Often, finding a gift for certain people is difficult because we think they already have everything. However, if we know different brands than usual or specific details about a particular gift, we can make our present more special and memorable for the recipient. Here are some suggestions suitable for both men and women this holiday season.

"What are you saying? What are you saying? You keep repeating the same thing!" the man shouts at the top of his lungs. He has intense blue eyes and a blond mustache straight out of the eighties. The other passengers in the carriage (it's morning, and not many people travel to Barcelona by train) look up from their phones. The man doesn't notice; he acts as if he's alone and shouts even louder. "How can you be so stupid? Can't you see you're telling me the same thing over and over?"

I don't want a perfume and a body spray from the same brand that come in a transparent case bigger than the bottles themselves. I don't want the cardboard, plastic, and wrapping paper scraps to be bigger than the gift. I don't want an "experience" bought in haste now and only valid in February. I don't want a scarf or gloves, I don't want anything with a receipt "in case it needs to be exchanged." I don't want to exchange anything. I don't want anything delivered by an Amazon delivery person, I don't want anything bought in a rush and under stress, I don't want it wrapped hastily and carelessly. I don't want anything. usefulSomething I can use for housework, like an air fryer. I don't want anything that costs pennies. Anything that costs pennies (wine, clothes, flowers to plant, oil, a restaurant), when I can, I'll treat myself to. The gift doesn't have to be now. Let it be another day, an unexpected day.

"What do you want for Christmas this year?" "I don't know, I have everything." That's usually the most common answer during the holidays. But there are some things we can never have enough of, and those are healthy, high-quality, and artisanal food products. They're always welcome in the pantry. We've put together a small selection to give you ideas on how to give them as gifts or add them to your letter to the Three Kings.

June arrives and the topic of whether it's necessary to give gifts to teachers comes up again. I even asked ChatGPT what he thought, and he said, "It's a nice gesture if it's something simple and done with respect." Of course, give a gift to whoever you want, that's all that's missing. You can offer a thoughtful gift to the yoga teacher, the neighbor who keeps your packages, or even give some flowers to the teacher. bun From the recreation your son loves so much and this year he says he's folding. The fact that we're questioning the art of making others happy makes me seriously consider what we've become. I sincerely tell you that giving makes me very happy. Even happier than receiving gifts because I never know what face to make, and it always makes me suffer that the other person thinks I didn't like it. Am I in favor of giving gifts? Always, yes.

Often, when it comes time to give a mother a gift, things get complicated. Although she's probably the person we know best in the world—and, above all, the one who knows us best—sometimes we get stuck and can't find any ideas for things she might need or that she might be excited about. Below, we suggest six gift ideas with a Catalan heart that we hope your mothers will love on May 4th, Mother's Day.

The nerves are beginning to show among the nominees for the most important awards in international cinema. Although the preparations for the grand gala are the same for all nominees, only a few will be declared winners. To alleviate the frustrations of long races and months of work on their respective films, for 23 editions there has been a consolation prize: the Distinctive Assets, this year valued at more than 200,000 euros.