The book “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder” is as much an account of a terrible event as it is a testament to those who will…
Author: Pedro Antonio Mallol
Films, in general, and biographical ones, tend to magnify, alter, fabricate, and pretty much exaggerate facts for dramatic effect. Because directors and producers know that these…
Nation-building has often been a brutal, bloody business, whether it is driven by a private enterprise, a political figure, or a combination of the two. The…
“Perfect Days” is more of an experience and a character study than your run-of-the-mill art house film. In its unique way, this movie is a very…
“Call of the Wild” is a book that profoundly affects someone, especially if you are young and have a deep rapport with your canine friends. Because…
“My Year of Rest and Relaxation” by Otessa Moshfegh is perhaps the novel that best describes what the French call l’ennui, that hideous combination of boredom…
Triptychs, as well as trilogies and trinities, have deep roots in culture, philosophy, and religion. Hence, they can be about pretty much anything, divine or earthly.…
Mariana Enriquez, born in Buenos Aires in 1973, is a kind of poet of the dark, or, as she has sometimes put it herself, has always…
Allergies come in all kinds of different strands, from the ones that are little more than a nuisance to those that may lead to a life-threatening…
If you came from outer space and encountered someone like Willie Nelson, you would think he’s all about a game of numbers: 100 studio albums, 14…