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Tag: Miscelana in English
Selected Miscelana articles available in English. Here you’ll find cultural analysis, reviews, and essays on cinema, television, literature, and pop culture, translated from the original Portuguese to reach a wider international audience
Wolf Alice: the band that turned emotional discomfort into identity in British rock
The British band makes its Rio debut alongside Lykke Li after building one of the most singular trajectories in alternative rock of the 2010s.
The Maldives divers and the illusion that experience can control the ocean
The tragedy that killed five Italians inside an underwater cave exposes the extreme risks of deep diving and the fragile line between fascination, knowledge and vulnerability in the face of the sea
James Bond, Steven Knight, and the fear of over-reinvention
Between the search for a new actor and the growing talk of “reinventing” Bond, the next 007 is already generating both excitement and anxiety among fans
Jon Snow’s fate still divides Westeros, and Kit Harington, too
Jon Snow’s exile continues to divide fans, HBO, and even Kit Harington years after Game of Thrones ended
Westworld Is Getting Another Remake
After the commercial failure of the 1973 film and an HBO series, Warner Bros is betting on a new version just as artificial intelligence turns Michael Crichton’s fears into reality
“Deaf”: the Spanish film that transforms motherhood, guilt, and silence into one of the year’s most emotional stories
Awarded at the Goya Awards, Eva Libertad and Miriam Garlo’s film explores motherhood, postpartum depression, communication and isolation without romanticizing the female experience
La Fille Mal Gardée opens season at Rio’s Municipal Theater
How a comic ballet about peasants survived revolutions, empires and wars to become one of the most beloved titles in the classical repertoire — and why its return helps explain Rio’s historical relationship with large-scale narrative ballets.
The 8 Most Controversial Moments in Outlander, and Why the Series Never Stopped Dividing Audiences
Between epic romance, extreme violence, controversial historical choices, and repetitive trauma, Outlander built one of television’s most passionate — and conflicted — fanbases
Your Friends & Neighbors improves once it stops fetishizing wealth, but remains trapped in a male perspective
The series finds greater strength in its critique of privilege and moral decay, but stumbles upon feminine themes
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