We live in a “transitional state, where the masses no longer trust the elites and are confused about their values.”[1]… Read more Anti-Heroism: Sinners & Not-So-Saints
Author: Alex Garcia Topete
Writer. Filmmaker. Feminist. Environmentalist. Entrepreneur. Innovator. Strategist. Humanist.
Hugh Hefner: The Playboy
(co-authored with Dalya Munves, April 2010) Between the restraints of the Flying Forties and the liberality of the Swinging Sixties,… Read more Hugh Hefner: The Playboy
On Barbarism
History is marked by greatness. Ages and periods are coined according to great individuals, great inventions, great ideas, great… Read more On Barbarism
Globalization: Capital Rules
Socialism is not dead, and capitalism is not dying—these two just merged and mutated (not evolved, since evolution implies betterment)… Read more Globalization: Capital Rules
Translating Machado
Literary translation (specially the translation of poetry) has proven to be more than merely transcribing words from one language to… Read more Translating Machado
Live Once and Again
Ever heard the phrase “you see your life flash before your eyes when you’re about to die”? Well, let me… Read more Live Once and Again
Wollstonecraft’s Right Women
Vindication is a work that must be valued for its historical significance rather than for its literary qualities. Its content,… Read more Wollstonecraft’s Right Women
Football: The Association of England
Team-based sports have been considered entertaining educational tools ever since human alienated from nature by building civilization (Ortega y Gasset)[1].… Read more Football: The Association of England
Sobre “El Extranjero” de Albert Camus
“El Extranjero” del francés Albert Camus es una obra contundente y sumamente profunda gracias a su simplicidad. La obra narra… Read more Sobre “El Extranjero” de Albert Camus
Gregory Crewdson: Reality in Sharp Focus
The conversation with Gregory Crewdson, in addition to his conference, confirmed that at least his creative process resembles field-crossover, since… Read more Gregory Crewdson: Reality in Sharp Focus
