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A Simple Recipe to Rule them all.

Hey! I promise some of you I would cook something in Mexico. I'm sorry I didn´t. Have this recipe in the meantime!

I’m in Paris. I live here (same public transport = same city, I guess). That might have been evident from some of the previous posts, which usually brings me joy. Not everyone gets pleasure in the City of Light, but, for me, life can be coped with when walking the raining streets of this place. Sunny days have never been a thing, and my lab is usually cold enough to resist the heatwave. (more…)

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Happier Than Ever: L'avant-première

Happier Than Ever: L’avant-première

Yes, Happier Than Ever by Billie. I had the opportunity to be in the “Avant-première” July 27th in Paris. First a bit of suspense, how did this happen? The Set Up Polydor France is a label by Universal in charge of distributing different artist, particularly Billie Eilish. They recently organized a contest: you only needed register on their website to apply and they would choose a couple of…

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My Books and Movies of 2019

My Books and Movies of 2019

What a beautiful time to be alive. I had so many expectations this year with respect to the world of cinema and, at the end of it, I’m awfully satisfied. I’ve cried, I’ve laugh and I’ve dream just to finish silenced in astonishment before some of the pieces that I’ve found myself in front of. However, not only movies have move me recently, but also a couple of books, I manage to finish about 21…

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My Books and Movies of 2019

My Books and Movies of 2019

What a beautiful time to be alive. I had so many expectations this year with respect to the world of cinema and, at the end of it, I’m awfully satisfied. I’ve cried, I’ve laugh and I’ve dream just to finish silenced in astonishment before some of the pieces that I’ve found myself in front of. However, not only movies have move me recently, but also a couple of books, I manage to finish about 21…

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On the unquestionable oddity of scientific endeavour

On the unquestionable oddity of scientific endeavour

We were somewhere in Brittany, France. It was the second or third day of our road trip and we had just visited, as apparently physicists do, the tomb of a famous wizard. After walking down a small hill, I said something in the middle of a discussion that, maybe due to my clumsiness expressing myself, infuriated one of friends: I had dared to question the image of our common belief, science, and I…

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Short comment about "Ma Nuit chez Maud"

Short comment about “Ma Nuit chez Maud”

This is based on notes I took 2 months ago while watching this movie. I apologize if the holes in my memories don’t manage to fill in the holes on my observations.

Not that long ago, I scandalized a friend of mine when I told her I had never seen movies for the French New Wave. As first recommendation she gave me My Night at Maud’s (Ma nuit chez Maud 1969) directed by Éric Rohmer. Without much…

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What's the Big Deal with Horror?

What's the Big Deal with Horror? See my new post about horror films and why I think it is the best movie genre!

“Listen to them, the children of the night, what music they make!”

Bram Stoker

I love horror films. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to most of you. I’m convinced that the genre is the finest in cinema; the best films are generally not in the horror genre, my own favorites are not horror movies, but I do believe the genre grants filmmakers with the widest array of tools to craft a masterpiece.…

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The Death of Art and the Simulacra

The Death of Art and the Simulacra English version of my recent comment about modern and postmodern art and Baudrillard's concepts on his criticism of Pompidou at Paris.

This Sunday I visited the National Museum of Modern art inside Georges Pompidou Center. The building has by itself very interesting architecture  and history, having its origin at competition to choose its design, with the respective social and aesthetical controversies during the 1970s. Inside, we can find the National Library of Public Information, the National Museum of Modern Art and the…

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La Muerte del Arte y los Simulacros

Un comentario sobre el arte moderno y postmoderno y los conceptos de Jean Baudrillard en su crítica al Centro Pompidou. English version at the end of this week

Este domingo fui al Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno en el Centro Georges Pompidou. El edificio por si mismo tiene una estructura y una historiabastante interesantes, resultado de una gran convocatoria para elegir el diseño arquitectónico con la respectiva controversia estética y social durante la década de los 70’s. Adentro podemos encontrar la Biblioteca de Información Pública, el Museo Nacional…

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