Etiqueta: Books
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Divertirse hasta morir – Neil Postman (1985)
Hay textos que, aunque uno podría pensar que siempre estarán de actualidad, envejecen muy rápido, mientras que otros, que a priori parecen fruto del momento, perduran durante décadas, resonando con la gente y los sucesos de la actualidad. Cuando descubrí Divertirse hasta morir, pensaba que formaría parte del primer grupo, ya que centra su discurso…
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2022 in review: a bit of everything
As 2022 comes to a close, I like to reflect on the things I enjoyed during the year. I try to focus on things that were released in the past 12 months, but some categories, such as books, are very difficult to summarize in this way. In the end, I decided to include things that…
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The third term, a «free» bird, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#43)
This week we have some links on the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, a cool story about the people at Microsoft who stood for accessibility, the future of China under the command of Xi, and a nice review on three books on the topic of animal senses and the lessons they can teach us.…
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Secret Cosmere books, dreams of Californication, and more: THE WEEKLY RECAP (2022#09)
Lots of news this week. For the last few days I have been very focused on the conflict on Ukraine, and I was quite worried that the recap could seem a bit mono-thematic. However, I had the luck to come across interesting things to lighten up the mood a little. Let’s get to it: My…
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2021 in review: games, books, music, series, films…
Year is almost over, and I want to write a brief recap of some cool things I’ve enjoyed in 2021, in no particular order (but with a «best of the year» in each category, marked in blue): Video games Monster Hunter: Rise This was the first Monster Hunter I played since the PSP era, and…