Happy birthday, Elena Lacková! The present Doodle, illustrated by Czech guest artist Filip Posivac, praises the centennial birthday of Slovakian-Romani writer and dramatist Elena Lacková, who is generally viewed as the first author in post-war Czechoslovakia to tell the story of the Romani public and the oppression they faced all Read more…
Happy birthday, Astor Piazzolla! The present Doodle, outlined by Buenos Aires-based guest artist José Saccone, observes Argentine composer and virtuosic bandoneón player Astor Piazzolla, who revolutionized traditional tango to make a hybrid genre known as “nuevo tango.” Astor Piazzolla was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1921 and moved Read more…
“Mi historia está en mis manos y en las manos con que otros las tatuaron. De mi estadía quedan las magias y los ritos, unas fechas gastadas por el soplo de un despiadado amor, la humareda distante de la casa donde nunca estuvimos, y unos gestos dispersos entre los gestos Read more…