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Alex Garcia Topete

The Spectator and the Muses

Tag: essay

Live Once and Again

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

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

Football: The Association of England

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

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

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

“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

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

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

On Language and Reality

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

Linguistic Relativity The theory of linguistic relativity (also called the Sapir-Worfian theory in honor of its authors) claims that the… Read more On Language and Reality

Myself in Stereotypes

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Alex Garcia Topete

If I were to describe myself in cultural stereotypes, I know exactly what to list: I have the mind of… Read more Myself in Stereotypes

Writing of Heroine Addiction

Posted on October 4, 2013October 4, 2013 by Alex Garcia Topete

A while ago, I decided to put under self-scrutiny my unrelenting fascination–nay, addiction–to heroines. Read that again, and check the… Read more Writing of Heroine Addiction

The Pride Paradox I – Foreword

Posted on November 26, 2012April 22, 2014 by Alex Garcia Topete

A Foreword for All and None The pride connected with knowing and sensing lies like a blinding fog over the… Read more The Pride Paradox I – Foreword

There’s No “Genius” without “Gin”

Posted on August 28, 2011June 12, 2012 by Alex Garcia Topete

Looking at the history of American literature, it’s easy to conclude that perhaps its brightest epoch shined during the times… Read more There’s No “Genius” without “Gin”

The Superreality of Cinema and Television

Posted on August 28, 2011July 18, 2016 by Alex Garcia Topete

  How to understand that most of the best pieces of cinema and television (and for that matter, the best… Read more The Superreality of Cinema and Television

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