Cine Qua Non | Spider-Man in Maracay: The nostalgia that funds our cinema

Óscar Reyes Matute There are phenomena in popular culture that need no permission to become etched in our memory. When we were kids, we eagerly awaited Carnival not just to play with water, but to dress up as Spider-Man. Those were the days when comic books came to us straight from Mexico thanks to the […]

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The algorithms of loving thy neighbor: How long can solidarity with earthquake victims last?

By Óscar Reyes Matute Becoming an influencer by explaining mathematics sounds almost impossible. Hannah Fry has managed to do it. If you teach at the University of Cambridge, deliver TED Talks, anchor programs for the BBC, and possess undeniable charisma, you have already won half the battle. But if your favorite subject happens to be […]

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Cine Quam Non | Rober Calzadilla (In Memoriam)

Óscar Reyes Matute There was no need to reinvent anything. The veteran Academy Awards writers had already invented it all: the jokes, the way the awards are presented, the gags between actors and presenters. It is a ceremony that still draws hundreds of millions of viewers, from what remains of traditional cable television to the […]

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