Lopez, Tweel and Klein Printed the Legend
When I first heard about Print the Legend (2014), I thought I was going to go see a documentary about 3D printing, about this new technology that will take over the…
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Promotores culturales en el extranjero
Son pocos los promotores culturales que buscan abrir espacios para insertar y hacer respetar la cultura mexicana en los países angloparlantes. Su labor es única. Por ello, y por no dejar en…
Autoethnography With The Other
Translated to English by Francisca González Arias 1. Contact zone The man never said his name. Perhaps he didn't know it or perhaps he had decided to hide…
A World of Solitude
Un mundo de soledad
With the death of Gabo, the nickname for the widely known writer, Gabriel García Márquez, a whole generation of the twentieth century’s finest writers seems to be vanishing. The author…
Lecciones para grabar una épica película de Yakuzas
Vamos a jugar al infierno, 2013 Director: Sion Sono Comercial de pasta de dientes, jingle repetitivo hasta el cansancio, Yakuzas, cine amateur en 8 milímetros, imagen granulada, sangre, violencia, la…
Cruce de ideas
Título: Cruce de Fronteras Autor: Eduardo González Viaña Editorial: Axiara Editions/ SubUrbano Año: 2013 “Según algunas mitologías, cuando el héroe se pierde en el bosque o en el laberinto, algo trascendente…
Ornana, Remember That
One of the best parts about SxSw this year was enjoying Ornana’s animated bumpers before each film. I kept reminding myself to write down the name, Ornana; I had to…
Kelly, Cal & Amy Lowe Starbin
Explosions and zombie movies are fun to watch from time to time, but sometimes it’s nice to connect with characters and see our lives reflected onto the screen. This is…
A Conversation with Michael Tully
Michael Tully, writer, film enthusiast and filmmaker, recently premiered his 3rd feature, Ping Pong Summer at Sundance this year, a blast from the past for the 80’s nostalgic crowd and…
12 años de esclavitud
Doce años esclavo 2013 Director: Steve McQueen El reciente filme del director británico, Steve McQueen, cuenta la historia de Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), un residente de raza negra…
Semilla en Vuelta en Plural
I A mediados de 1974 –unas semanas después de regresar del periodo aventurero que me llevó a Europa y Medio Oriente durante un año, con 500 dólares en el bolsillo–,…
Do the Humanities Humanize?
¿Las humanidades, humanizan?
• George Steiner ́s conference took place at the Nexus Intituut. Special thanks to Rob Riemen, its director. *** The exponential–there is no other word–explosion of science and technology has…