Word: madrid
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...grave air of a medieval disputation, one of those deep discussions in which 13th-century theologians debated the finer points of monotheism. In a highly anticipated panel discussion earlier this week at the international culinary conference Madrid Fusion, Ferran Adrià, Heston Blumenthal, and Andoni Luis Aduriz took on the pressing question of whether molecular gastronomy is for real. Considering that the three chefs are widely considered to be the leading practitioners of molecular gastronomy, it came as something of an ontological relief to learn that it - and thus they - do exist...
...market has gotten a lot tougher recently," says Baroness Jo Valentine, the chief executive of London First, a lobby group that campaigns for investment in London. Other advocates point out that the $13 billion expansion is vital to help Heathrow stay ahead of rival hubs in Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid, and that it will create 65,000 new jobs...
Down to Earth. If you want to visit Madrid's Prado Museum, but can't afford the airfare, try typing Prado Museum into Google Earth and examine, down to the tiniest brushstroke, 14 of the museum's artworks, including Velázquez's Las Meninas, Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights and Rubens's The Three Graces...
...Like most other major art museums, Madrid's Prado maintains an online gallery of its most important works. Now, thanks to a new Google project unveiled on Jan. 13, 14 of those masterpieces, including Velázquez's Las Meninas, El Greco's Nobleman with Hand on His Chest, Durer's Self-Portrait and Fra Angelico's Annunciation, have been reproduced in a resolution so fine - 14,000 megapixels - that not only individual brushstrokes but even the seams in the canvas and cracks in the varnish are visible. (Read a TIME story on the Prado...
...Obama ist mein Kandidat” reads the newspaper in the stands. I’ve stopped to visit a friend in Berlin on my way to Madrid, and all around me these words are emblazoned above a photo of Hillary Clinton. “Man, I hope he wins for a couple of reasons,” I think, convinced my experience with Europeans would hinge upon his victory.Upon my arrival in Spain, I followed the election eagerly, like so many around the world. But for the time being, it’s just far-off news. What?...