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Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato (1945–2021) was a visionary Italian musician, filmmaker and spiritual seeker who captivated audiences in Italy while remaining largely unknown in the English-speaking world. Following the release of Il Lungo Viaggio and the exhibition Un’altra vita at Rome’s MAXXI, this article explores the life, music and philosophy of an artist who searched for a permanent centre of gravity beyond fame and success.
K-Music Festival 2025: Beyond the Boundaries of Korean Sound
The K-Music Festival 2025 showcased a thrilling vision of contemporary Korean sound through powerful performances by post-rock innovators Jambinai and visionary composer Won Il. Blending tradition, orchestral experimentation, and avant-garde imagination, these artists revealed a side of Korean music far beyond K-Pop.
Tribeca 2025: Voices of Identity and Belonging Take Center Stage
The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival reaffirmed its role as a platform for powerful storytelling, spotlighting films that explored identity, belonging, and resilience. Standouts included Rebecca, a portrait of pop star Becky G; Happy Birthday, a moving debut from Egypt’s Sarah Goher; and Runa Simi, a Peruvian documentary about reclaiming Indigenous language through cinema.
Review of Arundhati Roy’s New Memoir ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’
Arundhati Roy’s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me is as bold and unflinching as the author herself. From her complex relationship with her mother to her fearless activism and extraordinary encounters with India’s marginalized communities, Roy offers a deeply personal yet universally resonant reflection. This review explores her courage, wit, and resilience as a writer who refuses to be silenced.
Istanbul Insolite
Rinaldo Tomaselli raconte la vie des quartiers d’Istanbul entre Beyazıt et Fatih : l’histoire, les habitants, l’architecture, les projets ; le tout illustré par des photos prises entre 1900 et 1960.
Homecoming, a Sami documentary at TIFF
At this year’s TIFF, Homecoming and A Road to a Village stood out not just for their storytelling, but for the worlds they revealed. From the sacred repatriation of Sámi artifacts to the quiet unraveling of a Nepalese village under the weight of modernization, both films confront the hidden costs of history and progress—and leave us transformed for having witnessed them.
Shubbak 2021 – A Journey Through the Arab World
The Shubbak Festival in London, a biannual arts festival which highlights the work of artists from throughout the region seeks to challenge misconception aobut the Middle East.
La Biélorussie est-elle moins européenne que la France?
Biélorussie : Européenne et invisible ? Réflexion sur l’arrogance occidentale et les angles morts de la démocratie.
Alors qu’un mouvement populaire biélorusse revendique pacifiquement liberté et dignité, certains responsables européens, loin de soutenir cette aspiration, l’excluent d’emblée du récit continental. Ce texte interroge les critères implicites de « l’européanité » et les conséquences géopolitiques de ce mépris.