HISTORY / OPERA

Medicine’s Dubious History

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The opera Giant, written for five voices and through the use of 18th century instruments tells this haunting story beautifully. There are moments at which you feel you are watching a bewitching heart-breaking fairy tale where the wicked witch is simply medical science.

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CULTURE / FOOD

Gift or Burden | The French Refugee Food Festival

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Every year, On June 20th, restaurants throughout France open their kitchens to migrant chefs, allowing customers to sample dishes from countries whose cuisine they may not normally taste.

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HISTORIA

En la mesa de los tiranos, un placer literario

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Esta obra describe a los diferentes tiranos bajo una luz tragicómica sin desnaturalizar su lado siniestro.

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CINE / ISRAEL

SUBLET: Una película que desafía a los cincuentones

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Para tomar el pulso de la capital cultural y económica de Israel, un escritor americano, de postura algo hastiada, alquila el piso de un joven y guapo realizador en un barrio popular de la ciudad. Allí, separa a los dos hombres una brecha generacional…

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FICTION / USA

NEW YORK, SUMMER 2005

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Jonathan was utterly enchanted by the city: its vertiginous architecture, its hectic energy, its extroverted people with their mental alertness and inexhaustible greed. He had a deep conviction that his life would take a decisive turn right here.

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FICTION / FRANCE

Bricktop

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Her journey in Paris was different, she came over as a performer but not as a super star like Josephine Baker. It was a quieter trip in a way. Bricktop sang and became a friend to big white stars.

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