Javier Castro Flórez: “My consistency as a reader has shaped my need and pleasure as an editor”
Newcastle was born as an act of resistance and has become the personal project of its editor, Javier Castro Flórez, a passionate reader who seeks to share the happiness he finds in books.
Marie-Luise Scherer: a Discovery I Celebrate
Marie-Louise Scherer's ‘The Beast of Paris and Other Stories’ blends true crime with other cultural themes, all told in a defiant and lyrical prose style. ...
Notes for an Aesthetic of Card Games
In artistic representations of card players throughout history, the tension between the moral condemnation and aesthetic beauty of the game stands out.
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The library, that labyrinth of knowledge and aesthetic pleasure, reflects the insatiable curiosity and chaotic order of a life devoted to reading.
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Dubrovnik: A Place out of this World
Dubrovnik, a haven of history and culture, faces the challenge of touristification as it struggles to preserve its unique identity.
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Letter from Africa
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From Thomas Aquinas to Lezama and Peirce, truth does not contradict, but resonates aesthetically as the living form of being.
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How Miami deeply inspired the poet Juan Ramón Jiménez to write fundamental works there.
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