Fewer and fewer young people know what words like 'estiregassar,' 'chicra,' 'tiberi,' and 'mariolo,' among others, mean. Words that once filled conversations in town squares and schoolyards are rarely or never heard today. Globalization, the constant influence of the media and social networks, and the increasingly widespread use of Spanish or English have gradually pushed aside a vocabulary that is part of Mallorca's identity.

A social media user has explained why many Mallorcans speak Standard Catalan when living or chatting with Catalans. The reason, he explains, is because "if you chat in Mallorcan, it's impossible to go unnoticed."

When a group of armed Civil Guards stormed the Congress of Deputies on February 23, 1981, very few remained in their seats upon hearing the volley of gunfire in the air, which has been forever etched in the ceiling of the plenary hall: Suárez, Carrillo, Gutiérrez Mellado, and only a few people. A century earlier, something very similar happened: the entrance of General Pavía—also with Civil Guards—to dissolve the Cortes of the First Republic. At that time, one Mallorcan stood with his head held high and refused to leave his seat: Antoni Villalonga Pérez. We remember this singular figure on the 150th anniversary of his imprisonment (1875) for his loyalty to his ideas.

What behaviors make a good Mallorcan? This question is answered in a video posted on the Instagram account. @lapalmesanadesigns where he talks about up to five behaviors and actions that define what they consider "a good Mallorcan."

Mallorcan content creator Toni Horrach has made a video in which he shares the four phrases every Mallorcan has heard when speaking to a Catalan for the first time. With a humorous tone, he reviews the situations that arise due to both the different accent and the knowledge of the geography of the Balearic Islands.

The investigation into the death of Mallorcan Matilde Muñoz in Indonesia continues to uncover new information about the crime. The latest information to emerge is that Muñoz's killers moved her body up to four times before she was discovered on the beach.

There is little doubt that the Mallorcan School of Manacor (EMM) is, by its own merits and longstanding, a wonderful anomaly. A municipal institution in the form of a board of trustees that, this Wednesday and for the 53rd consecutive year, presented its training offer, which, in addition to Catalan, includes several cultural aspects that have strengthened the proposal for several years.

The case of Matilde Muñoz, who disappeared for two months on the Indonesian island of Lombok and was found dead last Saturday, remains under investigation. While an autopsy is pending this week, for now there is no evidence. two men arrested for her murder.

The latest investigations have revealed that the lifeless body of Matilde MuñozThe Mallorcan woman murdered in Indonesia spent four days in a room the hotel used as a warehouse until her killers moved her to a beach in the tourist area of Senggigi, half a kilometer from her hotel, where she was discovered. Despite having reported this progress in the investigation, police authorities warn that the autopsy may still reveal new details.