15 September 2026
The .cat domain turns 20 — and this site is one of 118,000
The .cat was the first internet domain granted to a language and a culture rather than to a state. It has turned twenty, and cursosdecatala.cat is one of its 118,000.
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6 September 2026
A letter to the editor that any of my students could have written
A letter to the editor got me thinking about what I hear in class every week: that speaking Catalan in Barcelona has become something you have to decide to do.
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6 September 2026
«Gelats d'altura»: the wordplay I came across on a walk
In Calella de Palafrugell there's an ice cream shop called l'Enxaneta that sells «gelats d'altura». Four words, and a very neat piece of wordplay inside them.
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4 September 2026
A workshop on troubadour literature at Lluïsos de Gràcia
On Tuesday 15 September I am running a workshop on the troubadours, fin'amor and the secrets of the love poetry that changed Europe. At Lluïsos de Gràcia, 6 to 7.30 pm.
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29 August 2026
Three copies of my book, at the UAB Humanities Library
Dr Alexander Fidora asked me for a copy of Ramon Llull com mai te l'han explicat for the library of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I took three, and I still can't quite believe it.
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10 August 2026
«Cançó del pressentiment», by Clementina Arderiu, in a shop window in Roses
Walking through Roses I found a poem by Clementina Arderiu written on a shoe shop window. It is the work of students at Centre Escolar Empordà, part of the «Mes de Paraules» season.
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5 August 2026
Barcelona's fountain gatherings
A fontada is a Barcelona street gathering around a fountain, to dance, drink and eat. They began around the 19th century, when the city was less centralised than it is today…
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5 August 2026
Barcelona's Three Hills
A walk across Barcelona's three hills: nature, history and culture in four stages, linking viewpoints, characterful neighbourhoods and publishing history in the heart of the city.
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5 August 2026
Joan Alcover's «Desolació» at the Obrador d'Històries poetry marathon
I took part in the Obrador d'Històries poetry marathon reciting «Desolació», the sonnet Joan Alcover wrote after burying his wife and two of his children.
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27 July 2026
The Royal Castle of Collioure will adopt the Catalan guide corrected by Sara
The Pyrénées-Orientales heritage department calls it «remarkable work»: the guide for Catalan visitors will be published with Sara's corrections.
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22 July 2026
The Minerva Collective: the women creators of Gràcia backing Sara
Sara is a member of the Minerva Collective, the Women Creators of Gràcia, which has supported the promotion of «Ramon Llull com mai te l'han explicat»: book launches, author gatherings and street stalls.
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10 June 2026
The origins of the Sant Joan festival, with Sara Marugan
22 June, 4.30 p.m. at Lluïsos de Gràcia: the origins and traditions of Sant Joan, with Sara Marugan.
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28 July 2013
Set phrases: the difference between Spanish and Catalan speakers
A language is far more than a code for passing on facts and thoughts. Languages are an intrinsic part of our culture, and every one of them has its own turns of phrase.
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