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Progress through technology
I have news for you, my silent friend of many distances. Since I published last February a podcast about Bob Dylan, dealing with his recent biopic A …
1 year, 2 months ago
Pain and Sorrow
It's been a while since I have sailed to Palamós, still a small fishing town in 1962, where Truman Capote sought refuge for three semesters—always es…
1 year, 2 months ago
Wacky as Richard III
The plays of William Shakespeare serve as an encyclopedia of human nature, and their characters are complex and rich, portrayed always with contradic…
1 year, 3 months ago
Devil's Pen
Yesterday, I had a lovely spring morning. I had to take care of some paperwork in Barcelona, which left me at the doorstep of my favorite bookstore, …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Substance
Physical beauty must be the most bitter of gifts because it carries the seed of its own destruction, and its absence mortifies more than any. We all …
1 year, 3 months ago
Dylanesque
I have mixed feelings after watching Chalamet’s Bob Dylan impersonation in the film A Complete Unknown. It is a superb acting performance. Still, the…
1 year, 4 months ago
The secret drawer
Long before this era of senseless over-sharing, there was an intriguing piece of furniture called a rolltop desk, where our ancestors used to sit and…
1 year, 5 months ago
Back to Brunelleschi
Keeping a newly completed manuscript in a drawer to rest for a while before editing it once you regain objectivity is not trivial advice. It’s true t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fisherman's Blues
Farmers, ranchers, and fishermen, the pillars of the primary sector, have been frequently depicted in literature throughout history. Growing up in th…
1 year, 6 months ago
The past is never dead.
The novel Pedro Páramo by the Mexican writer Juan Rulfo is based on a popular trope: the son who returns to find his father. Juan Preciado’s story be…
1 year, 7 months ago