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When Ken Follett wrote The pillars of the earthlittle did he know that his story would sell nearly 200 million copies and become one of the best-selling books in history.…

Manolito Gafotas has been traveling around the world for three decades. When it came to crossing borders, the editions in some markets adapted details from the universe of the illustrious…

A metal fence guards an apparent wasteland on the outskirts of Aguilar de Campoo (Palencia, 6,900 inhabitants). Inside, two construction containers. In the background, water rafts and tarps. Jesús Torres…

Xav Clarke and Lawrence, at a Mozart Estate band performance in Manchester in August 2024.Alamy Stock Photo A musical book has just been published that, I dare say, could enchant…

It’s been 24 years since that magnificent premiere Gladiator, and Ridley Scott has been very aware of this. Generation X, those of us who were in our twenties then, are…

DVD 579 (10/05/12). Shirley Mangini is a professor of Spanish Literature at California State University, Long Beach and director of the University’s Humanities Center. © Carlos Rosillo Carlos Rosillo The…

She came out on stage all dressed in black, with a silver maxi belt shining around her waist. A stylized image of a 70 year old woman. Brown hair moving.…

Long before José Zorrilla wrote in the 19th century the famous and repeated “Is it not true, angel of love, / that on this secluded shore / the moon shines…

With the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to Mexico, many prohibitions were also issued. One of them was the use of Teonanactla sacred mushroom for indigenous peoples. This endemic species…

Mari Sala, Maruja Badía, Isa Ávila and Lola Aguas, the mothers of the four members of The Red Room, photographed in the La Vallesa forest, Túria Natural Park, L’Eliana (Valencia).Tana…