Stroke by stroke
Almost forty years ago, I faced a relatively inconsequential dilemma. Should I go with my friend Javi Aguado to spend the afternoon at Juvenalia, a fair for kids and teenagers held every year in…
Óscar Díaz5 June, 2025
Stroke by stroke
A few years ago, in other places, I wrote a brief dissertation about the power of the gaze, its shaping effect on reality, something that classical authors have already written about and that modern…
Óscar Díaz30 April, 2025
Stroke by stroke
Without revealing specific plot details, in Minimosca, the monumental novel by Gustavo Faverón recently released, there is a very interesting aspect that links the authorship of each book to…
Óscar Díaz10 January, 2025
Stroke by stroke
Summaries, reviews, recaps, forecasts... The year is coming to an end, and the avalanche of recap or forecasting exercises multiplies across all media. I myself have contributed to this endeavour in…
Óscar Díaz29 December, 2024
Stroke by stroke
We overuse the word "historic," especially in the sports realm. It's not possible for something that happens every year, no matter how spectacular or striking, to be accompanied almost by default by…
Óscar Díaz21 December, 2024
Main Tours
Spoiler (a spelling recently recognised and accepted by the RAE): in this column, you won't find Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, or Ewan McGregor going through hardships, as in the film of the same name by …
Óscar Díaz11 December, 2024
Stroke by stroke
The debate between what is useful and what is useless is as old as history itself. The sadly departed Nuccio Ordine, in a highly recommended book, spoke to us about the utility of the useless, a…
Óscar Díaz27 November, 2024
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