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La Rentrée Special Edition - Part 2 | Films, series, documentaries
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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Let the music play
A trip down musical memory lane plus five songs I'm listening to right now
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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Cultural RenAIssance
Could Midjourney produce the next Leonardo?
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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Bloody pussy
Someone fainted during a key moment in the stage adaptation of Annie Ernaux's The Years. I can't stop thinking about it and what it means.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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My week of iPlayer and relaxation
Went to Oxford for a writing course. Stayed for the TV licence.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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My week of iPlayer and relaxation
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Cultural RenAIssance
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Bloody pussy
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10
Let the music play
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Film/tv, plays, music, books

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Let the music play
A trip down musical memory lane plus five songs I'm listening to right now
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
13
Bloody pussy
Someone fainted during a key moment in the stage adaptation of Annie Ernaux's The Years. I can't stop thinking about it and what it means.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
10
My week of iPlayer and relaxation
Went to Oxford for a writing course. Stayed for the TV licence.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
10
Conflict Resolution
On Derry Girls and how a well-timed comedy can be a refreshing and successful portrayal of a complex historical period.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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Personal Essays

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My week of iPlayer and relaxation
Went to Oxford for a writing course. Stayed for the TV licence.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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The Cost of Living
A London drama in three acts exploring material safety, the real cost of culture and how the 15-minute city is a reality the rich already live in even…
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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Every day should be World Book Day
And other thoughts on marking important occasions and celebrating accordingly. Including today.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
That call could have been an email
And other thoughts on life as an introvert who hates speaking on the phone
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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Tech

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Cultural RenAIssance
Could Midjourney produce the next Leonardo?
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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The internet will set you free
At least that's what an instagram fortune-teller has predicted but I have my doubts.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
Undefine yourself
Against being just one thing in the subscription economy era.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
So you too think AI will replace you
It might one day, just not yet.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Culture and languages

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Prove your knowledge of English
After over a decade in London I've had to take an English test to confirm I know the difference between they're/their/there. Unlike some native English…
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
The Art of Swearing
When it comes to creative insults no one can outdo Argentinians.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
Can Dry January ever work in the UK?
Short answer: No. Plus it's ruining my birthday month.
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Cristina Carmona Aliaga
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