POLITICS / SPAIN

Catalonia and other identities in our common home

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Delve into the fascinating dynamics of Catalonia and Spain, understanding their historical and cultural ties beyond simple divisions.

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HISTORY / LITERATURE / USA

From Kennedy to Hillary: the end of the myth of the American dream

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Democracy seems a sham when you read two books, one by Hillary Rodman Clinton, What Happened, and the other one by Marc Dugain, Ils vont tuer Robert Kennedy (They are going to kill Robert Kennedy). These two works put into perspective the true nature of American democracy, which is governed by invisible forces.

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CULTURA / VIAJE

TEL AVIV – COMO EN CASA

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La mayoría de las personas que visitan Tel Aviv experimentan una sensación única de familiaridad, como si hubieran llegado a casa. Esto es raro encontrarlo en ciudades históricas grandes que atraen grandes masas armadas de apretadas listas de lugares de interés que uno debe ver.

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CARIBBEAN / POLITICS

Guadeloupe: a French island somewhere between paradise and desperation

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As soon as you leave the airport, you might be excused for thinking you are in metropolitan France: the cars have French number plates, the European flag above the F. The architecture of the terminal and other buildings are typically Gallic, as if all materials had been directly imported from France.

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BIOGRAPHY / HISTORY

Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany & Queen of England

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As an ambitious woman, Joan of Navarre chose an alliance with England, despite being Valois from her mother’s side. In 1402, she agreed to marry Henry IV, the first king of the Lancaster dynasty, nicknamed “the usurper” by his detractors.

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THEATRE

One Night in Miami

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TDiscover the Oscar contender that takes you back to a pivotal night in history with Cassius Clay and his legendary friends in Miami.

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CINEMA

The Restoration of Napoleon: A sixty year cinematic detective story

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You’d be forgiven for thinking that film restoration involves handing over celluloid reels to labs and waiting for them to put them together again, but at a recent talk at the National Film Theatre in London, what Brownlow describes as restoration sounds a lot like cinematic detective work.

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