The title of a new biography of an English poet, “Super-infinite”, points to the multi-faceted life of a 16th-century poet whose life journey unfolded in such unexpected ways as to fully earn the book’s subtitle: “The transformations of John Donne”. Sean Sheehan The love poetry and erotic verse […]
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Non-criticism to art: What beauty really consists of
Since the dawn of Modernity, man, like teenagers with their parents, has sought to swim against the tide of subjects that immediately preceded them. Macu Gavilán Is Faith the most important thing for the medievals? The enlightened say no, it’s Reason. Reason is not the most important, retort […]
Resilient cities and sustainability
We are being sold the idea that our cities are sustainable and resilient. But to achieve environmental sustainability and mitigate climate change, we need cities to prioritise their natural surroundings and protect their biological and ecological diversity. John Elvis Vera S.* It is important that cities minimise the […]
Espinar: death and destruction of territory
The lives of the inhabitants of this Peruvian region could be put in danger when they protest, but they know that if they do not say anything today, the diseases they suffer as a result of the mining operations will mean that tomorrow they die silenced. They have witnessed the destruction of their land.
Latin America in a post-Covid world: The economic damage, a depressing picture
While the region implemented some of the toughest lockdowns in the world, its economies were the world’s most significantly impacted in the first two years of the pandemic. With covid an on-going concern, poverty and extreme poverty now affecting 287 million people and hunger at its highest level in twenty years social progress has suffered […]
















