Monthly Archives: April 2022

Esclavitud en el Siglo XX, en España: el Sáhara Occidental

Posted on April 30, 2022 by David Roman

Me interesa mucho el tema de la historia de la esclavitud porque creo que es algo de lo que se habla poco y, en general, se desconoce mucho. He escrito una serie entera de ensayos sobre ello, que se pueden … Continue reading →

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Modern Art Is A CIA Conspiracy, Too

Posted on April 21, 2022 by David Roman

Like some guy joked on Twitter: every conspiracy theory is turning out to be true. This is from the UK’s The Independent, presenting a documentary on the CIA’s efforts to promote and use modern art against the Soviets: For decades in … Continue reading →

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Gibraltar, la herida ponzoñosa

Posted on April 13, 2022 by David Roman

Estuve en Gibraltar para escribir este reportaje en el Wall Street Journal en 2013. Entonces llevaba tres años como corresponsal en Madrid, recién retornado de Singapur, y no tenía muchos prejuicios sobre el tema. No tenía una opinión sobre el … Continue reading →

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Slavoj Zizek on Romantic and Courtly Love

Posted on April 6, 2022 by David Roman

In “The metastases of enjoyment” (1994), one of his lesser-known works, Slavoj Zizek delightfully uses 1990s movies and preoccupations to illustrate one of the strangest connections in Western culture: that between femme fatales in modern movies and novels, the weird … Continue reading →

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