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Eileen Jones’s Cinematic Life

Interviews
Few film critics writing today are as educated, prolific, or funny as Dr. Eileen Jones. A co-host with Dr. Dolores McElroy of the weekly podcast Filmsuck and the author of hundreds of articles about film and TV, notably for the left-wing periodical Jacobin, she is the film critic par excellence of the “age of crap cinema”. One of the most...
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Remembering the Disappeared

Americas
On Friday, seeing as we had our brilliant friend and Argentine native Gabriel Uriarte on hand as a docent, we headed along to the...
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Riverine World

Environment
The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated. By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of...
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Christine de Pizan’s Books for Bucks

Heroes
My niece Emily started school this week, and it’s got me thinking how much I take reading and writing for granted now. At Emily’s...
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Second-language Haircut

Americas
“Moy Español è mucho male.” As you are probably aware, the above sentence is not Spanish, nor any known Earth language. It’s more of a...
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Borges’ City

Americas
"My soul is in the streets/ of Buenos Aires."  ("The Streets")     Reading Borges’ poetry for the first time in Buenos Aires is an interesting experience...
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Un Sabor de Buenos Aires

Americas
I do a lot of thinking about food, and not just thinking either; I do a lot of eating too. You might say that,...
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Nudes ‘n Prudes in Jardín Botánico Buenos Aires

Americas
On Friday, our new friend Martín suggested we meet him in the Botanical Gardens. It was a place we’ve been wanting to see for...
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Buenos Aires, Sunday Central

Americas
Rain arrived on Sunday, creating perfect conditions for a long run. I particularly wanted to see the Parque Natural y Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur,...
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La Recoleta’s VIP Cadaver Cribs

Americas
“So, have you been to the cemetery yet?” One of our Buenos Aires contacts asked. The question surprised me. I’m not used to thinking of...
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Weird, Weatherer World

Americas
This morning I was woken by the sound of the sky being ripped apart in a violent struggle involving cosmic bazookas. I won’t say...
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Buenos Aires: Five Strange Things

Americas
We left Turin before dawn in a thick fog, Christmas lights gleaming blurrily from a few balconies. Fourteen hours later, we were standing in...
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The Pleasure Palace of Venaria

Garden
'Sweet boy,' she says, 'this night I'll waste in sorrow, For my sick heart commands mine eyes to watch. Tell me, Love's master, shall we meet...
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