06 August 2024
Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) is the quintessential philosophical outsider. Affiliated to no institution, and associated with no traditional school, in his prose fiction and poetry, Pessoa invented a new philosophy of the human subject, arguing that imagination is key to human flourishing and human self-enrichment. Each of us, he claimed, can use our powers of imagination […]
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31 July 2024
As of July 2024, the Portuguese government announced that starting from the first quarter of 2026, the validity of the newly issued Portuguese Electronic Passport (PEP) will increase from five to ten years. The measure emphasizes that at present the PEP is only valid for five years. The “More simplification, less bureaucracy” program is part […]
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30 July 2024
António Lobo Antunes’s twenty-fifth novel, Commission of Tears (2011, Comissão das Lágrimas) is set during the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). Angola attained official independence on November 11, 1975 and, while the stage was set for transition, a combination of ethnic tensions and international pressures rendered Angola’s hard-won victory problematic. As with many post-colonial states, Angola […]
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26 July 2024
The 108th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is set to take place August 1-4 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a religious and cultural festivity deeply rooted in Catholic traditions, celebrating the spirit of the New Bedford community, by bringing together shared traditions of faith, family, food, and fun. Established in 1915, by the immigrant community […]
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25 July 2024
Portugal is represented in the Summer Olympics 2024, by 73 athletes in 15 sports, 36 men and 37 women. Officially branded as Paris2024, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, scheduled for July 26 to August 11, will gather over 10,500 athletes from 206 countries, competing in 32 sports and 329 events. The Paralympics will occur […]
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21 July 2024
By Millicent Borges Accardi The novel, The Undiscovered Island, chronicles the adventures of Julia Castro, who journeys to The Azores after her father goes missing. On the islands, she is introduced to incredible tales of sirens, ghost ships and rumors of a brand new island emerging from the sea, as sort of a sleight-of-hand trick. […]
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