Photo: Rahul Sapra on PexelsJuan VilloroHealth only exists when we lose it. Under normal circumstances, we do not realize that we are breathing. Illness represents an opportunity to value a healthy body and even to understand the world differently....
Image: on abebooks.comIn his masterpiece, whose title is borrowed for this piece, Alejo Carpentier distinguishes the difference between magical thinking and the marvelous real -not to be confused with García Márquez's magical realism-. Writes Carpentier: "But it is that many...
Photo: Elías Almaguer on UnsplashRicardo Pascoe PierceThe result of the Constitutional referendum in Chile, with 88% of the ballot boxes counted: 38% Approve, 62% Reject. Early in the morning and, therefore, when the voting continued, I received this testimonial...
Photo: on presidente.gob.mxRicardo Pascoe PierceEverything is ready for the September 16 show: the National Guard will be presented as part of the Army.In the Chamber of Deputies, Morena approved, fast-track and without discussion, the administrative reform that turns the...
Photo: Alvaro Serrano on UnsplashA few years ago, there was a musical play on Broadway called "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off," and today, it seems that situation is repeating itself.Beginning with the political aspect, the...
Photo: Avid creative on iStockLuis RubioIn solidarity with José SarukhánThe preposterous is everywhere. Some indulge their preferences rather than embrace reality. As happened to Kafka in the village of Zürau, where he wrote about the teeming mice in his...
Photo: AWP76 on ShutterstockJuan VilloroIn 2009, before the Champions League final, Pep Guardiola had his players watch scenes from the movie Gladiator to motivate them. They were playing in Rome. Barça triumphed in a coliseum reminiscent of the enslaved...