Mecanoo designs Macau Central Library with light-filtering facade informed by books –
Mecanoo has unveiled its design for the Macau Central Library, which has a light-filtering facade that opens up like a book. Read More
Mecanoo has unveiled its design for the Macau Central Library, which has a light-filtering facade that opens up like a book. Read More
While you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, you can judge a pundit by his books. Read More
As we gear up for the new century’s roaring 20’s, it’s time to celebrate the winter season.And, as a contributor to the Portuguese American Journal, I am only too delighted to present a small and perhaps quirky selection of holiday gift book ideas, by Portuguese-American and Portuguese writers (mostly… Read More
There’s no where else in the world quite like Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Let’s take a literary tour of this amazing city. Read More
It may remain a little-known fact, but Africa has never lacked civilizations, nor has it ever been as cut off from world events as it has been routinely portrayed. Some remarkable new books make this case in scholarly but accessible terms, and they admirably complicate our understanding of… Read More
The director of Brazil’s National Museum flew to Europefor a fundraising trip aimed at restoring the building. Read More
Some of you know that I’ve been on a journey the past few years to uncover and explore my familial roots on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, the nine-island archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean between Portugal and the United States. Last summer, I had a residency on the island with Disquiet International,… …
National Poetry Month 2019, Week One: Lara Gularte’s “Flores Island” Read More »
Critic Kate Jinx and ABC RN producer of audio fiction Sophie Townsend join Cassie and Kate as they discuss Andrea Goldsmith’s Invented Lives, Sarah Moss’s Ghost Wall, Niviaq Korneliussen’s Crimson and Felicity McLean’s The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone, while Portuguese writer José Luís Peixoto reveals… Read More