Little by little, women are coming to power in a European Union that takes pride in its plans for gender equality, despite the fact that many people do not consider such equality a done deal. Mario Muñoz Lozano Two weeks ago, 63-year-old judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, became president of […]
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Dominican Republic is about to define its future
The local elections in this Caribbean nation are today – a little more than two weeks since their implementation – in their decisive stage and with all eyes back on them, considering their importance for the country’s future. Edilberto F. Méndez Amador The vote next 16 February goes […]
Laughing at life, crying too
An elderly man, the baron of the book’s title, returns to his native Hungary from Buenos Aires. Somehow –for amongst other things this is a book about fake news– a story about the baron being exceedingly rich gathers credibility. Sean Sheehan It is said that he will generously […]
A kind of blue, a homage to Miles
I let myself out through my garden gate, and walk into the side street, where we live. Above me, I see the bright blue sky, and the spiky, bare, branches of leaves, pointing starkly upwards. Steve Latham Looking for beauty in the centre of the city is […]
Letter to America from a working mother’s kitchen
Her habitat is her kitchen. The occupation of the narrator, a middle-aged woman, is selling cakes baked at home and her mind wanders as she prepares and mixes ingredients. Sean Sheehan “Ducks, Newburyport”, an extraordinary novel, is the window into her impromptu, often idiosyncratic reflections on the past, […]