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Pablo Hasél didn’t want to go to prison. But by 2018, the Catalan rapper had ruffled the coiffed feathers of the Spanish monarchy with unapologetic, rebellious music denouncing perceived injustice — so much so that he’d been handed a two-year prison sentence by Spain’s National Court. Although an appeals judge reduced the term to nine months, Hasél still didn’t think it was right. Neither did a lot of people in Spain.

The sentence — for a song, music video, and 64 tweets — was partially for “injurias a la Corona,” or insulting and slandering the monarchy.

It seems like the British royals are always arriving at one ceremonial event or another. Every June, though, there's one particularly important ceremony that has a rich, centuries-long tradition behind it. If you've never heard of Garter Day, here's what to know.

Garter Day is the day each year when members of the Order of the Garter gather at Windsor Castle for an annual meeting. In years where new members are being brought into the order, this day also marks the occasion of their official investiture ceremony. It is a very formal occasion, at which the members of the Order wear their elaborate ceremonial robes and insignia. Spouses of the Knight Companions and Lady Companions are in attendance at Garter Day as well. According to the official royal website, the day follows a set order of business.

"The day begins with The Queen formally investing any new Companions with the...

Leonard Cohen has confirmed the tracklisting for his new studio album Old Ideas. The singer-songwriter's 12th studio LP will be released via Columbia Records on January 31, 2012. Fans can pre-order the album now and receive a free download of the track 'Show Me The Place'. The album's sleeve and drawings are by Cohen. Cohen previously recorded versions of 'Amen' and 'Lullaby' in 2007, while embryonic versions of 'Lullaby' and 'The Darkness' were recently performed on tour. "As I grew older, I understood that instructions came with this voice," Cohen said when he received the Principe de Asturias Prize for literature in Spain in October. "And the instructions were these... never to lament casually. And if one is to express the great inevitable defeat that awaits us all, it must (more)...