An Andes Tragedy Survivor Tells the True Story Behind ‘The Snow Society’
The nightmare told by Juan Antonio Bayona in “The Snow Society”, the film to which the film director will return represents Spain at the Oscars, was unleashed on October 13, 1972, just half a century ago today. On that unfortunate day, the school rugby team of the “Old Christians Club” had chartered a plane from […]
“Our hunger became insatiable”
The nightmare that Juan Antonio Bayona recounted in “The Snow Society”, the film with which the film director will once again represent Spain at the Oscars, occurred on October 13, 1972, just half a century ago today. On that unfortunate day, the Old Christians Club school rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, had chartered a Uruguayan […]
The truth about the right to remain, the sexual abuse of medieval nobles beyond the myth
A number of myths emerged under the prism of the Enlightenment the middle age this reduced this period to the greatest moral plague in history. chastity belts that never existed; the burning of witches, more like in the 16th century; and a further series of abuses, such as the right of residence, were exaggerated and […]
REVIEW OF: “Essays on Literature” by Gabriel Ferrater: a cultural luxury
CRITICISM OF: SAMPLE His work, whether literary, translated or essayistic, always surprises with its modernity. Gabriel Ferrater (1922–1972), poet, translator and essayist For the poet, translator and essayist Gabriel Ferrater, nationalist Catalonia was as small as Francoist Spain: “I was born on May 20, 1922 in Reus. The other episodes of my life are more […]
The forgotten story of cannibalism in America by a Sevillian doctor who accompanied Columbus
The practices of anthropophagy among the American Indians were collected by some travelers who accompanied the famous navigator on his voyages of discovery. Cannibalism in Brazil by Theodor de Bry, 1596 December 18, 2023 Updated at 12:31 p.m. During his voyages to the Americas beginning in 1492, Christopher Columbus stated in his ship’s logs that […]
The truth about Xerxes I, the decadent Persian king who stabbed the Spartan Leonidas with a spear
Xerxes I is portrayed in Greek tradition as one of those degenerate, excessive, slave-owning Asian kings who enjoyed extreme luxury and proved that Athenian democracy was the best possible political system. A type of mad titan who can even punish the forces of nature that stood in the way of his plans. The Greek historian […]
Critical voices warn of the Colombian government’s “worrying” plans for the San José galleon
The same day that Ernest Urtasun received his Colombian counterpart Juan David Correa at the Culture Ministry to “strengthen cultural ties,” no apparent mention of the Quimbaya Treasure or the San Galleon was made in their conversation, according to Culture sources. José, around Twenty heritage and archeology experts warned in an open letter to the […]
A “popular” consultation or a referendum on cops? (on the hypothesis of this consultation in Mexico)
A referendum cannot be applied to cultural expressions Plaza Mexico @LaPlazaMexico September 12, 2023 Updated at 3:19 p.m. The idea of resolving a social controversy through a public survey or referendum cannot be applied to a cultural element. This would be tantamount to imposing censorship using a seemingly democratic process and majority rule as a […]
six crazy secrets about Napoleon Bonaparte
Before the premiere of “Napoleon” Ridley Scott He noted that his film, whether incidentally or intentionally, was full of humor. Following a long and vengeful English tradition of ridiculing the Corsican, good old Scott brings out the pathos, discomfort and extravagance that the story contains even in its most solemn moments. Slips, mistakes and follies […]
The complete peace speech that Kennedy never got to give because of a bullet
November 27, 2023 at 4:06 a.m This feature is for subscribers only Subscribe to Dr. Malcolm Perry was on duty at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas when John Fitzgerald Kennedy suddenly appeared on a stretcher surrounded by bodyguards. It is the last visit that was expected, and even less in such a critical condition as […]