Art as a language of healing: a bridge between memory, empathy, and hope. By Claudia Benitez HoyLunes – In previous articles, I have spoken about how art offers a space where the most complex emotions, sometimes impossible to name, find a voice. That whisper that surrounds us and moves through our bodies, inviting us to reconcile, capable of healing…
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2001. Where Were You That Day?
It has been 24 years since the most significant terrorist attack in history, one that made the world a more anxious, distrustful, and somber place. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – There are days, moments over the course of the years, that we cannot forget. We all remember what we were doing and where we were on Tuesday, September…
Read MoreThe Soup Tureen II: Bitter Shore
Between ash and salt, Margarita learns that pain is not always buried: sometimes it remains standing, watching from a soup tureen. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez HoyLunes – Margarita Lafuente and her family left León as one abandons a wounded animal, with sores on their hands and scars in their hearts that still festered. When they arrived in Algeciras, it felt…
Read MoreWardrobe Treasure. A Rescue of Wonderful Films: “What?”, by Roman Polanski
An absurd, erotic, and delirious comedy by Polanski that revives the freshness of the 1970s and the spirit of the freest and most playful cinema. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Dear reader: If you want to enjoy a different kind of film, as surprising as it is original, as funny as it is puzzling, as absurd and surreal…
Read MoreVithas Elche Turns the Back-to-School Season for Students with ASD Into a Safer and More Inclusive Experience
The stories of Daniel and Paula, patients at the Vithas Neurorehabilitation Center in Elche, reflect how going back to school can become a more positive experience for children and adolescents with ASD. Valencia – Daniel, age 7, faces his first day of primary school with a mix of excitement and nerves. To help him, his parents have designed a…
Read MoreArt as a Construction of Memory
Art as refuge and archive: a way to transform pain and joy into shared memory. By Claudia Benitez HoyLunes – Human life seems to be marked by a constant oscillation. At times we find ourselves trapped in suffering, in the frustration born from the sting of abandonment, of pain, of unfulfilled desire; at other times we are confronted with…
Read MoreKim Novak Reappears Six Decades Later at the Venice Film Festival
At 92, the unforgettable star of “Vertigo” reappears six decades later at the Venice Film Festival to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, reclaiming her legacy, her rebellious spirit, and her authenticity. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – It has been the great surprise, the major news of this 82nd Edition of the Venice International Film Festival, held…
Read MorePaper Jewels: Ice, by Anna Kavan — the Frozen Dystopia That Burns Within
A must-read rediscovered by Dioni Arroyo: an apocalyptic, poetic, and unsettling novel where ice becomes a metaphor for addiction, control, and escape. By Dioni Arroyo HoyLunes – For a writer like me, it is always a pleasure to talk about the great novels that have left a mark on me, that have shaped my life’s path, and about which…
Read MoreStarting Over, Even If It’s in September
Between the pressure of new beginnings and the tenderness of self-acceptance: September as a reminder that it’s also possible to start slowly. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – September has something of a trap; it isn’t the first month of the year, but it feels like it. Bookstores fill up with planners carrying motivational messages. Social media fills with goals…
Read MoreThe Courage to Embrace a New Story
When courage becomes medicine for the soul: a call to let go of the past and be reborn into a new story. By Omaira Vivas HoyLunes – After having lived through not-so-good episodes in life, it is necessary to examine how much they have affected us and not let time and distance be the ones to intervene in the…
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