“When cinema was a way of life in Vigo”, by Álvaro J. Díaz-Mella:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/09/when-cinema-was-a-way-of-life-in-vigo/
“Vigo didn't just lose movie theaters.”
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/09/when-cinema-was-a-way-of-life-in-vigo/
“Vigo didn't just lose movie theaters.”
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When cinema was a way of life in Vigo
By Álvaro J. Díaz-Mella
The list of Spanish politicians, all from the extreme left, who endorsed Nicolás Maduro:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2024/08/10/the-list-of-spanish-politicians-all-from-the-extreme-left-who-endorse-nicolas-maduro/
They endorsed the Venezuelan dictator after he refused to publish the 2024 election results, in a new fraud to stay in power.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2024/08/10/the-list-of-spanish-politicians-all-from-the-extreme-left-who-endorse-nicolas-maduro/
They endorsed the Venezuelan dictator after he refused to publish the 2024 election results, in a new fraud to stay in power.
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The list of Spanish politicians, all from the extreme left, who endorse Nicolás Maduro
The Venezuelan dictator could not commit the abuses and atrocities he does if he did not have a network of collaborators inside and outside his country.
Santiago: Separatists are more bothered by peaceful pilgrims than by some terrorists.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/10/santiago-separatists-are-more-bothered-by-peaceful-pilgrims-than-by-some-terrorists/
Absurd controversy from the same media outlets that recently silenced the presence of a criminal group, the PFLP, at a public event of the BNG in Santiago.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/10/santiago-separatists-are-more-bothered-by-peaceful-pilgrims-than-by-some-terrorists/
Absurd controversy from the same media outlets that recently silenced the presence of a criminal group, the PFLP, at a public event of the BNG in Santiago.
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Santiago: Separatists are more bothered by peaceful pilgrims than by some terrorists
For some years now, Galician separatism has been activating a hate campaign against tourism in Galicia every summer.
'Deep Water', a review of this plane crash and shark movie:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/10/deep-water-a-review-of-this-plane-crash-and-shark-movie/
A feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/10/deep-water-a-review-of-this-plane-crash-and-shark-movie/
A feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin.
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'Deep Water', a review of this plane crash and shark movie
Summer is a time of year when there is an abundance of films that are purely for entertainment and not of very high quality.
The sad phenomenon that is making us lose one of our greatest treasures:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/11/the-sad-phenomenon-that-is-making-us-lose-one-of-our-greatest-treasures/
“Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.”
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/11/the-sad-phenomenon-that-is-making-us-lose-one-of-our-greatest-treasures/
“Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.”
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The sad phenomenon that is making us lose one of our greatest treasures
In February 1938, American writer, designer and historian Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) woke up thinking about a story.
Sánchez's pet barks at the King of Spain but doesn't dare bark at Mohammed VI of Morocco:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/11/sanchezs-pet-barks-at-the-king-of-spain-but-doesnt-dare-bark-at-mohammed-vi-of-morocco/
An attack by an unworthy minister acting on the orders of his master.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/11/sanchezs-pet-barks-at-the-king-of-spain-but-doesnt-dare-bark-at-mohammed-vi-of-morocco/
An attack by an unworthy minister acting on the orders of his master.
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Sánchez's pet barks at the King of Spain but doesn't dare bark at Mohammed VI of Morocco
For many years in Spain the term "telebasura" (trash TV) has been used to describe television programs that are vulgar and crude.
Right-wing votes to ensure the survival of the far left's foreign policy agenda in Spain?
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/11/right-wing-votes-to-ensure-the-survival-of-the-far-lefts-foreign-policy-agenda-in-spain/
We could soon see something very similar to what happened with Podemos in 2014, with a different origin but with the same result.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/11/right-wing-votes-to-ensure-the-survival-of-the-far-lefts-foreign-policy-agenda-in-spain/
We could soon see something very similar to what happened with Podemos in 2014, with a different origin but with the same result.
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Right-wing votes to ensure the survival of the far left's foreign policy agenda in Spain?
For some time now, there have been attempts to create a curious and strange electoral wedge within the Spanish right.
The strange case of a political party that goes from zero to four seats in one week:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/the-strange-case-of-a-political-party-that-goes-from-zero-to-four-seats-in-one-week/
A very curious discrepancy in two surveys conducted by the same company.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/the-strange-case-of-a-political-party-that-goes-from-zero-to-four-seats-in-one-week/
A very curious discrepancy in two surveys conducted by the same company.
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The strange case of a political party that goes from zero to four seats in one week
Winning a seat in a general election is not easy in Spain, even in the provinces where it is easier to obtain them.
'Alone After People', a short film about a man who is left alone in the world:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/alone-after-people-a-short-film-about-a-man-who-is-left-alone-in-the-world/
An original work of science fiction written and produced by Causality Labs. You can watch the full movie here.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/alone-after-people-a-short-film-about-a-man-who-is-left-alone-in-the-world/
An original work of science fiction written and produced by Causality Labs. You can watch the full movie here.
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'Alone After People', a short film about a man who is left alone in the world
Cinema has already addressed in several feature films the possibility that all of humanity would disappear and only one person would remain on Earth.
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Iberia is broadcasting the eclipse from its flight IB1473 via Starlink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RIgr1ffaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5RIgr1ffaI
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Vive el eclipse con Iberia
Volamos hacia el eclipse para acercártelo estés donde estés con nuestro vuelo especial IB1473 y el nuevo wifi Starlink.
A bordo llevamos a un grupo de investigadores que forman parte del proyecto Shelios para realizar mediciones de la morfología del Sol…
A bordo llevamos a un grupo de investigadores que forman parte del proyecto Shelios para realizar mediciones de la morfología del Sol…
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The smile of the Sun: the 2026 solar eclipse photographed from the city of Vigo.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/the-smile-of-the-sun-the-2026-solar-eclipse-photographed-from-the-city-of-vigo/
In this part of the Rías Bajas of Galicia, the eclipse could be seen at 99%.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/12/the-smile-of-the-sun-the-2026-solar-eclipse-photographed-from-the-city-of-vigo/
In this part of the Rías Bajas of Galicia, the eclipse could be seen at 99%.
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The smile of the Sun: the 2026 solar eclipse photographed from the city of Vigo
This afternoon Spain experienced its first total solar eclipse since June 30, 1973, but back then it was only visible in the Spanish Sahara.
The story of Captain Wilhelm Hosenfeld: a German catholic who helped save Poles.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2018/08/13/the-story-of-captain-wilhelm-hosenfeld-a-german-catholic-who-helped-save-poles/
He was the Wehrmacht officer who helped the Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman. In 2009, Israel's Yad Vashem declared him "Righteous Among the Nations."
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2018/08/13/the-story-of-captain-wilhelm-hosenfeld-a-german-catholic-who-helped-save-poles/
He was the Wehrmacht officer who helped the Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman. In 2009, Israel's Yad Vashem declared him "Righteous Among the Nations."
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The story of Captain Wilhelm Hosenfeld: a German catholic who helped save Poles
On this day, as on today, August 13, 1952, a just man died during his captivity in a Soviet concentration camp in Stalingrad. His name was Wilhelm Hosenfeld and this is his story.
The accident of the Russian submarine 'Kursk' and the warning it should serve for Spain:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/the-accident-of-the-russian-submarine-kursk-and-the-warning-it-should-serve-for-spain/
The parallels between what happened in Russia and what is happening in Spain.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/the-accident-of-the-russian-submarine-kursk-and-the-warning-it-should-serve-for-spain/
The parallels between what happened in Russia and what is happening in Spain.
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The accident of the Russian submarine 'Kursk' and the warning it should serve for Spain
On August 12, 2000, the Russian submarine "Kursk" K-141 suffered a catastrophic accident during an exercise in the Barents Sea.
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Amazing photos of the 2026 solar eclipse taken by the Spanish Air Force:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/amazing-photos-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse-taken-by-the-spanish-air-force/
Aircraft from Wings 15, 31 and 49 during this astronomical phenomenon.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/13/amazing-photos-of-the-2026-solar-eclipse-taken-by-the-spanish-air-force/
Aircraft from Wings 15, 31 and 49 during this astronomical phenomenon.
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Amazing photos of the 2026 solar eclipse taken by the Spanish Air Force
The solar eclipse of Wednesday, August 12 could be seen in its totality in many areas of peninsular Spain.
St Maximilian Kolbe: the Auschwitz martyr who gave his life to save another prisoner.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2021/08/14/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-auschwitz-martyr-who-gave-his-life-to-save-another-prisoner/
This Polish priest was assassinated in that camp on August 14, 1941. He was able to bring God's love to a place dominated by nazi hatred.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2021/08/14/st-maximilian-kolbe-the-auschwitz-martyr-who-gave-his-life-to-save-another-prisoner/
This Polish priest was assassinated in that camp on August 14, 1941. He was able to bring God's love to a place dominated by nazi hatred.
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St Maximilian Kolbe: the Auschwitz martyr who gave his life to save another prisoner
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the murder in Auschwitz of one of the greatest saints and martyrs of the 20th century, the Polish Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
The attacks by Putin's propagandists are medals for decent people:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/the-attacks-by-putins-propagandists-are-medals-for-decent-people/
What would be truly offensive is receiving praise from people like that.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/the-attacks-by-putins-propagandists-are-medals-for-decent-people/
What would be truly offensive is receiving praise from people like that.
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The attacks by Putin's propagandists are medals for decent people
Presenting ideas, proposals, and arguments to the public is always a risky practice, because not everyone plays on that level.
France puts Pedro Sánchez in a difficult position over his plan to censor social media for minors under 16:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/france-puts-pedro-sanchez-in-a-difficult-position-over-his-plan-to-censor-social-media-for-minors-under-16/
That censorship, already applied in France to minors under 15 years of age, has just been annulled for violating freedom of speech.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/14/france-puts-pedro-sanchez-in-a-difficult-position-over-his-plan-to-censor-social-media-for-minors-under-16/
That censorship, already applied in France to minors under 15 years of age, has just been annulled for violating freedom of speech.
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France puts Pedro Sánchez in a difficult position over his plan to censor social media for minors under 16
Many politicians today are reviving pro-censorship positions that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
This is how Poland beat the Red Army in 1920: the first great military defeat of communism.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2020/08/15/this-is-how-poland-defeated-the-red-army-100-years-after-the-first-great-defeat-of-communism/
An unexpected Bolshevik defeat dubbed the "Miracle of the Vistula", which occurred on August 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2020/08/15/this-is-how-poland-defeated-the-red-army-100-years-after-the-first-great-defeat-of-communism/
An unexpected Bolshevik defeat dubbed the "Miracle of the Vistula", which occurred on August 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.
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This is how Poland beat the Red Army in 1920: the first great military defeat of communism
This Saturday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most decisive and at the same time most ignored historical episodes of the 20th century.
The death of Jason Arday and the implosion of a deeply racist left:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/the-death-of-jason-arday-and-the-implosion-of-a-deeply-racist-left/
The former Cambridge professor has been found dead in his London flat.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/the-death-of-jason-arday-and-the-implosion-of-a-deeply-racist-left/
The former Cambridge professor has been found dead in his London flat.
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The death of Jason Arday and the implosion of a deeply racist left
For years, the left has held an ideological hegemony in many universities that has ended up creating monsters.
A year ago, a bishop denounced the persecution of Catholics in Russian-occupied Ukraine. Their parishes are being “closed, occupied, or destroyed.” Some Catholics, who attack Israel with any excuse, say nothing about this:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/15/a-bishop-denounces-the-persecution-of-catholics-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2025/08/15/a-bishop-denounces-the-persecution-of-catholics-in-russian-occupied-ukraine/
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A bishop denounces the persecution of Catholics in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Putin's dictatorship is committing all kinds of human rights violations in the areas of Ukraine it has invaded since 2022.
A review of 'The End of Oak Street', a science fiction film set in 1982:
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/a-review-of-the-end-of-oak-street-a-science-fiction-film-set-in-1982/
A J.J. Abrams production directed by David Robert Mitchell.
https://www.outono.net/elentir/2026/08/15/a-review-of-the-end-of-oak-street-a-science-fiction-film-set-in-1982/
A J.J. Abrams production directed by David Robert Mitchell.
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A review of 'The End of Oak Street', a science fiction film set in 1982
This week I had the opportunity to see an atypical film released this Friday, titled "The End of Oak Street".