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Sometimes I think my most tragic flaw is that I'm American. No matter how hard I try, I'll never be as innately chic as our European friends, and I'm always reassured of that when I get a glimpse of a home on the other side of the pond. I've just discovered the most breathtaking Barcelona apartment, which has all the elements of a home that induces envy: killer architectural details, a stately Read more
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Velocista from the Su Casa group about how she turned her upstairs apartment into a guesthouse, thanks to some inspiration from Casa! Hi everyone, I'm a CasaSugar reader from Barcelona. In the last few months, I've been taking notes of tips, ideas, and recommendations on CS to make my own project: transform the apartment upstairs into a guesthouse. It Read more
As I've mentioned before, we've got a small candy problem here at Sugar HQ. So it should come as no surprise that at least five of my cohorts forwarded this information to me. In the town of Barcelona, Spain, the coolest candy store has set up shop. Designed by studio m, the store — called Happy Pills — has taken the pharmacy theme and run with it. The narrow, hallway sized shop is your Read more
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Penelope Cruz turns 38 today! The Spanish actress has made a name for herself in Hollywood with roles in films like Blow, Nine, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, for which she won an Oscar in 2010. Of course, Penelope's most beloved roles at the moment are as a mother to son Leo and wife to husband Javier Bardem. Javier and Penelope have taken their love around the world, including hot beach getaways Read more
Alice + Olivia's Stacey Bendet will design a skirt inspired by Magnum Ice Cream — Fashionista Let Salt-n-Pepa's hot, cool, and vicious look inspire your '90s flashback — Stylelist One of Barcelona's best-kept shopping secrets: Santa Eulalia — Olivia Palermo Alessandra Ambrosio gets a (fully clothed) pregnant mag cover — Styleite Watch Zac Efron show off his bra-unhooking skills — Read more
Penelope Cruz is on the cover of Harper's Bazaar's May issue, which hits newsstands in the US on April 24. The actress is chatting up her new movie, Woody Allen's From Rome With Love. It's her latest collaboration with Woody, after also working together on 2008's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The picture is rumored to be among those debuting at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Penelope spoke about Read more
Woody Allen has hit home runs with European-set films Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Match Point, and Midnight in Paris, but can he do it again in Italy? We'll have our answer with To Rome With Love, which follows another star-studded cast as their love lives get a little more complicated in — you guessed it — Rome. This time, the lineup includes Jesse Eisenberg as a guy who's seduced by his Read more
Rihanna's new black hair was on display this morning at a Battleship photocall in Japan. She joined director Peter Berg on the USS George Washington in Yokosuka. Rihanna's costars Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, and Taylor Kitsch were also on hand. It's the latest press stop for the cast. Brooklyn and Alexander took the action picture, which hits theaters on May 18, to Europe last month and Read more
Scientists have discovered a blue strawberry — FoodBeast Ferran Adrià's opening a Mexican restaurant in Barcelona — Eater How to order whiskey like a pro — KitchenDaily Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi's still embroiled in a custody lawsuit — Grub Street NY 10 great Mexican brunch recipes — Yahoo! Shine How culture influences wine preference — The Gray Report Skip the green milkshake Read more
