Barcelona (Spain)

Review: 'Cinderella's' many rewards

2013-03-25 05:00:00

The romanticized image Los Angeles Opera is promoting for "Cinderella" shows a pretty princess, a pumpkin-shaped carriage and ample fairy dust. Opera, perhaps, for preteens? Fortunately not. The opera is in fact Rossini's "La Cenerentola," and it...

Smaller ships will have big presence in 2013

2013-01-27 00:00:00

Big, bigger, biggest is not what cruising is all about in 2013. In fact, most of this year's new ships are designed for river cruising, carrying fewer than 200 passengers. Woodland Hills-based Viking River Cruises leads the way, introducing 10 new...

Shakira, boyfriend Gerard Piqué welcome a baby boy

2013-01-22 16:51:00

Shakira and her beau Gerard Piqu� are brand new parents. The Colombian-Lebanese pop singer, 35, and her soccer star boyfriend, 25, welcomed their baby boy in Spain on Tuesday. The tiny tot's name: Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious in Slavic;...

'Where Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs' Favourite Restaurants'

2013-01-09 06:00:00

"A guide from the real experts!" shouts the cover of "Where Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs' Favourite Restaurants." It's a more-than-700-page compendium of restaurants in locales all over the world recommended by luminary chefs who work in or travel...

No Age protests Converse at a Converse-sponsored show

2012-12-29 06:03:00

While plenty of punk fans were receiving new Converse sneakers for the holidays, L.A. noise-rock duo No Age was protesting the company�(and the working conditions under its parent company Nike) at a show ostensibly promoting the shoe brand. On Dec. 18,...

Latest threat to the Eurozone: Catalonia independence quest

2012-09-29 02:13:10

Letters to the Travel editor

2012-09-09 00:00:00

Frequent-flier trip delivered Not all frequent-flier airline experiences ("Frequent Flier, Here's How to Take Your Seat," On the Spot, Sept. 2, by Catharine Hamm) are negative: After I jokingly offered my rabbi miles in exchange for a personally guided...

Only 3 days in Barcelona? Yes, it can be done

2012-07-22 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Spain — In retrospect, traveling 6,000 miles to see a band does seem a bit ... crazy. And maybe buying concert tickets for two nights in a row and then flying out at dawn the next day wasn't the best idea. And yes, it might have been...

Barcelona upsets Real Madrid, 3-1

2011-12-10 16:33:18

Joe Henry talks the open-window approach to 'Reverie'

2011-10-10 16:35:11

Nvidia's Tegra ARM chips heading to supercomputers in Barcelona

2011-11-14 16:36:19

Lakers keep practicing; Kobe Bryant still not doing much

2010-09-29 16:34:35

People take pictures as an Emirates Airbus A380 lands at the Barcelona - El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain. The Emirates Airbous A380 landed in Barcelona coinciding with the World Mobile Congress 2013.

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Shakira and her beau Gerard Pique are brand-new parents. The Colombian-Lebanese pop singer, 35, and her soccer star boyfriend, 25, welcomed their baby boy in Spain on Tuesday.

2013-01-24 16:24:50

Forum Park in Barcelona, Spain.

2013-01-18 07:15:58