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“The culture of cursilería: bad teaste, kitsch, and class in Modern Spain” by Noël Valis “Not easily translated, the Spanish terms cursi and cursilería refer to a cultural phenomenon widely prevalent in Spanish society since the nineteenth century. Like “kitsch,” cursi evokes the idea of bad taste, but it also suggests one who has pretensions
“The tiger and the wise man” by Andrew Fusek Peters & illustrated by Diana Mayo “When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? A traditional
“50 american artists you should know” written by Debra N. Mancoff “Accessible and informative, this book is a gorgeous introduction to great American artists. While the history of American art is as varied as the fifty states the country is comprised of, it tells a story of a uniquely American aesthetic: bold, innovative, and uncompromising…”
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Exposiciones fotográficas de Lawrence Schiller “Marilyn and Me and More” y “América y los 60” “Lawrence Schiller es uno de los fotoperiodistas norteamericanos más importantes e influyentes de las últimas décadas que ha captado instantáneas de grandes iconos del cine de los 60, además de trabajar para revistas como “Life”, “Playboy” y “Paris Match”. Extraído
“20 under 40 : stories from The New Yorker” edited by Deborah Treisman “In June 2010, the editors of The New Yorker announced to widespread media coverage their selection of “20 Under 40”—the young fiction writers who are, or will be, central to their generation. The magazine published twenty stories by this stellar group of
“El atrevimiento de mirar” por Antonio Muñoz Molina “Hay un momento en que los ojos se abren de pronto al arte, igual que los oídos a la música o a un idioma que hasta entonces se ha estudiado con la sensación de no avanzar, o de hacerlo muy despacio. Pierre Francastel, Giulio Carlo Argan, Erwin
“The Perfect American” by Peter Stephan Jungk “The Perfect American is a fictionalized biography of Walt Disney’s final months, as narrated by Wilhelm Dantine, an Austrian cartoonist who worked for Disney in the 40s and 50s, illustrating sequences for Sleeping Beauty. It is also the story of Dantine himself, who desperately seeks Disney’s recognition
“Homeland” serie de televisión desarrollada por Howard Gordon y Alex Gansa “El sargento de la Marina Scott Brody regresa a casa ocho años después de su desaparición en Irak. CarrieMathison, una impulsiva agente de la CIA, sospecha que se podría estar preparando un ataque secreto contra Estados Unidos y piensa que quizá Brody