMW7A.jpg?auth=8e4793f7ae4b2773cd916a71e60b4f42da27b295deb35481aa91d0a861cd401f" width="1369" height="1334" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Q3GWVP4J35HS3LMVYN76HBXIKQ.jpg?auth=d3b38b15a6494249a18890b585f76860fcafc2e325d73255a16fa91fd36161b7" width="1364" height="1341" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LE2JV3TB5VF2FE2LYRQWWTI2EU.jpg?auth=b6cc6ef26d1154727912adc0828606cd865c3b3c1090f28bdebfa8eff8d8f0cc" width="1372" height="1339" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DBFMUM3G2ZBN7PLX6XQNKE3ERM.jpg?auth=c0cdf4220933b076f24ecb0de7eb3207d45c5c7e340fc34af5396a0b781ef9af" width="1380" height="1337" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/DXPNQHQCYRFNFLTZYBWJJQ36BA.jpg?auth=f0326d7e96aeb71bdc0ce3b9a291592c7c4e90cfbe0354a5bd4ebecde0779079" width="1374" height="1335" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Q64V62VNLNEIZF5VO7SBINPYPU.jpg?auth=8e94ce92745142bb16032555250277dce4b6dc05cb6e63774868161490352ea3" width="1392" height="1332" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/CZ4WMP6NIBGX3FV2NSPPKQAY2I.jpg?auth=f2834ada56c9de2b4294a4c8332bd5ffddf16cafcdea46bba2f92e88899154a3" width="1397" height="1346" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/44NP4QFW7JDMRO7V47JK6UKATY.jpg?auth=fcf75cc7cca8155b9fa38853c9015cfe686fb7a4f468a5124c4b322a5add1ff3" width="1386" height="1353" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/EYQXYICS3VBBRFLZCD2HZSRNDM.jpg?auth=9be60cd192d6b1aac4c81a0d5794c130279a66842e23f669fc4d2da08cc5d896" width="1374" height="1347" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZYESZHESONG3BOIAKYVICUP5DI.jpg?auth=759f15d548ccd21339ca95d8e0c7585f2122e131002acd4c93a9b9f1ad9ca31f" width="1367" height="1361" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/USL3OBG5PZDQ7BWNCV4IEU2S2M.jpg?auth=efd839e0c2c132a018509acc4d2dadd23ec0b4dbc70370dff8153e79708b66e5" width="1355" height="1339" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HLJMQJLVO5B3XPQ2V36OW5KGTY.jpg?auth=df266c957ff18d1873321cb9979a45bc328e5a4739642d37372f725f5ce156da" width="1376" height="1343" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3X7PGPVKG5FNTECZAKT6VELSIA.jpg?auth=335b27c1ecb9fbabd55541b4acf9078095f5c8abf9ca95e9b7e3f37df4dc8927" width="2803" height="1343" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BCGU4BFGJ5C37MVHNCTSGC73KE.jpg?auth=83f304bc81815fe378ebc091572084dbeef658a7ce9cc6e2ea577b02e680f157" width="2842" height="1341" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PJ26YTV3BJGLVDJY7GAGETTNRU.jpg?auth=fe653705cac9f325888f910c9ad4fcf3f0b2032a307bc8d1d4728060dbaa33b0" width="1366" height="1338" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3JLURCBPLVGN7LSU2BSFSZGD6I.jpg?auth=49c2b27c8297147f457669e2c366e6f038574ab162315e60c93a177c9d102502" width="1369" height="1337" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FJB52BG75BHGVDA7WNVGW46ZZQ.jpg?auth=a58d0e5809dfdecd4d9271e0df1b1979a0c909ff88d396ef7e501afd0338266c" width="1362" height="1343" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/M4O3RFHNDZD7ZI67B4IXX5LH5M.jpg?auth=abd265e59c8d64d9ffa316e276b71d86db7b0747b1bbc4b152a8d1eaa29e3fa1" width="1385" height="1353" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VUF33OLMDNEPJJV2MKAJCOMVPU.jpg?auth=8564035b14537e260f26df89520623459705fdf818ea2c3cd7d333b97f96f814" width="1376" height="1356" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SJ5F7G7VPZFP3DL2OSRJFUY7KQ.jpg?auth=7432bb8513eb510b762acb06c9cef32678dfd5b17d6a46b09dbd18670a87bec1" width="1368" height="1356" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/U66TFMBKL5GUFEUHBT4SXSRG5A.jpg?auth=07d23ea2163ce018e0a02196e58abebf2a7cbe2d65b835c42aac5367b78c4264" width="1354" height="1346" alt="."></img><p></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/1-afghanistan-forbidden-women.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/1-afghanistan-forbidden-women.html Zohal Azad,Ghazal Mohammadi ,Nade Tamanna lives in Afghanistan, the only country in the world where half of the population — women — are forbidden from almost everything: they cannot work, study, or take part in public life. Her life was upended when one of the very few job opportunities available to her — working for an NGO — disappeared due to funding cuts Tamanna lives in Afghanistan, the only country in the world where half of the population — women — are forbidden from almost everything: they cannot work, study, or take part in public life. 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https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/3-colombia-mothers-for-peace.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/3-colombia-mothers-for-peace.html Valentina Parada Lugo,Nade Carmen Elena is a Colombian woman whose life was upended by the violence that took the lives of her husband and her brother. Her plan to build a village that would offer a safe haven for mothers trying to keep their children from being recruited by armed groups collapsed when USAID shut down Carmen Elena is a Colombian woman whose life was upended by the violence that took the lives of her husband and her brother. Her plan to build a village that would offer a safe haven for mothers trying to keep their children from being recruited by armed groups collapsed when USAID shut down Planeta Futuro Colombia FARC USAID <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/EE3AY2K3AFCCHEMPCIHYR6IFM4.jpg?auth=8fe0749a7695c767c2a2a64a4b7d8510e9196125d0bf01199eaa85a98822a8fc" width="1362" height="1339" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TPYY7A62J5EO7NMJG6OVIVSGAY.jpg?auth=510613a7106aacb9298f6f85367eee7e63c5bf0b7c94d8f65350055b0636b457" width="1370" height="1355" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/EUF2MV57KFCHXJVZM6LTB6IPBY.jpg?auth=46442afb981668a9dd46ae3ea97103695ff1f0b8991c382541b33f357f764095" width="1364" height="1349" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/CR3I4N7N2VEPRM32TG7HTJTDJM.jpg?auth=3717d48534d5d3dccd1633336f2d7b7cba9e23882983dc857001e88946b4c670" width="1384" height="1345" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NKZE4X2SZ5EETGQBWDXZL6DDAY.jpg?auth=59fdec6c6f6589724276e676e42ce1cb3ddb5f89139e8dd9bb5154f1446c4fbd" width="1372" height="1341" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/M7VENRUTRFFFVIBSMSZ32XCOXA.jpg?auth=544bf2eacb9975182b4bebd465c37bec40cd616dbf23724ac4999994c7eb3a2d" width="1377" height="1353" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/66NVYFRNNFC4XHYACFPHAERZKM.jpg?auth=2b720e7c4f4f79cfab3fe7db02342765d1729f3d629d5a490473191a7b6f3c3c" width="1374" height="1344" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/XP3U3YSXQBA7BHXXCIYPWL4AXU.jpg?auth=40f52438e6a86917adaa784ff844c59f978866803d7c4ff85cffd19216af83c3" width="2822" height="1346" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Y2AUUBYIXVBNFBYAS63CA7SQTA.jpg?auth=e875e1bd292e1906d60794e39ca2438ced3eb5c60d3ea61911d8d9d4a2fedd29" width="1382" height="1347" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/X22SSPU2GFCDVIOOY4AS7CFD54.jpg?auth=562450865ee7f9e031284f443bcacd870c743a46c7df7837f85c84d4e4f1f075" width="1403" height="1349" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VLU42KRWWBFGHIGGXCKLCEED34.jpg?auth=308d075565ad544fdb57abff30c90dd18385575b07a4e7d69fbb2008ab8b82f7" width="1375" height="1344" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/I3K35PSVHVGPHNXVRX5EJOASYQ.jpg?auth=9f01ef516d61f772574d571783b8dcabcc8135f0f8dc7e62792371144262b44f" width="1372" height="1348" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FONVBQ3TWZFRFJCR323WTLZ42U.jpg?auth=fd408b48acd09df6ba1158eaccb110efb65b67b2dbcb92e383b6a8c530d0cfd7" width="1391" height="1344" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LBXPBI5UWFFZDFTF7HSIXFNDZM.jpg?auth=e0f2237bbfe5c7bec691d230e6e97a106888a127f2b029f8ae2268acbaee26c5" width="1368" height="1337" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/63Z2GWVFEBFIFCWAXCCEL3QU24.jpg?auth=c6fa225d5a155b5c80b77d1dedb6ae89ac3375d5ee92ff69f9c4e29ccd18b62d" width="2790" height="1370" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TX5WJNCP4ZAZRBWQTXQ2JABLTI.jpg?auth=e15f5bfe7d5c1bf7d5789bd0faaf81bc95a52a07518f45e20c6095f7af2cef2c" width="1371" height="1345" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/H5YMPFWJIRHDNOOXSZEQPWITJQ.jpg?auth=2a86301bbf7407e5308eb60365c2cc5ca604801a015bc6bcc736015f8daaee78" width="1380" height="1373" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QAQNA3YJURF43OGQ53IT4YXAKY.jpg?auth=eb2891c97df9ab514ce5e89c4845f83eb614006b0eef467e6238b441c1973ec7" width="1366" height="1347" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/A5SFCJBFMFGLBCKJUUREYIKAZ4.jpg?auth=892a6493910bd7a755e2e031c066fd1c52f123548bfd0e04eb324176897c146d" width="1355" height="1339" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AQ4QEDG7DBHVDMH7ZPUPJ4EL7Y.jpg?auth=990b39c6748300df20f5e80680f066b008424795d4ae7366cc1fff9f78767800" width="2818" height="1416" alt="."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IBEGMF77PJHUTBUTBNTCTD2FOQ.jpg?auth=7192e24e937aea3f354ac2c896075f631177109982786aa16ae09cbcd494f675" width="1411" height="1376" alt="."></img><p></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/three-women-three-countries-and-a-global-crisis.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:27:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/three-women-three-countries-and-a-global-crisis.html Ana Carbajosa Vicente,Nade,Zohal Azad,Ghazal Mohammadi ,Zubaida Baba Ibrahim ,Valentina Parada Lugo The world is rearming and humanitarian aid is collapsing. Tamanna, Hamada and Carmen Elena have felt the shock of the global upheaval firsthand. Like them, millions of women in the Global South feel the sting of decisions made in offices thousands of kilometers away. Three comics and a common denominator: being a woman The world is rearming and humanitarian aid is collapsing. Tamanna, Hamada and Carmen Elena have felt the shock of the global upheaval firsthand. Like them, millions of women in the Global South feel the sting of decisions made in offices thousands of kilometers away. Three comics and a common denominator: being a woman Planeta Futuro USAID Colombia Nigeria EL PAÍS retratos <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IZOTIMU3CNH5HMEKQUWK7LCGKY.jpg?auth=126e15b585be497f8c477b781fbd21ea6cfd3e11a4f1e3b9595a71c58bc7426a" width="1087" height="500" alt="."></img><p>Tamanna, Hamada and Carmen live in three countries hit by the unprecedented crisis shaking the humanitarian sector. Afghanistan, Nigeria and Colombia are just three examples of the enormous impact of the collapse in international funding, which several projections estimate could result in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-02/sudan-inside-the-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-02/sudan-inside-the-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crisis.html">millions of deaths.</a></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/three-women-three-countries-and-a-global-crisis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3HRRJFJLQ5BPFEXIHF76MN7P3Y.jpg?auth=7758e19eca212e9208dc8fdb7aac24d257cb91c8d9cda084906bf8763433a640" width="500" height="500"></img><h3>AFGHANISTAN: FORBIDDEN WOMEN</h3><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/1-afghanistan-forbidden-women.html">See comic></a><h3>The protagonist</h3><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fprisa%2FUUOB426FSNCB3AFIKNORVJ3ZWE.jpg?auth=a43f48f01b78f2e000f02263703c771de94f1aafffdd3809d17384a7994438d3" width="726" height="408"></img><p><strong>Tamanna</strong> lives in Afghanistan, the only country in the world where half of the population — that is, women — cannot work, study, or even sing. When one of the few options available to women, working for an NGO, became impossible due to the lack of international funding, her life came to a standstill.</p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KRHLW36UAFDL7BKMOYJHRPE63E.jpg?auth=7af2d379cd72ebd65504126e8eed1735fa604eacb9d07740eaf3d1a9d3ddbccb" width="500" height="500"></img><h3>NIGERIA: GIVING BIRTH WITH HIV</h3><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/2-nigeria-living-with-hiv.html">See comic></a><h3>The protagonist</h3><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fprisa%2F3N5K5NW33VAQDA5DW5N3N2WVHY.jpg?auth=71eacc20c57faf7630f8aeb4e7ad638aa8d0462f2d192ad5885425d4c2ab0903" width="726" height="408"></img><p><strong>Hamada</strong> lives with HIV in Nigeria, where the stigma surrounding the illness condemned her to ostracism. When, in 2025, the United States dismantled USAID and decided to halt the antiretroviral program that allowed her to access her treatment, fear overwhelmed her.</p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RBEAGSOMDJELFKMRNKY76NFVHI.jpg?auth=0db5972a26cd5e7a5ad67464f9ddba0dd54755aefee95176aa179fa995dd00ee" width="500" height="500"></img><h3>COLOMBIA: MOTHERS FOR PEACE</h3><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-08/3-colombia-mothers-for-peace.html">See comic></a><h3>The protagonist</h3><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fprisa%2FV3GUWGS3XVB7FGMC43N4KMV6XU.jpg?auth=6e2eb0cd63f98da7b45dcea184f9e9ae7d87794f646e23c17bec569d3762b66f" width="726" height="408"></img><p><strong>Carmen Elena</strong> is a Colombian woman who fights to offer a refuge to mothers protecting their children from armed groups. Her husband and brother were killed, and she now lives far from home with other women who have been affected by gender‑based violence and guerrilla attacks.</p><h3>ILLUSTRATIONS</h3><p><strong>Nade</strong> is Franco‑Iranian and illustrates projects for children as well as for adults. She works on issues focused on reproductive justice, anti‑racist and queer feminism, and physical and mental health.</p><h3>Direction and editing:</h3><p>Ana Carbajosa</p><h3>Design:</h3><p>Ruth Benito</p><h3>Development:</h3><p>Alejandro Gallardo</p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-07/great-men-are-almost-always-bad-men-the-epstein-files-and-the-appeal-of-stories-about-depraved-elites.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-07/great-men-are-almost-always-bad-men-the-epstein-files-and-the-appeal-of-stories-about-depraved-elites.html Enrique Rey Declassified documents belonging to the disgraced financier have given wings to a conspiracy theory that’s been explored in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and by QAnon alike: does one do evil simply because one can? Declassified documents belonging to the disgraced financier have given wings to a conspiracy theory that’s been explored in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and by QAnon alike: does one do evil simply because one can? Jeffrey Epstein Stanley Kubrick Pier Paolo Pasolini Bret Easton Ellis Awakening (Getty Images) Carnaval masks in Venice, of the style typically utilized in film to portray elites who don’t wish to be recognized. Carnaval masks in Venice, of the style typically utilized in film to portray elites who don’t wish to be recognized. <p>In <i>Eyes Wide Shut</i>, the film that Stanley Kubrick filmed just before he died in 1999, Bill Harford, a doctor played by Tom Cruise, discovers that many of his patients (politicians, businessmen and celebrities belonging to the New York elite) are taking part in masked orgies and rituals. With the declassification of each new batch of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-20/from-a-palm-beach-mansion-to-windsor-castle-how-the-epstein-case-sent-shockwaves-around-the-world.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-20/from-a-palm-beach-mansion-to-windsor-castle-how-the-epstein-case-sent-shockwaves-around-the-world.html">Epstein files</a>, thousands of people have commented online how the documents — full of the names of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-02-04/epstein-a-weapon-of-disinformation.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-02-04/epstein-a-weapon-of-disinformation.html">famous people from across all kinds of sectors</a> — may confirm that Kubrick based the movie on real life. In another twist in the world of conspiracy theories, some have even gone further, spreading the idea that the director did not die of a heart attack but was murdered for revealing the secrets of high society in the United States.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-07/great-men-are-almost-always-bad-men-the-epstein-files-and-the-appeal-of-stories-about-depraved-elites.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-07/what-is-competency-porn-the-trend-that-consists-of-watching-people-do-things-well.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-07/what-is-competency-porn-the-trend-that-consists-of-watching-people-do-things-well.html Luisa Arditi ‘The Pitt’ is the greatest exponent of this genre of shows and films in which the characters plan and execute tasks efficiently ‘The Pitt’ is the greatest exponent of this genre of shows and films in which the characters plan and execute tasks efficiently Internet HBO Televisión Warrick Page (HBO MAX) A scene from the second season of 'The Pitt.' A scene from the second season of 'The Pitt.' <p>Internet niches, like pleasure-seeking, are becoming increasingly specific. One such niche involves watching TV shows or movies featuring people who are efficient in their work, skillfully and precisely planning, executing, and solving problems. This phenomenon — which does not include sexual content — is called competency porn. In January, coinciding with the premiere of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-15/emmy-awards-2025-the-pitt-adolescence-and-the-studio-triumph-in-a-lackluster-night.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-15/emmy-awards-2025-the-pitt-adolescence-and-the-studio-triumph-in-a-lackluster-night.html">second season of <i>The Pitt</i></a>, this trend skyrocketed. The American series, set in the emergency room of a Pittsburgh hospital, is one of the most frequently cited examples of competency porn. In each episode (one for each hour of on-call duty), doctors and residents face the challenges of an overwhelmed healthcare system.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-07/what-is-competency-porn-the-trend-that-consists-of-watching-people-do-things-well.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-07/from-roberto-to-leo-35-years-of-friendship-shape-a-peruvians-view-of-the-pope.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-07/from-roberto-to-leo-35-years-of-friendship-shape-a-peruvians-view-of-the-pope.html Renzo Gómez Vega Armando Lovera, a Peruvian biblical scholar based in Valladolid, talks to EL PAÍS about the pontiff who married him, baptized his daughters, and has never failed to reply to his messages despite his busy schedule Armando Lovera, a Peruvian biblical scholar based in Valladolid, talks to EL PAÍS about the pontiff who married him, baptized his daughters, and has never failed to reply to his messages despite his busy schedule Perú Valladolid Papa León XIV Alberto Fujimori América PERÚ-PAPA-Papa León XIV Armando Lovera and Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Armando Lovera and Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. <p>Every day, Leo XIV receives a ton of mail – letters, packages and postcards from all over the world. Since donning the white skullcap and the Piscatory Ring, the Pope must live up to the expectations of him as a man of peace in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-03/florence-gaub-natos-futurist-you-can-slide-into-a-world-war-even-if-nobody-wants-it.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-03/florence-gaub-natos-futurist-you-can-slide-into-a-world-war-even-if-nobody-wants-it.html">a world on the brink of war</a>, and also respond in the most literal sense of the word.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-07/from-roberto-to-leo-35-years-of-friendship-shape-a-peruvians-view-of-the-pope.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-03-05/young-women-are-also-moving-closer-to-the-far-right-just-more-slowly-than-men.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:13:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-03-05/young-women-are-also-moving-closer-to-the-far-right-just-more-slowly-than-men.html Domitila Diez One analysis highlights a growing sense among women that the system no longer guarantees stability, and they associate feminism with the establishment One analysis highlights a growing sense among women that the system no longer guarantees stability, and they associate feminism with the establishment Vox AFD CIS Alice Weidel Alvise Pérez Víctor Sanjuan (EL PAÍS) jóvenes derecha Demonstration called by the far-right Spanish Falange de las JONS in Madrid in 2024. Demonstration called by the far-right Spanish Falange de las JONS in Madrid in 2024. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/F34V4KTAC5E2RM43BHTTCMSJ6Q.jpg?auth=14f197d08ca3eb9ff8f639889acfbfab9869eef62ab50110777ec76d57e0d928" width="5184" height="3456" alt="Demonstration called by the far-right Spanish Falange de las JONS in Madrid in 2024."></img><p>Young women are not moving away from the far right, but rather <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-22/understanding-the-far-right-ideology-spreading-across-the-planet-you-should-be-more-afraid-of-the-sound-of-slippers-than-marching-boots.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-22/understanding-the-far-right-ideology-spreading-across-the-planet-you-should-be-more-afraid-of-the-sound-of-slippers-than-marching-boots.html">moving closer to it</a>, albeit at a slower pace than men. This is the conclusion of the latest report by Javier Carbonell, a researcher specializing in inequality, the far right and youth, for the European Policy Centre, a Brussels-based think tank. “Far-right parties across Europe are eroding what was once a pronounced gender divide in their electorates,” he asserts, focusing on a “significant minority” of women who are shifting towards these parties, “rejecting feminism and embracing traditional gender norms.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-03-05/young-women-are-also-moving-closer-to-the-far-right-just-more-slowly-than-men.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-01/mohamed-mezghani-from-the-international-association-of-public-transport-a-traffic-jam-of-electric-cars-is-still-a-traffic-jam.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:45:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-01/mohamed-mezghani-from-the-international-association-of-public-transport-a-traffic-jam-of-electric-cars-is-still-a-traffic-jam.html Miguel Ángel Medina Rodríguez The secretary general of the UITP advocates in favor of a carrot-and-stick approach: restrictions on private vehicles and good service from subways, trains and buses The secretary general of the UITP advocates in favor of a carrot-and-stick approach: restrictions on private vehicles and good service from subways, trains and buses Madrid Barcelona Taxis Metro Pablo Monge (EL PAÍS) Mezghani public transport Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), on February 17 in Madrid.  Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), on February 17 in Madrid.  <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/33RLFLORINHOVCIN3QCZZL6A2Y.JPG?auth=0e5b637296f1406c09b857f61f0475d939754f7b422e9c7e896622ce1e8122c8" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), on February 17 in Madrid. "></img><p>Public transportation is experiencing a boom in Europe. After the severe reputational crisis during the worst years <a href="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/" target="_self" rel="" title="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/">of the COVID-19 pandemic</a>, governments have opted for strategies to revitalize transit systems, implementing fare reductions, single transit passes offering unlimited monthly travel, as well as new services. Passengers have returned, but many challenges lie ahead, from inadequate funding and staff shortages, to the impact of accidents. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-01/mohamed-mezghani-from-the-international-association-of-public-transport-a-traffic-jam-of-electric-cars-is-still-a-traffic-jam.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZSUX7EWJPNFKRHALRMZWFCLQTY.JPG?auth=e728201948226714d297ed7a12067a78d2b2332336644c955efa1f562b3715df" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Mohamed Mezghani, secretary general of the International Association of Public Transport, pictured on Tuesday next to an EMT bus on Gran Vía in Madrid."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/IYOHDJXLAVFGXALUKQKVQD3YKE.JPG?auth=646fd6f058de012077a3ba515b3c54cdb9692c4b1f04c5e5775cc8cb894d9457" width="6000" height="4000" alt="Mohamed Mezghani, on Tuesday in Madrid's Gran Vía."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-01/free-showers-and-lawyers-for-crack-addicts-in-brazil.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:45:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-01/free-showers-and-lawyers-for-crack-addicts-in-brazil.html Naiara Galarraga Gortázar President Lula da Silva’s government aims to expand the Care Station, a pilot project tested in the city of Fortaleza. By the end of the year, 400 more units are set to open  President Lula da Silva’s government aims to expand the Care Station, a pilot project tested in the city of Fortaleza. By the end of the year, 400 more units are set to open  Brasil Fortaleza (Brasil) Lula da Silva Marilia Camelo (EL PAÍS) BRASIL - POLITICA ANTIDROGAS - FORTALEZA A user of the Care Station steps out of a shower in Fortaleza, Brazil, on February 9. A user of the Care Station steps out of a shower in Fortaleza, Brazil, on February 9. Marilia Camelo BRASIL - POLITICA ANTIDROGAS - FORTALEZA A user receives guidance from a lawyer at the Care Station in Fortaleza on February 9. A user receives guidance from a lawyer at the Care Station in Fortaleza on February 9. Marilia Camelo BRASIL - POLITICA ANTIDROGAS - FORTALEZA A group of women receive food at the headquarters of the Revival Evangelical Church in the Moura Brasil neighborhood of Fortaleza. A group of women receive food at the headquarters of the Revival Evangelical Church in the Moura Brasil neighborhood of Fortaleza. Marilia Camelo BRASIL - POLITICA ANTIDROGAS - FORTALEZA A user of the Care Station, designed for crack addicts and homeless people, combs a child's hair after taking a shower on February 9. A user of the Care Station, designed for crack addicts and homeless people, combs a child's hair after taking a shower on February 9. Marilia Camelo BRASIL - POLITICA ANTIDROGAS - FORTALEZA The Moura Brasil favela has around 6,000 residents and sea views. It is located in Fortaleza and is home to a unique project that the government wants to expand throughout Brazil. The Moura Brasil favela has around 6,000 residents and sea views. It is located in Fortaleza and is home to a unique project that the government wants to expand throughout Brazil. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OPWNSRU2BVGCTKDDGTS6XCM5JU.JPG?auth=47f18c1441b5c3a55edfb72597c505b3530532956243fad6fe2af7dbbd753192" width="5940" height="3960" alt="A user of the Care Station steps out of a shower in Fortaleza, Brazil, on February 9."></img><p>At first glance, they’re just a group of men chatting. They sit in a circle under an awning to escape <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-11-24/belem-a-furnace-of-a-city-that-lost-trees-to-host-cop30.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-11-24/belem-a-furnace-of-a-city-that-lost-trees-to-host-cop30.html">the scorching sun</a> of Fortaleza, Brazil. The scene would hardly raise an eyebrow in normal circumstances, but there’s something unusual: they all have their feet soaking in pink basins of warm water, with a few leaves floating on the surface. The scent of basil fills the air. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-01/free-showers-and-lawyers-for-crack-addicts-in-brazil.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HZKBD4YVFZDKLIE7IIWI6JDJOE.JPG?auth=4b0f09a9a0f10fa578a992e852c5c1645e848512bc8f2090c87a3a64336e0758" width="6720" height="4480" alt="Reinaldo and another user of the Care Station wash their feet with warm water and basil, in Fortaleza, Brazil, on February 9, 2026. "></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LX4XQCWWBJGMBIYUA7MTTHGUYU.JPG?auth=840933432ec0ae08aabfba0930787a2f643ceaeff8e9481c4ff0b1b701c8cafe" width="6720" height="4480" alt="Comando Vermelho, the criminal group that controls drug sales in Moura Brasil, leaves its mark and imposes its dominance on the favela's residents."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FU46MVSHX5HTVM6UVSM52VWBHU.JPG?auth=186001ab4027e1c49960f25ea29ec82d3e90b81d371821f97011ca437ad7fd43" width="6363" height="4242" alt="A group of people who are addicted to crack cocaine climb a staircase in Fortaleza, Brazil, on February 9, 2026. "></img> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-25/mrbeast-builds-a-school-in-a-small-town-in-mexico.html Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:48:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-25/mrbeast-builds-a-school-in-a-small-town-in-mexico.html Joaquín Patiño The YouTuber has uploaded a video in which he shows off having built up to 10 education centers on three different continents The YouTuber has uploaded a video in which he shows off having built up to 10 education centers on three different continents México América Youtube Vídeo Estados Unidos India Ghana Kenia Culture Yucatán Maya Ecuador México - Jimmy Donaldson Eugenio Derbez and Jimmy Donaldson in a video posted on their social media accounts. Eugenio Derbez and Jimmy Donaldson in a video posted on their social media accounts. <p>The American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, uploaded a 16-minute video this weekend in which he shows off having built <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-18/marx-arriaga-why-mexicos-top-textbook-official-barricaded-himself-in-his-office-for-four-days.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-18/marx-arriaga-why-mexicos-top-textbook-official-barricaded-himself-in-his-office-for-four-days.html">10 schools</a> in Africa, Asia, and the Americas at a total cost of $3 million. One of them was in the small town of San Andrés Tepetitlán, in the municipality of Almoloya de Alquisiras, in the State of Mexico, about 87 miles (140 km) west of Mexico City. According to Donaldson, the high school is the first in the town’s history.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-25/mrbeast-builds-a-school-in-a-small-town-in-mexico.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-24/therians-the-baseless-viral-phenomenon-used-by-extremists-to-fuel-their-anti-woke-rhetoric.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:45:29 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-24/therians-the-baseless-viral-phenomenon-used-by-extremists-to-fuel-their-anti-woke-rhetoric.html Paola Mendoza,Ángel Munárriz Fernández This supposed subculture unleashes hatred on social media through hoaxes and exaggerations that target trans people and feed the far-right narrative about a decadent society This supposed subculture unleashes hatred on social media through hoaxes and exaggerations that target trans people and feed the far-right narrative about a decadent society TikTok Argentina México Instagram Ines Arcones (EL PAÍS) therians A girl wearing an animal mask on Saturday in Madrid's Puerta del Sol. A girl wearing an animal mask on Saturday in Madrid's Puerta del Sol. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SMYUDIXT3RBBLJQBP3BRVLXNRA.jpg?auth=17ba4e249e4d168c21d364a4c0cdbdcf4d49a3b8ffda486fb7d44ac7048123df" width="4000" height="2667" alt="A girl wearing an animal mask on Saturday in Madrid's Puerta del Sol."></img><p>In Spain, talk about “therians” has been going on for over a week. But where are these famous therians? Websites and television shows, enthralled by the issue, have circulated dozens of images on TikTok and Instagram of alleged members of this marginal subculture who supposedly identify with some animal species. But in the Spanish squares where they were meant to appear this past weekend, drawn by vaguely defined calls amplified by the media, they’ve barely shown up. What did make an appearance are elements that were already central to the same phenomenon in the Americas: moral panic—the exaggerated reaction to the behavior of a particular group, presented as a threat—, hoaxes, and far-right manipulation to fuel the narrative of a supposed moral decline of society, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-12-15/judith-butler-philosopher-if-you-sacrifice-a-minority-like-trans-people-you-are-operating-within-a-fascist-logic.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-12-15/judith-butler-philosopher-if-you-sacrifice-a-minority-like-trans-people-you-are-operating-within-a-fascist-logic.html">with diversity as the target</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-02-24/therians-the-baseless-viral-phenomenon-used-by-extremists-to-fuel-their-anti-woke-rhetoric.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GN64CISCDVGYFOFTRHZ2PHWWNY.jpg?auth=1bd86ffb1369b0d5871522f60ca3570f092b067d611220709c2954cc0f8b2ec2" width="4000" height="2667" alt="Young people await the arrival of 'therians' at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid on Saturday."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/7WHMPZ7SSVFMXISZFFBKA7JR7Y.jpg?auth=65d53cbf9240bd7d0e85b774dbb7121f17e0362f7c2e3a6884cfcf48b3532d12" width="4724" height="3149" alt="A gathering of 'therians' near the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona brings together a multitude of onlookers to mock this movement on Saturday."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/PS6U5RGJBFAD7LSALZNTUCXIEE.jpg?auth=01c88f9adaea93883daa8d5e487bf28d10aa50de1d3ccd8a831c5a37acfb9bcc" width="4000" height="2668" alt="A boy wearing an animal mask in Madrid."></img><h3>What are ‘therians’?</h3><p><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Therians are people who identify, on a psychological, playful, or spiritual level, with a non-human animal. It is a social and cultural phenomenon that does not imply a physical transformation or the belief of possessing a different body, but rather an internal experience of identity. The term comes from the English </span><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">therianthropy<span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">,</span></em><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek </span><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">therion<em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">—</span></em></em><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">meaning beast or wild animal</span><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">—</span></em></em><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and</span><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Anthropos</em><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">—</span></em></em><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">human</span><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">—. </span></em></em><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thus, the term refers to the spiritual capacity to transform into an animal, but this transformation would not occur physically, but only in the sense of experiencing an inner connection with a particular animal.</span></p> https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-02-21/surviving-the-suicide-of-a-loved-one-the-unspoken-grief.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-02-21/surviving-the-suicide-of-a-loved-one-the-unspoken-grief.html Kike Esnaola Death by one’s own hand often leaves those who were close to the deceased in a state of sadness, bewilderment and guilt. And the wounds, which are difficult to heal, are not always well understood Death by one’s own hand often leaves those who were close to the deceased in a state of sadness, bewilderment and guilt. And the wounds, which are difficult to heal, are not always well understood Suicide Laura Wächter (EL PAÍS) EPS 2575 INTRO PSICOLOGIA <p>No one is prepared to survive the suicide of a loved one. For those left behind, the death is the beginning of a difficult, lonely and deeply singular process. It’s a kind of grief that rarely finds sufficient words, spaces, or social recognition. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/eps/2026-02-21/surviving-the-suicide-of-a-loved-one-the-unspoken-grief.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>