History and life

Since it was announced that Christopher Nolan’s next film after the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer (2023) would be an adaptation of the Odyssey, its development has been scrutinized with the precision of an archaeologist. The controversy surrounding the project matches its extraordinary artistic ambition, its monumental budget, and the enormous anticipation it has generated. Like Odysseus/Ulysses waiting for the right moment to blind Polyphemus, the most critical remained on the lookout for any mistake.

Observe the world to know oneself. Minor White, considered one of the essential names of the 20th century for understanding the evolution of modern photography, reminds us that this discipline is a way to explore and reflect our inner self. The poetry that emanates from his images is one of the keys to his work, and the public who visit the KBr center of Fundación Mapfre in Barcelona will be able to see it with the most comprehensive retrospective of the artist in Europe.

“Flying rats,” “city plague,” “winged mice,” “urban plague,” “garbage cats”… pigeons do not have a particularly good reputation, to say the least. It is estimated that there are more than 400 million worldwide, and most of them are concentrated in urban areas, an ideal habitat where they can thrive.

It’s not every day you get to speak with someone who has privileged knowledge of their subject and knows much more than they say, which is already quite a lot. A Vatican correspondent for many years, he knows like no one else the complexity of the Church and the power struggles hidden within it. He is very aware that he is facing a reality for which simplistic analyses are not valid.