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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Sock puppets, twitterjacking and the art of digital fakery
In the 1970s, Italian philosopher Umberto Eco took a trip through the US. He stopped off at wax museums, Las Vegas and Disneyland and found a dense, semiotic landscape of fakes that trumped the relatively boring desert of the real. … Continue reading
Rester pauvre ou partir, le dilemme des jeunes Grecs
Surtout, continuer de se lever tôt. Depuis un an et demi, Dimitra Mareta est au chômage et s’impose le même rituel : réveil à 8 heures avant de consulter sa boîte e-mail en buvant son café, à l’affût du courrier … Continue reading
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Joaquín Sabina: “Me siento póstumo”
Recibe en su bellísima casa en pleno corazón de Madrid, en alpargatas, con sus siete gatos ignorándole olímpicamente, sus inquietantes cuadros y sus discos de platino colgados en las paredes del retrete. Cerca de él una cubitera con hielo; dentro … Continue reading
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A fatal attraction to fallen women
Verdi’s La Traviata – literally “The Fallen Woman” – is back at the Royal Opera House. And what a lot of “fallen women” there are in opera. They love, stray and suffer, singing all the while. From La Traviata’s heroine, … Continue reading
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Sia Tolno, Prix Découvertes RFI 2011
Le jury présidé par Richard Bona a décerné le Prix Découvertes RFI 2011 à Sia Tolno, originaire de Guinée-Conakry. Cette artiste est arrivée en tête du classement des finalistes avant Bongeziwe Mabandla (Afrique du Sud) et Metzo Djatah (Sénégal). Celui-ci … Continue reading
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Más reaccionario, imposible
Resultó muy significativo que Obama no mencionara a Arabia Saudí en su discurso sobre la primavera democrática árabe del pasado 19 de mayo. De todos sus silencios, aquel fue el más locuaz y el más ominoso. Quedó claro que el … Continue reading
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A dilemma for Burundi’s war veterans: peace and poverty or return to arms?
n a dusty field in the Burundian town of Maramvya a young man named Claude watches over the village’s goats. A former lieutenant to Hutu chiefs in the aftermath of a civil war that ended in 2005, he still has … Continue reading
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« Assommons les pauvres », l’écriture inventive de Shumona Sinha
La jeune Indienne francophone Shumona Sinha est l’une des révélations majeures de la rentrée 2011. Son second roman, Assommons les pauvres, aux accents baudelairiens, vient de paraître aux éditions de l’Olivier. Il figure dans la « shortlist » des livres retenus par … Continue reading
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Italia clama contra Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi se siente una víctima, perseguido sin cuartel por la oposición, los fiscales y la prensa, pero cada día son más los que piensan que la única víctima es Italia. Después de conocer las últimas escuchas telefónicas practicadas al … Continue reading
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Album: Various Artists, The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
When Hank Williams died en route to a gig early on New Year’s Day 1953, alongside him in the back seat of the Cadillac was a briefcase containing his notebooks, full of unfinished songs, orphaned lyrics to which he had … Continue reading
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