Ara Balears in English - New Year

I've analyzed our New Year's resolutions: we're not doing well

Alba Tarragó — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:25:54 +0000

If everyone fulfills their balance sheets and goals ofNew YearIn 2026, we'll be lonelier than ever. "This year, I've decided to prioritize myself," "I want to take care of myself," "I've resolved to learn to say no." I listen in amazement to this litany of mantras that floods my own mind. feed From Instagram. 2025 has been the year of the word 'narcissism,' a concept that until recently was banished from our vocabulary and which has been a godsend for finding a substitute for 'toxic.' If in 2024 everything was toxic, in 2025 everything has been narcissistic. And this abuse of the term is starting to stink, especially on the part of those who decide to put themselves first, above all else.

New year, old life

Maria Llull — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:15:38 +0000

When we're little, a new year is like a huge, brand-new gift. That feeling of beginning is fresh. As footballers and politicians would say, it's exciting. But, like so many things from childhood that fade away, we soon realize that the change in numbers is just a cosmetic issue, because everything remains the same (bad).

Man found dead in the street in Palma

ARA Balears — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:16:28 +0000

The National Police are investigating the death of a man in his 50s who was found this Thursday morning, New Year's Eve, in a park on Collioure Street in Palma.