Jet Set
by Jason Oliver Nixon
Sky Writing
by Sarah Elbert
In this issue:
Driven to Succeed: Michael Strahan has gone from NFL defensive end to news anchor, sports analyst and lifestyle guru. Who know what he'll conquer next?
Also: The next big thing? Think Wales, Great Britain's Wild Side.
Opened in 1897, Els Quatre Gats was where a teenage Picasso hung out around the piano bar and had his first show. Closed for decades, “The Four Cats” reopened in 1989.
Photo by Siqui Sánchez
Picasso’s masterpiece “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” was inspired by the prostitutes of Barcelona’s Carrer d’Avinyó. Nowadays, Avinyó is home to such boutiques as Soda and La Manual Alpargatera.
Located in a former medieval palace in Barcelona’s La Ribera neighborhood, the Picasso museum is exceptional for its collection of some of Picasso’s earliest work, as well as his most personal.
Photo: © Museu Picasso, Barcelona 2010 Foto: Ronald Stallard
Picasso learned how to paint in Barcelona, he learned how to talk to women in Barcelona, he learned how to party in Barcelona, and he was great at all these things.
In this slideshow: Hotel Arts Barcelona
Museu Picasso
Avinyó Street
Els Quatre Gats
Bar Marsella
Text by Steve Marsh