Clarice Lispector saw writing as an uncertain territory where each word could open a void or a revelation. A reflection on her way of stretching time with words, writing from innocence, and turning the ephemeral into the living substance of literature. Carlos Skliar / Con-fabulación If it’s true […]
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Refugees, a particular kind of migrants
The only humanitarian ‘urgency’ for the government in relation to the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Europe has been to talk about ‘fixing’ the countries from which people are fleeing. Mabel Encinas Opening the doors to refugees was discarded in the UK so far in spite of […]
Room 16 in London’s National Gallery
The painting by Fabritius that features in the opening pages of Laura Cumming’s “Thunderclap” – it could be said to be the inspiration for the book – is to be found in Room 16 at London’s National Gallery. Sean Sheehan It shows a man sitting at a street […]
No to the economic war against Cuba
On 15 March 2024, supporters of RATB protested outside the offices of London resident and DCD Rights’ Head of IT Mickael Behn against his $440m lawsuit targeting cruise ship companies previously involved in tourism to Cuba. Text and photos: RATB After lobbying US politicians, both Democrat and Republican, […]
Gaza: From open-air prison to cemetery
The shortage of food in some areas of the Gaza Strip has already far exceeded famine levels, and mass deaths are imminent without an immediate ceasefire and increased supplies to zones isolated by fighting. This is the warning from the Hunger Observatory, supported by Josep Borrell, the High Representative […]
















