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...athleticism and astonishing shot-making from the baseline. Federer has the superior all-court game, but six times out of nine that hasn't been enough. "He always plays the same way," Federer has said of Nadal's ferocious left-handed topspin, "but he does that so well." The Spaniard also appears the slightly mentally stronger of the two. True, it's been on clay where he's tended to sting Federer. But in recent years Melbourne Park's Rebound Ace courts haven't played a lot faster than the red stuff - and despite noises to the contrary they...
Anything seems to go in design today: styles clash, boundaries blur and hipper-than-thou types talk of "hybridity." And few practitioners better reflect the pick-and-mix trend than Barcelona-based product designer Jaime Hay?n. The 32-year-old Spaniard has a taste for the theatrical, so calling the latest overview of his work (at the Aram Gallery in London until Nov. 4) "Stage" is entirely appropriate. Playfulness is a hallmark, too. Having won a cult following in 2004 for his zany yet unsettling space-invader figurines?which were, not surprisingly, big in Japan?Hay?n then broke through last...
Anything seems to go in design today: styles clash, boundaries blur and hipper-than-thou types talk of "hybridity." And few practitioners better reflect the pick-and-mix trend than Barcelona-based product designer[an error occurred while processing this directive] Jaime Hayón. The 32-year-old Spaniard has a taste for the theatrical, so calling the latest overview of his work (at the Aram Gallery in London until Nov. 4) "Stage" is entirely appropriate. Playfulness is a hallmark, too. Having won a cult following in 2004 for his zany yet unsettling space-invader figurines - which were...
...themes Thelen presented for discussion was "the priestly soul" - or living life in the world with the attitude of a priest. "The idea is that we are to be immersed in work and society and to offer this to God," says Anglada, who is a Spaniard. Each member discussed what is going on his life and where he would like to improve. Father Joe Landauer, a priest who took part in the recollection, explained, "There is always a need to reflect because we are so busy with our lives running and doing things. And you need to stop sometime...
...about 1 million) after the March 11 bombings. A recent poll by the Madrid-based Center for Sociological Investigation found that although 60% of respondents thought there were "too many immigrants" in Spain, more than 70% maintain that immigrants should enjoy the same rights "as any other Spaniard." Perhaps because Spain prides itself on a broadly based tolerance, there is a degree of unwillingness to identify racism, when it occurs, for what it is. Juan José Paradinas, who writes about soccer for daily newspaper El País, says insults at soccer games - even when targeted at a player...