WEEKLY READER
This week's top picks from IE Communications Team
Read, speak, watch
ROBERTO: Don't ever stop learning
Journalists have to read, it’s kind of given in their profession, and not only all kind of newspapers and journals, but books also. So, if you just search and find nothing, here there is a list with the best 100 books about journalism, internet and digital communication.
MAITE: History through photos
Ricardo Conesa has portrayed the most important personalities of Spain from the Transición until now, and its work has been given due recognition by the first retrospective, called “Retratos de papel” that can be seen in Madrid, on the Sala Alcalá 31. Find a première here.
GILL: Speak like fashion
People get upset about language change. No matter how often we are told that change is perfectly natural, the row continues. Some argue that changes in the way we speak are like changes in the way we dress or do our hair. If only it were that simple. Read about it here.
Eat and Drink
ALEJANDRA: Absurd combinations
2013 will stay in our minds as the year when gin-tonic got definitely out of hand. Find in this article a list of the 19 most absurd gin-tonics ever created, where people do not seem to understand that gin and tonic, and even a bit of lemon for eccentrics, is all you need.
YOLANDA: Premium dinner
At 525€ per guest, you may sense that we are not talking about a normal dinner; four incredible places, three of the most exquisite chefs in the world, and an exclusive host, the FT. Read all about it here.
VERÓNICA: Home away from home
The Basque Country is the place-to-go for food, and that’s a fact, well known all around the world. But among all the pintxos bars and Michelin starred restaurants, you may feel a bit homesick for American good old food. You may find it at “La madame”, with its American chef and owned by… Verónica’s cousin! Amazing place to go, and well recommended! Find more here.
Good and bad of creativity
GEOFFROY: Kindly go away
Some trends are more stupid than others, fortunately, all trends do pass (thank God!), but until they do, find in this hilarious list the ones that need to pass a bit faster. Read it here.
KERRY: Thinking time
In this time of “everything must have a purpose”, walking is loosing one of its best facets; that is purposeless walk. Those long distance walks without any destination in mind, that give you a place to think. Read about it here
JUNCAL: Reinveinting Skyscrapers
Frank Gehry, the 85-year-old architect and designer who created the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, won the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts this week. Versatile, he has designed hats for Lady Gaga and jewels for Tiffany’s, and has been rewarded for its virtuosity in all arts. Read about it here.