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Fewer children

Catalonia went from having almost 100,000 births every year in the 1970s to 55,000 in the 1990s. In other words, there was a decline in children per woman that has since recovered slightly. The baby boom...

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More deaths

For the first time in the recent history of Catalonia it is forecast that in the immediate future –before 2020– the number of deaths will outstrip that of births. The mortality rate is rising, despite...

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Tom Hiddleston, the main character in The Night Manager Archive
Le Carré makes his return to television
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Le Carré makes his return to television

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The Flower Portrait was long thought to be a contemporary painting of the Bard, but a 2004 investigation found it to be a 19th-century forgery. / ARCHIVE
400 years of Shakespeare

400 years of Shakespeare

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Tendencies and trends often generate unthought of consequences which themselves are trends, many liable to manipulation. The “selfie” is a case in point. (Thanks for your help Gemma) JOE HOGAN
Oh my God, my nose!

Oh my God, my nose!

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A publicity shot for The Hollow Crown, the BBC series based on Shakespeare's plays. / ARCHIVE
Bard on the box

Bard on the box

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Images of the show El Bressol de la Humaniatat, at CosmoCaixa. ANDREU DALMAU/ EFE
Origins and evolution

Origins and evolution

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The silence of Sugimoto's black and white landscapes. ELISABETH MAGRE E. MAGRE
Where concept meets the sublime

Where concept meets the sublime

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Image from a a new video game inspired by Cervantes' Quixote, created by a team from the University of Girona
'Every man is the son of his own works'

'Every man is the son of his own works'

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Shakespeare's most famous sonnet
A sonnet of celebration in perspective

A sonnet of celebration in perspective

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