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Erika Lust ProfileWhat Women Want: Erika Lust talks erotica, ethics, and sex education
080 Barcelona Fashion Week: Designers to know; Clothes to buy
Wine Bars and BodegasThe Wine Diaries: Neighborhood bodegas and bars
Erika Lust Profile

What Women Want: Erika Lust talks erotica, ethics, and sex education

Featured Story· Profile

Erika Lust has produced hundreds of female-friendly erotic movies, authored pleasure guides, and won international awards – all from her adopted home in Barcelona. Now, she’s tackling sex education, helping parents talk to their kids about porn. One thing’s for sure: the plot for this feminist film director’s career story is anything but shallow. Peer through the stained-glass windows on…
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080 Barcelona Fashion Week: Designers to know; Clothes to buy

Fashion+Design· Featured Story· Seasonal· Self

In just a little over a decade, the Barcelona 080 Fashion Week has quickly become a must-see event for its eclectic street style and upcoming Catalan talents who are mixing heritage and innovative ideas to create ready-to-wear collections and proving there’s much more to see (and shop) in the Catalan capital. Under the motto “Undress Your Mind,” the 25th edition…
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Dinner Time: Healthy meal delivery kits

Business· Family· Food+Drink

Dinner. It’s a universal issue for busy families, no matter where they live, including at my house. The grocery store is my least favorite place in the world. I find little joy in trying to pick out the freshest zucchini, even in the beautiful Barcelona food markets. Not to mention, I have zero knowledge (and interest) when it comes to…
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Skin Deep: The Beauty Detox

Beauty· Self

Phthalates. Kind of fun to say, but no fun to put on your skin. Plus, they’re so last decade. The beauty regimen for the 2020s (and beyond one hopes) takes a minimalist approach, with products to detox your skin and reduce some of the chemicals and toxic ingredients we have been slathering on ourselves and washing into the environment every…
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Love Story: The romantic side of Barcelona

Featured Story· Food+Drink· Travel

Skin-exposing weather, open-minded attitudes, and none of the romantic expectation of Paris makes Barcelona an easy aphrodisiac. But in a city where one person’s arousal is another person’s eye-roll (two words: Camp Nou), what cuts it as a couples’ classic if you didn’t hack the Disfrutar waitlist? Where can you be loved-up without the pair next to you dry-humping during…
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