It seems we are living in a post-truth age. Politicians and the mainstream media fluently inhabit such a world. We are bereaved of truth, sculpted from social and political discourses, subject to the prison house that is language, and reality becomes an adjustable construct. Sean Sheehan The diverse […]
Culture
Boa Nova Festival: a celebration of Brazilian music
2026 marks the arrival of a new music event bringing the heart of Brazil to the UK that will take place on Friday, 22 May, at Leyton Jubilee Park in East London, and will feature artists Mari Froes and João Gomes, among others. Pablo Muñoz Boa Nova Festival […]
When Amerindians spoke Latin in Mexico
An intriguing and eye-catching subtitle – “When Amerindians Spoke Latin in sixteenth-century Mexico” – captures the appeal of a book that for its author, Serge Gruzinski, turns the alphabetic writing of the Spanish and Portuguese languages into the ‘real conquistadors that stormed the New World’. Sean Sheehan The […]
Butterflies and architecture for the memory of the conflict
A year of workshops and creative work has given rise to “House for Butterflies”, a project that culminates in an exhibition of architectural memorials created by children who are victims of the conflict. This initiative, unique in Colombia, transforms memory and pain into living spaces, proposing a unique way of thinking about peace from a child’s perspective.
Cookbooks sin meat
It is easy to find recipes online but having a laptop on the kitchen worktop while preparing foods and liquids is not a good idea and, besides, a physical cookbook provides focus and a stimulus that scrolling down a page on a screen often fails to deliver. Sean Sheehan […]
















