From the balcony to oblivion: power, memory, and laughter as trenches against manipulation. By Edinson Martínez HoyLunes – “In February 1948, the communist leader Klement Gottwald stepped out onto the balcony of a baroque palace in Prague to address the hundreds of thousands of people crowding the Old Town Square.” Thus begin the opening lines of “The Book of…
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When prevention turns into disconnection: school closures due to climate change reveal the urgent need for a more flexible, digital, and human educational system. By M.ª Pilar Rueda Requena HoyLunes – Over the past year, we have observed with growing concern the increasing tendency to close schools and other public institutions in response to adverse weather forecasts, such as…
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Discovering your characters is like falling in love with someone you didn’t expect: first you invent them, then they change you. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – When I began writing “Thief of Oranges“, I naïvely thought that the hardest part would be inventing the plot. I had scenes in my head, half-written dialogues on loose sheets of paper, and…
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The Biscayan by birth and Valencian by adoption, Rafael Blasco López (1968), has won the “4th edition of the ‘Jorge Alonso Curiel’ International Micro-Story Contest 2025” with his micro-story titled *“Dreaming of Promotion”. HoyLunes (Valladolid) — After the submission period ended on September 20 and 1,897 entries were received since July 1, the “25 finalists” competing for the seven…
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A choice that shook the history of cinema: the silent and radical work of Chantal Akerman dethrones Hitchcock and redefines what we understand as cinematic art. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The long-awaited list published by “Sight & Sound” magazine, under the British Film Institute, stirred controversy three years ago when, in its once-a-decade survey of critics and…
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From “Annie Hall” to her final days, Diane Keaton didn’t play characters — she lived them. Her trembling voice, her nervous laughter, and her singular gaze made cinema a more human, imperfect, and real place. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – American actress Diane Keaton, Academy Award winner for “Annie Hall” and one of the most respected and beloved…
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The author of Satantango and The Melancholy of Resistance represents one of the most unique and demanding voices in contemporary literature. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai (Gyula, 1954) has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, as announced this Thursday, October 9, by the Swedish Academy in Oslo, which praised his work…
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The new service offers multidisciplinary and personalized care for the early detection and treatment of breast pathologies, especially breast cancer. Patients will be able to receive their radiological diagnosis within 72 hours. Valencia – Vithas Valencia Turia Hospital, which opened its doors last April, has launched its Breast Unit, a specialized service committed to rapid diagnosis, comprehensive care, and…
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Between algorithms and consciousness, an urgent invitation to regain control of human thinking in the face of accelerating automation. By Claudia Benitez HoyLunes – I received a comment on last week’s article in which someone spoke to me about the importance of critical thinking and how it serves as a defense against the obsolescence of thought imposed by today’s…
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A mother, a stranger, and a soup tureen: the invisible border between fear and hope. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez. HoyLunes – The young man stopped at the doorway, shoulders hunched, as if crossing that threshold might hurl him into an unknown abyss. Are you Lucía’s mother? he asked softly from the doorway. Margarita eyed him with suspicion: that exotic, youthful…
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