Death can be aesthetic. No-one denies the beauty of the fireworks of war, said futurist FilippoTommaso Marinetti. All paraphernalia of war and even fields covered in bodies, like those which Michelangelo used to visit to study the facial expressions and the sinister anatomy of death, have a secret and mysterious […]
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Abused men: invisible and also forgotten in this century
The media silence on men affected by domestic violence is the greatest difficulty facing a problem that has some countries showing statistics of abuse against men almost as high as the instance of violence against women. _ Miriam Valero In recent years society has taken great steps towards recognising […]
The nightmare of adopting in the UK
The number of children living in care in the United Kingdom is increasing and has reached 67,000, whilst adoptions have dropped to historically low levels due to bureaucratic red tape: the whole process can take over two years. . Ramón Alabau . Many children find themselves either abandoned by their […]
Solidarity against terminal illnesses
Cycling for a good cause in Harrow, an event has been organised to take place on May 19th. . Within the categories that define the status of an illness, there comes a time when medics have to classify patients as “terminally ill.” The term “terminal patient” means the illness that […]
Journalism under fire
Dina Meza… Telling the truth, many journalists are killed each year and threatened worldwide for committing this offense. Since 2009 27 journalists have been killed in Honduras, one of the most dangerous countries for the profession. . Ramón Alabau . “Journalism is what maintains democracy. It is the force for […]